THE Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of
Nigeria, (ALTON) has lauded the outcome of the meeting of the National Council
on Communication Technology (NCCT) on the issue of multiplicity of taxes and
regulations which has impacted significantly in the quality of services in the
telecommunication industry in Nigeria.
The Chairman of ALTON, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, made this
remark in an interview with DigitalSENSE Business News in Lagos, stressing that part of the problem of the industry was the disconnect between the three ties of
government on the issue of multiplicity of taxes, regulations and levies.
Adebayo said that the resolution reached by the council will
help in moving the industry forward and assist the operators to improve on the
quality of service on their various networks.
He explained that there was poor quality of service in most
part of the country because the operators cannot go out assuming there is a
fibre cut from 7 pm due the security situation in such areas until the next
day.
Commenting on the issue of getting mast approval from the
Lagos State government, the ALTON boss said that the association is dealing
with it as the situation now is not different from what was adjudged previously
between both parties.
He commended the leadership style of the Minister of
Communication Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson and for bringing stakeholders
made up of Commissioners of Information Communication Technology (ICT) from various
states to tackle the issue of taxes, regulations and levies.
“I was very impressed on the turnout especially the kind of
caliber of people that attended, made up of commissioners of ICT, science,
information technology from almost all the states. These are stakeholders in
their own rights and are very important to some of the issues we have
particularly at the states and local government levels with multiplicity of
taxes and regulations, which has impacted significantly in the quality of
services,” he added.
Anthony Nwakaegho/DigitalSENSE Business News
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