The federal government has set its eyes on N862 billion market opportunities that would be made available through the auction of Digital Dividend Spectrum licence, which would enable telecom operators to speed up broadband rollouts with less telecom infrastructure as well as create electronic commerce and a cashless society.
The Digital Dividend spectrum is released in the process of digital television transition. When television broadcasters switch from analogue platforms to digital-only platforms, part of the electromagnetic spectrum that has been used for broadcasting will be freed up because digital television needs fewer spectrum than analogue television.
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