Nigeria: Operators Fret Over Uneven Distribution of 2.3GHz Spectrum

7 March 2013

Internet Service Providers (ISPs), who are operators in the wireless technology space, have warned that uneven distribution of frequency spectrum would continue to stifle broadband growth in the country.

Three operators gave the warning in Lagos, while responding to the planned auction of the remaining slot of 40 MHz spectrum in the 2.3GHz frequency band by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). They told THISDAY that unless the NCC considered even distribution of the frequency spectrum, the issue of slow broadband penetration, which has bedevilled the broadband sector of the economy, would continue unabated.

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