Group Seeks Intervention For Telecom Sector

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has  urged the House of Representatives to support intervention initiatives for the development of the telecommunications sector.
The National Executive Council members of the association made the demand when they paid a courtesy visit to Rep. Peter Akpatason, the Chairman, House Committee on Telecommunications, and his committee members in Abuja recently.
The visit was to inform the lawmakers of ATCON’s 30th anniversary, present issues confronting the telecoms sector, explore ways of collaborations and familiarise with the committee.
The President of accocioation,  Mr. Anthony Emoekpere, said some of the issues bedeviling the sector included the need for an enabling environment that would bring investment to the sector and foster growth.
Emoekpere also said there was the challenge of driving local content, funding deficit, multiple regulations and rising cost of business.
“There is a need for a concerted effort to shape the future of youths by sponsoring a bill to ensure that a Nigerian content plan exists in the industry”, he said.
He recommended that the committee can adopt the model practiced by the Nigerian Local Content Management Board for the Local Content Fund in the Oil and Gas sector.