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 ===== National Policy ===== ===== National Policy =====
  
 +The [[https://www.ncc.gov.ng/media-centre/public-notices/817-new-nigerian-national-broadband-plan-2020-2025|Nigerian National Broadband Plan 2020-2025]], published in April of 2020 is the latest articulation of the Nigerian government's broadband strategy. The document articulates the government's plan to deliver data download speeds across Nigeria of a minimum 25Mbps in urban areas, and 10Mbps in rural areas, with effective coverage available to at least 90% of the population by 2025 at a price not more than N390 per 1GB of data (i.e. 2% of median income or 1% of minimum wage)((Nigerian National Broadband Plan 2020 –2025 (pdf) https://www.ncc.gov.ng/docman-main/legal-regulatory/legal-other/880-nigerian-national-broadband-plan-2020-2025)).  It was developed by the [[https://www.commtech.gov.ng/|Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy]] which has overall responsibility for the strategic development of ICTs in Nigeria.
 ===== Operator Licensing ===== ===== Operator Licensing =====
  
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 The list of possible licenses can appear intimidatingly complex but many of the licenses below represent legacy licenses which are no longer actively applied. For example, an internet service provider like [[https://www.tizeti.com/|Tizeti]] has a //Internet Services License// and //Private Network Links (Regional Operator) License// whereas a national mobile network operator like [[https://www.mtnonline.com/|MTN]] has a //Unified Access Service License// and an //International Submarine Cable Infrastructure & Landing Station Services License//. The list of possible licenses can appear intimidatingly complex but many of the licenses below represent legacy licenses which are no longer actively applied. For example, an internet service provider like [[https://www.tizeti.com/|Tizeti]] has a //Internet Services License// and //Private Network Links (Regional Operator) License// whereas a national mobile network operator like [[https://www.mtnonline.com/|MTN]] has a //Unified Access Service License// and an //International Submarine Cable Infrastructure & Landing Station Services License//.
  
-=== Individual License ===+==== Individual License ====
 "An Individual Licence is a type of authorization in which the terms, conditions and obligations, scope and limitations are specific to the service being provided. Process of licensing can take the form of Auction, ""First Come First Served"", ""Beauty Contest"" or a standard administrative procedure, etc." "An Individual Licence is a type of authorization in which the terms, conditions and obligations, scope and limitations are specific to the service being provided. Process of licensing can take the form of Auction, ""First Come First Served"", ""Beauty Contest"" or a standard administrative procedure, etc."
  
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   * Local Exchange Operator    * Local Exchange Operator
  
-=== Class License ===+==== Class License ====
 A Class Licence is a type of general authorization in which the terms and conditions/obligations are common to all license holders. Requires only registration with the Commission for applicants to commence operation. A Class Licence is a type of general authorization in which the terms and conditions/obligations are common to all license holders. Requires only registration with the Commission for applicants to commence operation.
  
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   * Public Payphone Services    * Public Payphone Services
  
-=== Unified License ===+==== Unified License ====
 A Unified Licence is an authorization that allows the licensee to provide a basket of services under a single license. For example, under a Unified License, the licensee may be allowed to provide Mobile and Fixed telephony services, National Long Distance, Gateway services under one license, it can be Regional or National Services. A Unified Licence is an authorization that allows the licensee to provide a basket of services under a single license. For example, under a Unified License, the licensee may be allowed to provide Mobile and Fixed telephony services, National Long Distance, Gateway services under one license, it can be Regional or National Services.
  
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 Using the two examples above of the ISP Tizeti and the MNO MTN, fees break down as follows: Using the two examples above of the ISP Tizeti and the MNO MTN, fees break down as follows:
  
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 ^ Operator  ^ License                                                                           ^  Term   ^  Fee (₦)     ^  Fee ($)  ^ ^ Operator  ^ License                                                                           ^  Term   ^  Fee (₦)     ^  Fee ($)  ^
 ^ Tizeti    | Internet Services License                                                         | 5 yrs   |      500,000 |     ~1300 | ^ Tizeti    | Internet Services License                                                         | 5 yrs   |      500,000 |     ~1300 |
 | :::       | Private Network Links (Regional Operator) License (National?)                     | 10 yrs  |   44,600,000 |  ~116,000 | | :::       | Private Network Links (Regional Operator) License (National?)                     | 10 yrs  |   44,600,000 |  ~116,000 |
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 ^ MTN       | Unified Access Service License                                                    | 15 yrs  |   negotiated |           | ^ MTN       | Unified Access Service License                                                    | 15 yrs  |   negotiated |           |
 | :::       | International Submarine Cable Infrastructure & Landing Station Services License.  | 20 yrs  |  ~80,545,800 |   210,000 | | :::       | International Submarine Cable Infrastructure & Landing Station Services License.  | 20 yrs  |  ~80,545,800 |   210,000 |
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 For more information, see  For more information, see 
  
-[[https://www.ncc.gov.ng/docman-main/legal-regulatory/guidelines/59-guidelines-for-deployment-of-broadband-services-on-the-5-2-5-9ghz-band/file|Regulatory  Guidelines  For  Deployment  Of  Broadband Services On The 5.2-5.9GHz Band]] and +Regulatory  Guidelines  For  Deployment  Of  Broadband Services On The 5.2-5.9GHz Band((Regulatory  Guidelines  For  Deployment  Of  Broadband Services On The 5.2-5.9GHz Band https://www.ncc.gov.ng/docman-main/legal-regulatory/guidelines/59-guidelines-for-deployment-of-broadband-services-on-the-5-2-5-9ghz-band/file Accessed on 21 Aug 2020. {{ :country-profiles:legal-guidelines_deployment_broadband_service_guidlines.pdf |Local copy}})) and  
 + 
 +Guidelines On The Use Of Short Range Devices In Nigeria((Guidelines On The Use Of Short Range Devices In Nigeria https://www.ncc.gov.ng/docman-main/legal-regulatory/guidelines/803-guidelines-on-the-use-of-short-range-devices/file Accessed on 21 Aug 2020. {{ :country-profiles:legal-guidelines_the_use_of_short_range_devices.pdf |Local copy}})) 
  
-[[https://www.ncc.gov.ng/docman-main/legal-regulatory/guidelines/803-guidelines-on-the-use-of-short-range-devices/file|Guidelines On The Use Of Short Range Devices In Nigeria]]   {{ :country-profiles:legal-guidelines_the_use_of_short_range_devices.pdf | }} 
  
 <todo>Confirm licensing procedure for 5470-5725 MHz</todo> <todo>Confirm licensing procedure for 5470-5725 MHz</todo>
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 MTN is the largest mobile network operator in Nigeria and operates a substantial national fibre optic network. {{ :country-profiles:mtn_fibre_2018.png?linkonly|Map of MTN Fibre Network}} [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/ssong/42423330182/|Map]]. MTN is the largest mobile network operator in Nigeria and operates a substantial national fibre optic network. {{ :country-profiles:mtn_fibre_2018.png?linkonly|Map of MTN Fibre Network}} [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/ssong/42423330182/|Map]].
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 +**National Broadband Plan 2020**
 +
 +The National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 has a map of current fibre optic infrastructure.  See below.
 +
 +{{ :country-profiles:ncc_national_broadband_plan_map_2020.png?direct&400 |}}
 ===== Gender ===== ===== Gender =====
  
 +Gender Equality goal in National Broadband Plan 2020
 +<callout>
 +100% of Women in National Social Investment Programs have Digital Access. Target up to 5 Million women (Close gender gap from 15% to 10% mobile internet users. A4AI)</callout>
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 +Female Youths in Science and Technology in Nigeria: Undoing Unrecognition through Public Policy
 +((Olajide, Bamidele & Ogunnowo, Ruth & Ojakorotu, Victor. (2019). Female Youths in Science and Technology in Nigeria: Undoing Unrecognition through Public Policy)). 
 +
 +GSMA Connected Women. The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2020 ((https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/GSMA-The-Mobile-Gender-Gap-Report-2020.pdf))
 ===== Universal Service ===== ===== Universal Service =====
  
 The [[http://www.uspf.gov.ng/|Universal Service Provision Fund]] (USPF) was established to facilitate the achievement of national policy goals for universal access and universal service to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in rural, unserved and underserved areas in Nigeria. The [[http://www.uspf.gov.ng/|Universal Service Provision Fund]] (USPF) was established to facilitate the achievement of national policy goals for universal access and universal service to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in rural, unserved and underserved areas in Nigeria.
 ===== Cooperatives ===== ===== Cooperatives =====
-Cooperatives have existed formally in Nigeria since the 1930s but have an informal history that dates back much further((Relevance of Cooperative Societies to the Nigerian Economy –A Legal ApproachCHIGOZIE NWAGBARA, LL.M International Journal of Innovative Legal & Political Studies 6(2):38-56, April-June, 2018© SEAHI PUBLICATIONS, 2018   https://seahipaj.org/journals-ci/june-2018/IJILPS/full/IJILPS-J-6-2018.pdf)). +Cooperatives have existed formally in Nigeria since the 1930s but have an informal history that dates back much further((Relevance of Cooperative Societies to the Nigerian Economy –A Legal ApproachCHIGOZIE NWAGBARA, LL.M International Journal of Innovative Legal & Political Studies 6(2):38-56, April-June, 2018© SEAHI PUBLICATIONS, 2018   https://seahipaj.org/journals-ci/june-2018/IJILPS/full/IJILPS-J-6-2018.pdf)). They have largely existed in the agricultural and finance sector.  They are not an unalloyed success with some cooperatives facing challenges of corruption and/or poor management but equally there are many successful Nigerian cooperatives((Akanle, Olayinka & Busari, Dauda. (2014). Cooperative Societies in the Development Discourse of Ibadan, South-western Nigeria. The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology. 12. 48-65. 10.36108/NJSA/4102/12))((Impact of cooperative societies in national development and the Nigerian economy.  Global Journal of Social Sciences. Vol. 13 No. 1 (2014)  https://www.ajol.info/index.php/gjss/article/view/116929 )). 
 + 
 +Cooperative Societies in Nigeria are governed by the Nigerian Cooperative Societies Act which provides for the registration of Cooperative Societies.  There are several [[https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/legal-way-register-a-cooperative-society-in-nigeria/|guides]] online to [[https://thetotalentrepreneurs.com/register-cooperative-society-in-nigeria/|registering]] a cooperative in Nigeria.  The [[http://cfn.coop/|Co-operative Federation of Nigeria]] is the umbrella body for cooperatives in Nigeria. 
 + 
 +As of August 2020, cooperatives have yet to be introduced into the telecommunications / internet sector although there does not appear to be a barrier to their operation in this sector.
  
  
 ===== Resources / References ===== ===== Resources / References =====
  
-[[https://researchictafrica.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/After-Access-Nigeria-State-of-ICT-2017.pdf|The State of ICT in Nigeria 2018]]  Research ICT Africa  +[[https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-Poverty-Reduction-Effects-of-Mobile-Broadband-in-Africa-Evidence-from-Nigeria.pdf|The poverty reduction effects of mobile broadband in Africa: Evidence from Nigeria]] - GSMA -  December 2020 
 + 
 +[[https://researchictafrica.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/After-Access-Nigeria-State-of-ICT-2017.pdf|The State of ICT in Nigeria 2018]] - Research ICT Africa   
 + 
 +[[https://www.academia.edu/39837199/THE_LEGAL_FRAMEWORK_FOR_LICENSING_TELECOMMUNICATIONS_SERVICES_IN_NIGERIA|The Legal Framework For Licensing Telecommunications Services In Nigeria]] - John Ishaku Mantu, Principal State Counsel,Ministry of Justice, Jos, Nigeria. 
 + 
 +[[https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/files/2017/07/Nigeria-Research-ICT-Africa-2016.pdf|Internet Use in the Presence or Absence of Subsidized Data: Nigeria Market Study]]- 2016 Mozilla and ResearchICTAfrica
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 +countryprofile.regName : Nigerian Communications Commission
 +countryprofile.regAcronym : NCC
 +countryprofile.regUrl : https://www.ncc.gov.ng/
 +countryprofile.regTwitter : https://www.twitter.com/ngcomcommission
 +countryprofile.regEmail : info@ncc.gov.ng
 +countryprofile.minName : Ministry of Communications & Digital Economy
 +countryprofile.minAcronym : FmoCDE
 +countryprofile.minUrl : https://www.commtech.gov.ng/
 +countryprofile.minTwitter : https://twitter.com/@FMoCDENigeria
 +countryprofile.minEmail : info@commtech.gov.ng
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