NCC Begins Consultations on National Mobile Roaming Policy

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released a Consultation Paper‎ on National Mobile Roaming as part of processes to harness industry stakeholders’ view before enacting policy in that regard.

In an executive summary of the Consultation Paper published on its website, ‎Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman/CEO, NCC, ‎described National Mobile Roaming‎ a feature in several communication licences but it has not yet been utilized in the country.

Dambatta said, even though it is technically possible to provide facility for domestic roaming, appropriate legal and regulatory framework have to be in place in order to encourage as well as assist the operators in realising roaming arrangement between them without any uncertainty.

The EVC said, “There is need to ensure that the policies, rules and regulation to be adopted regarding national roaming are formulated in detailed discussion with the operators as they are the main entities responsible for the successful implementation of the domestic roaming facility”.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (the Commission) has therefore issued the consultation paper and requests concerned stakeholders, experts and any interested party to send their comments/suggestions or inputs either in electronic format or in written form on the various issues raised in the consultation paper within two (2) weeks from the date of publication.

He said that the comments and inputs provided by the stakeholders will aid the Commission in formulating a regulatory instrument on National Mobile Roaming.