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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has yet to conclude licence framework that will open telecoms market for the launch of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO).
Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC Director of Public Affairs, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
The commission was reacting to an online report which stated that the organisation had concluded work on the licensing.
It categorically stated that such report was untrue, speculative, unfounded and should be disregarded in its entirety by members of the public.
“The MVNO licence framework, an important precursor to the licensing of this category of telecoms players, is not yet concluded, contrary to the statement in the said media report.
MVNOs otherwise called Mobile Virtual Network Operators are to launch mobile services in Nigeria as President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration opens the telecoms market to more competition.
Technology Times can confirm that the Nigerian Communications Commission planned licencing rounds will introduced MVNOs offering mobile services on the back of existing mobile network operators (MNOs), MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Glo Mobile and 9mobile and others, in what is seen as imminent shakeup of the telecoms market.
Typically, virtual network operators (VNOs) are entities that do not own telecoms network infrastructure but provide telecom services by entering into partnerships of purchasing capacity from existing MNOs or telecoms carriers.