The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set organize an engagement forum with stakeholders in the nation’s digital economy’s sector to discuss and provide more insight into the Draft Information Memorandum that will guide the process of the proposed auction of two lots in the 3.5GHz Spectrum for the deployment of 5G services in December this year.
The Commission had earlier announced the plan to license additional lots in the 3.5 GHz spectrum band for the deployment of 5G (fifth generation) Global System of Mobile communication).
The industry regulator, in a statement issued by its Director, Public Affairs, Rueben Muoka, on the forum hinted that the interactive session with the stakeholders would hold on Tuesday (tomorrow) in Ikeja, Lagos.
According to the director, the engagement session will feature comments and submissions made by the different stakeholders on the Draft Information Memorandum.
He further stated that the outcome of the submission would be considered by the Commission in publishing the Information Memorandum for the auction.
Muoka noted that the process for the auction of the proposed lots of frequencies for 5G services commenced on 21 October 2022 with the publication of the Draft Information Memorandum on the Commission’s website.
He recalled that in an earlier statement and subsequent advertisements by the NCC, stakeholders had been advised to study the Information Memorandum and make their comments and questions available to the commission.
