The Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC) has mentioned it could deploy a Income Assurance Answer (RAS) within the telecommunication sector to make sure a extra sturdy Annual Working Levy (AOL) administration within the telecom trade. This was the main focus of an trade stakeholder consultative engagement organised by the Fee at its Head Workplace in Abuja, just lately.
The RAS software is designed to make sure a linkage with licensed telecommunications operators’ methods and may have the potential of capturing and reporting in close to real-time, billing actions by the operators for the needs, amongst others, of computing and assuring with a minimal margin of error, the accruable AOL to NCC from the licensees. When deployed, NCC RAS will deliver vital options to the trade’s challenges, together with more practical and enhanced monitoring and regulation of licensed telecommunications operators. Talking on the occasion, which was properly attended by representatives of Cell Community Operators (MNOs), Licensees within the Worth-Added Service chain, officers of the Fee and different trade stakeholders, the Govt Vice Chairman and Chief Govt Officer (EVC/CEO) of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, mentioned AOL remained the bedrock of an environment friendly and efficient telecommunications regulatory atmosphere.
Danbatta mentioned the occasion was organised to sensitize trade stakeholders by way of a dialog on the Fee’s plan to deploy RAS that can instil higher transparency and elevated accuracy within the administration of AOL within the sector, as stipulated by the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA), 2003. In response to the EVC, for the reason that NCA 2003 got here into pressure and pursuant to Part 72 of the Act, numerous efforts have been made by the Fee in direction of attaining an efficient AOL administration, together with the event of AOL Rules 2014, which is being reviewed. He mentioned the Fee believed that the deployment of acceptable RAS would improve monitoring and regulatory actions round AOL administration and confer greater ranges of integrity and constancy on the AOL figures obtainable within the trade. Danbatta acknowledged that the necessity to deploy essentially the most acceptable Income Assurance Methods within the Nigerian telecommunications trade started since 2015 when Fee revealed an invite to bid for the companies, during which 3R Firm Nigeria Restricted emerged the popular bidder. The EVC knowledgeable that in the course of the bid course of, the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), indicated a ‘no objection’ to the method.
“Nevertheless, it was reasoned thereafter, that as a result of scope of the venture, the answer can be extra appropriately procured below a Public Personal Partnership (PPP) association. This led to the invitation of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Fee (ICRC) to information the method, as mandated by its rules.
“Following this, the Fee arrange a Venture Supply Crew (PDT), which labored with a consortium of authorized advisers, monetary modelers and PPP specialists below the steering of ICRC, and took the suitable steps required below the ICRC Rules 2005,” he mentioned. He mentioned a part of the method included a correct due diligence of the popular companion, which acquired a clear invoice of well being from the Workplace of the Nationwide Safety Adviser (ONSA) whereas the Fee additionally subjected the software program and {hardware} elements of the proposed RAS to the certification of the Nationwide Info Expertise Growth Company (NITDA).
The EVC acknowledged additional that the Fee recorded a serious feat in December 17, 2021, because the transaction acquired the Certificates of Compliance from the ICRC consistent with the Provisions of the ICRC Act 2005. “Thus, the Minister of Communications and Digital Financial system, Mallam Isa Pantami, graciously offered the NCC RAS venture to the Federal Govt Council (FEC) Assembly on January 26, 2022, the place the ultimate approval was given for the implementation of the answer,” he mentioned. Underscoring the EVC’s place, the Head, Particular Duties, Reuben Muoka, acknowledged that the trade has been ready for the RAS from the Fee. He additionally signalled that this present regulatory intervention would deliver a couple of multiplier impact on the financial system, native content material and several other different sectors within the Nigerian financial system.
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