NCC to discuss broadband strategies at WAFICT

THE Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Mr. Eugene Juwah, alongside other experts, will discuss the commission''s broadband plan and strategies at the West African Information and Communications Technology Congress (WAFICT) 2012. The organisers of the regional ICT congress said the NCC had confirmed its partnership with them, adding that the regulatory body would push forward its broadband strategies at the congress.With the partnership, the NCC is set to leverage on WAFICT to harness divergent views of experts from across the West African region in driving broadband growth in Nigeria.This will, according to the statement, be an avenue for the commission to unveil its strategic broadband plans and targets.Confirming NCC partnership with IT & Telecom Digest for the WAFICT Congress 2012, the Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo described the event as ''most suitable' for providing the commission the platform for spreading the broadband message to Nigerians. He said, ''for us at the NCC, broadband is our major focus going forward. And, the WAFICT Congress 2012 is most suitable in giving us the needed avenue to pass the very important message that we have regarding broadband to Nigerians and other experts that will be attending the event from other countries.
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