As technology evolves, and in line with the Commissions belief in consistent industry engagement, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has effected amendments in some of the regulations guiding operations of telecom services in Nigeria.
The new amendments are in exercise of the regulators rights to ensure that guidelines governing operations and usage of telecom services and products meet with current realities, and to ensure growth.
Amendments were done on the following regulatory documents:
- The Quality of Service (QoS) Business Rules 2024, a document which sets out the Business Rules for implementation, monitoring and effective Management of Telecommunications Quality of Service by the NCC in Nigeria;
- The Consumer Code of Practice Regulations 2024, which provides for the development of an individual Consumer Code of Practice by Licencess of the Commission, gazette on July 30, 2024; and
- The Type Approval Business Rules 2024, a set of Business Rules intended to identify the procedures to be followed before communications equipment/products are used or supplied.
- Others were the Quality of Service Regulations 2024 and the Type Approval Regulations 2024.
While urging stakeholders to take note of the amendments, which are published on the regulators website, the NCC said the new changes were done “Consistent with Section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (NCA 2003)” which empowers the Commission “to make and publish regulations on matters such as, but not limited to; written authorisations, permits, assignments and licences granted or issued under the NCA 2003; the assignment of rights to spectrum or numbers; communications related offences and penalties; any fees, charges, rates or fines to be imposed; a system of universal service provision; Quality of Service (QoS) standards; and any other matters as are necessary to enforce the provisions of the NCA 2003.”
