The Nigerian Communications Commission has attributed poor telecom services to the destruction of telecommunication infrastructure and facilities in the country.
The Vice Chairman, NCC, Umar Danbatta, said this at the 2022
edition of the Youth, Civil Society and Stakeholders Summit, held in Abuja, the
Federal Capital Territory.
Danbatta said over 50,000 cases of destruction in telecom
infrastructure and facilities had been reported across the country in the past
five years, adding that the implications of these incidents could be felt in
the quality of telecommunications services in Nigeria.
He said the increased incidents had continued to affect the
quality of experience of consumers and called for concerted efforts by members
of the public and security agencies to stem the tide.
Danbatta, who was represented by the Head, Corporate
Communication Unit, Nnena Ukoha, said, “The negative impacts of incessant
vandalism of telecom equipment, evidenced in fibre cuts, theft of telecom
facilities like generators at sites, vandalism of base stations, among other
vices, have become a major burden on the service providers, while telecom
consumers have continued to suffer unwarranted disruptions of their hard-earned
services.”
“The impact of
vandalism of infrastructure is felt by all in the quality of services
rendered, as it results in increasing drop calls, data and internet
connectivity disruptions, aborted and undelivered short messaging services as
well as countless failed calls.”
Danbatta further said it was necessary to consider that the
ability to connect and communicate was fundamental to human existence,
improvement in business processes, government services, education, as well as
social and family networking.
He added that to enjoy seamless connections, every member of
the community should get involved in protecting the critical infrastructure
that made these services possible.
“As a community, you are expected to report cases of
vandalism of telecoms infrastructure to the nearest law enforcement agencies
such as the police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and also
share adequate information received from the NCC with your family, friends, and
neighbour,” he said.
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