The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is set to hold the 4th edition of the Nigeria’s Telecoms Executives and Regulators Forum (TERF) where experts in the industry will converge to discuss hitches, progress and possible alternatives to problems faces by Information Communication Technology (ICT) and telecommunications stakeholders in Nigeria.
According to Olusola Teniola, President of ATCON, the forum will provide members with the understanding and knowledge of the policy and regulatory best practices. It will also give information on emerging issues that Nigeria needs to consider in regulating the telecom industry, while proving an enabling and sustainable environment for the sector.
“Top level management personnel of operating companies will discuss with seriousness of purpose and brainstorm on measures that would accelerate the expansion of telecommunications services across the federation in the years ahead” he added.
Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), is the confirmed keynote speaker.
According to the organisers, Danbatta will lead discourse on Quality of Service, Multiple Tax, Forex Sourcing, Funding Telecoms Investment, The Internet Exchange, Spectrum Management and many other topical issues.
The focus for TERF this year will be on getting the best quality for services being rendered, identifying the impacts of value added services (VAS) debts and interconnect, Internet Exchange Point, Spectrum management and many others .There will be various panel discussion sessions to allow elaborate and judicious deliberations on the various sub-themes.
“Some CEOs of key telecoms companies in the country have already been confirmed to be panellists at the forum,” Teniola said.
The Telecoms Executives and Regulator Forum, initiated in 2012, has become one of the most important forums for regulators and policy makers in Nigeria telecom sector.
