Taking care of the telecoms poor, by Okoh Aihe
The holy book tells us that the poor will always live with us in our societies. It means you can never wish away the poor even if you are offended by their existence. No magic wand will obliterate the presence of the poor, except concerted efforts to change their status. Apart from individual efforts, nations and […]
For the regulator, little things that matter, by Okoh Aihe
There is something they say about digging yourself into a hole. It usually takes more time to claw your way back. That is, if you ever want to see light again. The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, did not intentionally dig itself into a hole. Some people, given the responsibility to curate the day-to-day operations of the […]
What does The Big Picture mean to DSO? By Okoh Aihe
The news last week that the Federal Government is seemingly finalising plans to put the Digital Switchover, DSO, on an accelerator that can immediately take it to about 10 million people, was very elevating and, for me, it marks a good turn for the Tinubu administration. The story which has been in gestation but only broke […]
Like NCC, let transparency be the equaliser, by Okoh Aihe
The directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, that telecom operators should pay compensation to their subscribers for prolonged network outages and also report such outages on the Commission’s Major Outage Reporting Portal, is a good one which aligns completely with the transparency garb the Commission has adorned over a time. “By providing consumers and stakeholders […]
One reguIator for the broadcast industry, please, by Okoh Aihe
I had no prior information that the Kano State Government sought help from the NBC before coming up with a landmark decision on live political broadcast early in the month. But my source at the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, said there was indeed a stakeholders meeting on broadcasting early this year where the regulator, government and […]
Telecommunications – three hours in the past, by Okoh Aihe
The journey started in the bank and ended in the rain. Just a little transaction that demands your presence in the bank in one of those rare moments, since everything now comes at the press of a button, there was an indeterminate network downtime. So, you simply stay in the bank waiting for a miracle to […]
