The President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Mr Lanre Ajayi, has urged the Federal Government to transform the information communication technology sector through deeper broadband infrastructure.
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Ajayi told newsmen in Lagos that broadband infrastructure in Nigeria was still inadequate to increase its penetration. He said that internet services such as e-governance, e education and e-health would not be adequately provided if broadband penetration remained low.
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Ajayi urged the Presidential Committee on Broadband to expedite action to enable the country to achieve deeper broadband penetration by 2018.
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According to him, poor telecoms infrastructure, legislative constraints and shortage of bandwidth were hindering broadband penetration.
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He said that adequate broadband infrastructure in rural and urban areas would enable the country to meet its Vision 20:2020 in digital economy and information society.
Telecommunication companies in Nigeria are really doing their best currently but they really need to improve still. There is still more work to be done.