Telcos seek stronger infrastructure protection to bridge Nigeria’s digital divide
The ALTON chairman described telecommunications infrastructure as the backbone of Nigeria’s digital economy and urged citizens to protect critical assets.
By Juliet Umeh & Islamiyyah Adekanbi The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called for stronger protection of telecommunications infrastructure, saying sustained investment, innovation and collaboration are essential to closing Nigeria’s digital divide.
Adebayo said operators had invested billions of dollars in mobile networks, fibre infrastructure, data centres, cloud platforms and 5G deployment, but noted that challenges including multiple taxation, inconsistent Right-of-Way policies, vandalism, high energy costs and regulatory bottlenecks continued to affect growth.
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