Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) Gbenga Adebayo has hailed the exceptional leadership of the executive vice chairman/chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta.
He also commended the NCC’s commitment to quality regulation, attributing the success of the telecom industry in the country to the regulatory environment it enjoys.
Speaking at a meeting with mobile network operators on the implementation of the expanded revenue assurance solution (ERAS) in the telecommunications industry, held at the NCC’s office in Lagos onMonday, Adebayo expressed his pride in Danbatta’s remarkable administrative skills, challenging the notion that engineers are not good administrators.
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He described Danbatta as an excellent administrator, highlighting his instrumental role in the growth and development of the industry.
Addressing the audience, Danbatta shared details about the implementation of the ERAS project. He emphasised the collaboration between the NCC and the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC), saying the ERAS project is being carried out through a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement, following the DFDDOT model (design, finance, develop, deploy, operate, and transfer), as recommended by the ICRC.
Danbatta acknowledged the efforts of the NCC in transforming the dream of the ERAS project, conceived in 2007, into a reality. He also underscored the project’s alignment with the Federal Government’s directive to enhance revenue collection and prevent leakages within ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs).
By deploying the revenue assurance solution, Danbatta said the NCC aims to optimise the revenue payable by licensed telecommunications service providers, thereby bolstering revenue generation for the government.
