PricewaterhouseCoopers Leads Regulatory Inquiry On Competition Level In The Voice And Data Segment, As Forum Rounds Off In Lagos

By Kingsley I. Ilechukwu, Bureau Chief, South West, Nigeria

Telecommunications sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), Tuesday held a stakeholders’ forum on the study of the level of competition in the voice and data segment of the Nigerian telecommunications Industry, Cyber Era NG learns.

We gather that the forum took place at Sheraton Hotel Ikeja, Lagos State, south west, Nigeria.

Early signals emerging from the forum indicate that PricewaterhouseCoopers ( PwC), would likely anchor the study on behalf of the regulator, from the consultancy point of view.

The forum was graced  among others, by Zonal Coordinator, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) South-West Zone;  Dr Olubunmi Otti Mrs Omotayo Muhammad,  Head Competition and Tariff, Nigerian Communications Commission Mrs Omotayo Muhammad and; Mary Iwelumo, Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers ( PwC), Mary Iwelumo.

The regulator is expected to make the report of the study public on completion.