Bukola Afeni
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has affirmed that its second 5G licensee, MAFAB Communications, has rolled out 5G service as against false comments on social media claiming MAFAB Communications is yet to roll out the service, nearly two years after obtaining a licence, and one year after the roll-out date.
A press release issued by Reuben Muoka, the Director of Public Affairs at NCC made available to media houses in Abuja stated that “For a fact, MAFAB Communications is one of the two successful companies that won a 5G Licence during the globally-acclaimed transparent 5G Auction conducted by the Commission on December 13, 2021, Upon fulfilling the condition of payment for the fee of $273.6 million in February 2022, the company formally received the licence on February 22, 2022.” the statement explained.
NCC recalled that at launch, the services targeted six cities – Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano and Kaduna.
The Commission said it has continued to monitor the progress of rollout by MAFAB and has been regularly briefed about the status of infrastructure deployment for service offerings as conditioned in its operating licence.
NCC urged the public and all stakeholders to ignore the false and misleading information concerning the 5G rollout by MAFAB.
