Authors : Hassan Omowunmi , Oluwaranti Niran and Isola Oluseyi
Abstract: The maiden edition of the National Policy on Telecommunications was approved in 1995 and was published in May 2000, which is the policy currently being adopted in Nigeria today. This study reports a research conducted to determine the level of implementation of the Nigerian telecommunication policy. In the study, secondary and primary sources of data gathering were adopted. Primary data were collected from South-Western Nigeria using questionnaires, direct observations and structured interviews. Findings from the research show that the National Telecommunications Policy has been implemented to an appreciable extent, as many of its objectives have been achieved. This is obvious as telecommunication services are now more efficient and available to Nigerians than ever before; national teledensity has increased beyond the ITU?s minimum teledensity requirement; competition has been promoted between telecommunications? service providers through liberalization strategies (such as unified licensing); establishment of an effective regulatory body (NCC) has been put in place; the enhancement of national economic and social development and the gradual integration of the nation into the global telecommunications environment, however, much is still expected to be done to optimize the impact of the policy.
Hassan Omowunmi , Oluwaranti Niran and Isola Oluseyi , 2009. Evaluation of Nigeria’s Telecommunications Policy. Journal of Mobile Communication, 3: 1-7.