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the facilitation
of investments in and entry into the Nigerian market for provision and
supply of communications services, equipment and facilities |
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the protection and promotion of the interests of consumers
against unfair practices including but not limited to
matters relating to tariffs and charges for and the
availability and quality of communications services,
equipment and facilities |
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ensuring that licensees
implement and operate at all times the most efficient and accurate billing
system; |
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the promotion of fair
competition in the communications industry and protection of communications
services and facilities providers from misuse of market power or
anti-competitive and unfair practices by other service or facilities
providers or equipment suppliers |
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granting and renewing
communications licences whether or not the licences themselves provide for
renewal in accordance with the provisions of this Act and monitoring and
enforcing compliance with licence terms and conditions by licensees |
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proposing and effecting
amendments to licence conditions in accordance with the objectives and
provisions of this Act |
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fixing and collecting fees
for grant of communications licences and other regulatory services provided
by the Commission |
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the development and
monitoring of performance standards and indices relating to the quality of
telephone and other communications services and facilities supplied to
consumers in Nigeria having regard to the best international performance
indicators |
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making and enforcement of
such regulations as may be necessary under this Act to give full force and
effect to the provisions of this Act |
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management and administration
of frequency spectrum for the communications sector and assisting the
National Frequency Management (NFM) Council in developing a national
frequency plan |
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development, management and
administration of a national numbering plan and electronic addresses plan
and the assignment of numbers and electronic addresses there from to
licensees |
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proposing, adopting,
publishing and enforcing technical specifications and standards for the
importation and use of communications equipment in Nigeria and for
connecting or interconnecting communications equipment and systems |
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the formulation and
management of Nigeria’s inputs into the setting of international technical
standards for communications services and equipment |
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carrying out type approval
tests on communications equipment and issuing certificates on the basis of
technical specifications and standards prescribed from time to time by the
Commission |
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encouraging and promoting
infrastructure sharing amongst licensees and providing regulatory guidelines
thereon |
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examining and resolving
complaints and objections filed by and disputes between licensed operators,
subscribers or any other person involved in the communications industry,
using such dispute-resolution methods as the Commission may determine from
time to time including mediation and arbitration |
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preparation and
implementation of programmes and plans that promote and ensure the
development of the communications industry and the provision of
communications services in Nigeria |
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designing, managing and
implementing Universal Access strategy and programme in accordance with
Federal Government’s general policy and objectives thereon |
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advising the Minister on the
formulation of the general policies for the communications industry and
generally on matters relating to the communications industry in the exercise
of the Minister’s functions and responsibilities under this Act |
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implementation of the
Government’s general policies on communications industry and the execution
of all such other functions and responsibilities as are given to the
Commission under this Act or are incidental or related thereto |
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generally advising and
assisting communications industry stakeholders and practitioners with a view
to the development of the industry and attaining the objectives of this Act
and its subsidiary legislation |
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representation of Nigeria at
proceedings of international organisations and fora on matters relating to
regulation of communications and matters ancillary and connected thereto and |
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general responsibility for
economic and technical regulation of the communications industry. |