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  • NCC puts initiatives in place to fast-track internet access

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    To facilitate broadband penetration in the country and in a quest to bridge the digital divide, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has put in place initiatives to fast-track internet access in the country. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, while stressing the Commission has taken services to several unserved and…

  • NCC establishes industry code to regulate internet access

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has concluded plans to establish internet industry code of practice to regulate internet access and services in the country. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC made this known at a Stakeholders’ Consultation Forum on the Establishment of Internet Industry Code of Practice in Abuja. Danbatta,…

  • Nigeria to rake in $4.4b Internet access revenue

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has projected that Internet access revenues in Nigeria will rise by a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 16.2% to reach $4.4 billion in 2021. This is contained in PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2017-2021 report. The report disclosed that mobile Internet revenues will increase by a CAGR of 16.8 per cent…

  • Ethiopia shuts internet access to stop exam cheats

    Ethiopia shuts internet access to stop exam cheats

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Ethiopia has shut internet access until at least June 8 to stop cheats from posting high school exam papers on social media, a government official said on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of students will take the tests throughout the country. The Grade 10 exams began yesterday and will end tomorrow. The Grade 12 tests will…

  • Facebook offers India cheap WiFi via 20,000 hotspots

    Facebook offers India cheap WiFi via 20,000 hotspots

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Facebook has rejoined the race for India’s next billion internet users with a promise of cheap WiFi. The company said Thursday it was planning to roll out 20,000 WiFi hotspots across the country over the coming months in partnership with Indian mobile provider Bharti Airtel. It has been testing the new initiative for about two…

  • Internet Access: Google tasks FG on policies

    Internet Access: Google tasks FG on policies

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Internet search giant, Google on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to formulate policies to deepen internet access by Nigerians. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, the Communication and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West Africa of the company, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. Kola-Ogunlade said that the government always…