The Federal Government says it is targeting 70 per cent of broadband penetration and not more than N390 per gigabyte by 2025. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, said this while delivering a keynote address at a conference and exhibition of Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria , in Abuja on…The Federal Government says it is targeting 70 per cent of broadband penetration and not more than N390 per gigabyte by 2025.
“We are all aware that broadband supports the development of the digital economy and a focus on growing the national digital economy will also improve and diversify the nation’s traditional economy. He said some of the challenges of broadband included multiple taxation and regulation, non-conformity with agreed Right-of-Way charges, difficulty in obtaining approvals and permits.
“Our confidence in this is based on the strength of positive indices in 3G and 4G population coverage, which are presently at 83.65 per cent and 62.55 per cent respectively,” the minister said. He said the goal of these initiatives was to develop or adopt an explicit Digital Literacy standard with coherent training and requisite certification for the duration of the plan.
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