The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced three telecommunications companies as having qualified as approved bidders for the 3.5GHz spectrum auction which is for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) Technology in the country by January 2022.
The announcement which was contained in a statement signed by the Public Affairs Director of the NCC, Ikechukwu Adinde, revealed that the approved companies are MTN Nigeria plc, Mafab Communications Limited, and Airtel Networks Limited.
The statement reads: “Consistent with its regulatory principle of the open and transparent auction, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that three telecoms companies have qualified as approved bidders of the forthcoming 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the deployment of Fifth-generation (5G) networks in the country.
The three qualified companies are now set to participate in the Main Auction as well as in the mandatory mock auction process of the NCC, which will come as a precursor to the Main Auction.
In the same vein, the NCC also announced dates for the conduct of both the Mock Auction and the Main Auction.
“The Mock Auction is scheduled to hold on Friday, December 10, 2021, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja while the Main Auction will hold on Monday, December 13, at the same venue and same time,” it said.
