The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says MAFAB Communications, one of the companies it granted Fifth Generation (5G) licences has been rolling out services in the country since January 2023.
In a statement, NCC said contrary to misleading reports on social media insinuating that MFAB is yet to roll out 5G services, the firm had since the beginning of 2023 commenced services in Abuja and Lagos.
The statement therefore, advised the general public to ignore the circulated false claims regarding MFAB 5G services rollout as NCC is constantly monitoring the progress of the rollout and infrastructure deployment by MAFAB.
The statement reads in part:
The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been drawn to some misleading comments on social media which falsely claimed that…
“MAFAB Communications, one of the companies granted Fifth Generation (5G) licences by the Commission is yet to roll out the service, nearly two years after obtaining a licence, and one year after the roll-out date.”
For a fact, MAFAB Communications is one of the two successful companies that won a 5G Licence during the globally-acclaimed transparent 5G Auction conducted by the Commission on December 13, 2021.
Upon fulfilling the condition of payment for the fee of $273.6 million in February 2022, the company formally received the licence on February 22, 2022.
Consequent upon the issuance of the 5G licence, and in line with the rollout conditions, MAFAB publicly launched its services in Abuja on January 24, 2023, and in Lagos on January 26, 2023.
At launch, the services were targeted at six cities – Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano and Kaduna.
The Commission has continued to monitor the progress of rollout by MAFAB and has been regularly briefed about the status of infrastructure deployment for service offerings as conditioned in its operating licence.
The public and all stakeholders should ignore the false and misleading information concerning the 5G rollout by MAFAB.
Reuben Muoka
Director Public Affairs
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