2.3ghz 30mhz Auction Im Wwasl Qanda

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QUESTIONSANDANSWERS:2.3GHZPUBLISHEDINFORMATIONMEMORANDUM(IM)&WWASLLICENSEDOCUMENTS

S/N Question Answer

1

We

could

not

submit

our

expression

of

interest

on

the

2.3GHzspectrumpurchaseonthedeadlinedateduetothe

factthatourtechnicalpartnercouldnot land inAbujafor

finalconsultationasaresultoftheplanethatcaughtfireat

theNnamdiAzikiweairportatthattime.

In view of this, our question is: If we fulfil the

prequalification criteria on your recent published

memorandumof

information,

are

we

still

eligible

to

participateintheauction?

The

Expression

of

Interest

(EOI)

is

not

a

pre

qualification

requirement

therefore

interested

applicantswhodidnotsubmitexpressionofInterestcanstillparticipateintheauctionprocess.

2 Question

Is it possible to have a Naira (=N=) denominated CBN

account,wheretheIBDNairaequivalentpaymentcouldbe

made?

Reason/comment

WeareaCompanyoperating inNigeria(Please,seename

andaddressbelow).

Webelieve theUSDdenominatedaccount is for theease

ofpaymentforinterestedInternationalcompanies.Weare

adomesticcompanythathasfundsandsourceoffinance

inNaira.

Inview

of

this,

there

is

aneed

to

create

alevel

playing

field

where domestic companies (like ours) would not be

Yes it ispossible.Companies thatwish topay inNaira shouldpay thenairaequivalentof the

designatedamountattheprevailingexchangerateforthedateofpayment.

Paymentshouldbemadetothefollowingaccount:

Accountname: NigerianCommunicationsCommission

AccountNumber:

0023755382

SortCode: 058083228

Bank: GuarantyTrustBankPLC

Branch: Plot211,AdetokunbohAdemolaCrescent,WuseII,Abuja


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S/N Question Answer

37 The IM indicatesthatan interestedapplicantcouldforfeit

theIntentiontoBidDeposit(IBD)andbedisqualifiedfrom

participatingintheAuction.Consideringthesignificanceof

thispenaltyontheapplicant,theCommissionis invitedto

specifyacts

that

could

lead

to

forfeiture

of

the

IBD

and

disqualificationofanapplicant fromtheAuction,soas to

guideallstakeholdersaccordingly.

AlltheapplicableactsareasspecifiedinvarioussectionsoftheIM

38 The IMspecifiesthatapplicantsarerequiredtonotifythe

Commission of any cross

investments with other Licensed Network Operators in

Nigeria

of

5%

or

more

and

of

any

other

information

of

whichtheyareawarecouldgiverisetoBidderrelationship

issues. In order to avoid any ambiguity in the

interpretation of this provision, we request the

Commission to define the categories of companies

operating in theCommunications Sectorwhichwouldbe

classifiedas'LicensedNetworkOperators'

This requirement applies to all licensed operators operating telecommunications networks in

Nigeria.

39 There are someuncertainties in the IM as to themarket

segmentsto

be

served

by

the

successful

bidder/licensee.

In

particular,itisunclearifthesuccessfulbidder/licenseewill

provide wholesale services (i.e. services to other

telecommunications companies) or will be allowed to

provide services toendusers. It is important that thisbe

clearly specified at this stage to guide prospective

investors.

ThescopeandlimitationoftheWWASLaredefinedintheWWASLlicensedocumentappended

tothe

IM

40 Giventhatthere isonlyaslotavailableforAuctiononthe

2.3GHzSpectrum

band,

the

Commission

is

respectfully

required to confirmmeasuresbeing taken toensure that

the Ascending Auction method to be applied in the

exercise does not result in the winning bid becoming

exceptionallyhigh, in suchawayas tobedetrimental to

thecapacityof thesuccessfulbidder tomeet the rollout

targets.

TheCommissiondoesnotexpectanybiddertobidbeyonditsassessedbidvalue.


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S/N Question Answer

after itbecomesdue, theassessedamount togetherwith

interestattheprevailingMinimumRediscountRate(MRR)

shall become due and payable to the Commission. It is

noted that this is aproposal in theDraftAOLRegulation

whichis

yet

to

be

finalized,

as

it

is

considered

unfairly

discriminatoryifappliedtothislicenseeandnotothers.

only contained in the draft AOL Regulations. This requirement is already operational in the

industryasitispartandparceloftheUnifiedAccessServiceLicence(UASL).

49 WhatwillbetherelationshipbetweentheWWASLandthe

InfracoundertheNCCOpenAccessModel

Based on theOpenAccessModel, it is envisaged by theNCC, thatwherever the Infraco has

services,theWWASLLicenseewillgiveprioritytotakingcapacityfromtheInfraco

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