Executive Vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Ernest Ndukwe, says wide consultations among the key stakeholders in the industry, are one of the critical success factors in the Nigerian telecom industry.

Ndukwe, said this during the visit of the newly constituted Committee on Communications of the House of Representatives, but added that after such consultation, the regulator should followed with positive, bold and timely decisions which are critical to the industry where time is of essence. He told the members of the committee led by its chairman, Dave Salako, that it was such decisive decision that led to liberalization and encouragement of new entrants as it is the disease of incumbents everywhere in the world to stand against new entrants, but that the commission was firm in allowing other entrants into the sector for the benefit of the consumer. He said the national telecom policy encourages private sector participation in the sector while one of the key functions of the Commission is to facilitate private sector investment in the sector.

Ndukwe also said one of such decisions was taken in the transition from exclusivity period for four mobile operators, to the unified licensing regime where a single authorization allows operators to deliver multiple services under one license.