Telecom expert seeks lower RoW charges in CNII implementation
By Fummilola Gboteku Lifi.Net, a network company has urged the government to reduce right of way(RoW) charges in the implementation of the recently passed Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) Order. Mr Abraham Oluwambe, Chief Executive Officer of Lifi.Net, made the appeal while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that the effective implementation of the CNII provision should not just protect deployed assets but also guarantee seamless rollout of more backbone infrastructure for digital economy drive. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the federal government recently designated telecoms and ICT assets in the country as critical national infrastructure to guarantee their safety and protection through the passage of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc,) Amendment Act 2024. The telecoms expert in the Internet Service Provider (ISP) space said that the passage of the CNII was commendable, noting that it woul...