NBC, BON fault NCC’s plan to sell 600MHz spectrum band
The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) have rejected the planned sale of the 600MHz spectrum by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
The NCC had in March announced the availability of frequency slots in the 600 MHz spectrum band for nationwide deployment.
But BON in a letter said the sale of the frequency would lead to the sudden disappearance of the majority of the television stations in the country and give foreign media maximum penetration into…