This chapter makes a case for the importance of extension of rural access in Nigeria based on the concept of sustainable development. It simultaneously presents a business case for telecommunications services and facilities providers to extend universal access to telecommunications services to...

The Nigerian telecommunications sector has experienced substantial growth in a little over a decade. With over 113 million active mobile lines by the end of 2012, Nigeria has become the largest telecommunications sector in Africa in terms of subscriber numbers and one of the fastest growing...

This article compares mobile quality of service (QoS) regulation in Ghana, United Kingdom and Nigeria with the aim of deriving any applicable lessons from the two jurisdictions to improve Nigerian practice. Its scope is restricted to comparison of mobile QoS regulation under existing legal...

Nigeria is yet to enact generally applicable competition laws. However in the telecommunications sector, sector specific competition rules were enacted with the regulator taking steps including determination of dominance in selected markets to enforce these rules. These developments are...

Developments in the Nigerian Telecommunications sector since the turn of the new millennium have attracted some scholarly attention across different disciplines. This article seeks to make a modest contribution to the literature by providing a general overview of regulatory developments during...

The adoption of legal frameworks modelled on those of some developed countries has been identified as the primary mechanism for the globalization of telecommunications rules and regulations. In this article, I will identify some significant international sources of influence in the development...