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Consistent with Section 89 Subsection 3(d) of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (NCA 2003), the Commission is mandated to monitor and report on the state of the Nigerian telecommunications industry, provide statistical analyses and identify

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Licence Fees & Pricing

Overview
Licensing Fees
Spectrum Fees
Type Approval Fees

The Fee Structure for the new classes of Licences are indicated in the two groups below. This took effect in January 2007 and is currently in effect.

 

Class Licence

ServicesValidityFee (₦)

Sales & Installation of Terminal Equipment

This Licence shall be for the sales and installation of Mobile Phone, Fixed Telephone handsets, Modem, Cordless phones, Fax machines, PABX and sale of airtime

One-Off10,000

Repairs & Maintenance of Telecom Facilities

This Licence shall be for the provision/operation of individual technician repairing mobile cellular phones, telephone sets, modem, cordless phones, fax machines, and PABX

One-Off10,000

Cabling

Internal Cabling

One-Off10,000

Cyber Café

This Licence shall be for the provision/operation of Cybercafés

One-Off10,000

Tele-Centre

This Licence shall be for the provision and operation of commercial telephone call centre only

One-Off10,000

Public Payphone

This Licence shall be for the provision and operation of public payphones

One-Off10,000

Individual Licence

ServicesValidityFee (₦)
1. Sales & Installation of Terminal Equipment (S & I)  
  • Including Satellite Telecommunications Terminal Equipment
5 Years500,000
  • Including Switching equipment of more than 600-line capacity & major network    
5 Years2,000,000
2. Value Added Services  
  • Prepaid Calling Card (PPCC)
5 Years1,000,000
  • Call Directory Services    
5 Years500,000
  • Special Numbering Services    
5 Years3,000,000
  • Call Centre Services    
5 Years500,000
  • Content Services using Short Code    
5 Years500,000
  • Aggregator
5 Years10,000,000
3. Automated Vehicle Tracking Services (AVTS)    5 Years500,000
4. Internet Services (ISP)    5 Years500,000
5. Paging5 Years500,000
6. Commercial Basic Radio Communications Network Services    10 Years250,000
7. Trunk Radio Networks10 Years3,000,000
8. Collocation/Infrastructure Sharing Services10 Years2,000,000
9. Internet Exchange Services10 Years1,000,000
11. Private Network Links (PNL) Local Exchange Operator (Cable Only)
  • UrbanTier 110 Years2,000,000
    Tier 210 Years1,200,000
    Tier 310 Years1,000,000
    Tier 410 Years857,000
    Tier 510 Years571,000
  • Semi-UrbanTier 110 Years1,000,000
    Tier 210 Years600,000
    Tier 310 Years500,000
    Tier 410 Years428,500
    Tier 510 Years285,500
  • RuralTier 110 Years300,000
    Tier 210 Years180,000
    Tier 310 Years150,000
    Tier 410 Years128,500
    Tier 510 Years85,650
12. PNL Regional  
  • National
10 Years44,600,000
  • Tier 1
10 Years2,800,000
  • Tier 2
10 Years1,680,000
  • Tier 3
10 Years1,400,000
  • Tier 4
10 Years1,200,000
  • Tier 5
10 Years800,000
13. Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS)  
  • Service Provider
10 Years5,000,000
  • Land Earth Station Operator
10 Years10,000,000
  • Group Licence
10 YearsNot Yet Specified
14. Metropolitan Fibre Cable Network (MFCN)20 Years1,000,000[1]
15. Full Gateway Services (FGS)10 Years50,000,000
16. National Long Distance Operator (NLDO)20 Years20,000,000
17. Open Access Fibre Infrastructure20 Years2,500,000
18. Unified Access Service (UASL: Fixed Telephony National/Regional, DML , RLDO, NLDO, IDA, FGS)
  • National
20 YearsFee dependent on services within the UASL category that applicant is interested in.[2]
  • Tier 1
10 Years
  • Tier 2
10 Years
  • Tier 3
10 Years
  • Tier 4
10 Years
  • Tier 5
10 Years
19. Non-Commercial/Closed User Radio Networks for Non-Telecoms Companies  
  • 2-Way Radio System
5 years125,000
  • 3 - 30 Fixed and/or Mobile (HF/VHF/UHF) Stations
5 Years500,000
  • 31 - 50 Fixed and/or Mobile (HF/VHF/UHF) Stations
5 Years1,250,000
  • More than 50 Fixed and/or Mobile Stations including Microwave & VSAT Networks
5 Years2,500,000
  • Fixed and/or mobile stations including microwave & VSAT networks for Embassies
5 Years 
20. International Cable Infrastructure & Landing Station Licence20 Years$210,000[3]
21. Mobile Number Portability5 Years1,000,000

 

[1] Plus N500,000,00 for each approved location of service.

[2] The total fee would be the sum of the license fees for all the individual licensable services that the applicant is willing to provide.

[3] Conversion based on Current Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rate

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Spectrum Fees & Pricing

Overview
Licensing Fees
Spectrum Fees
Type Approval Fees

The Nigerian Communications Commission's spectrum pricing policy is targeted toward achieving the following objectives as set out in the Frequency Spectrum (Fees & Pricing) Regulations of 2004 (Amended 2009).

  • Establish a transparent, fair, competitive and non-discriminatory pricing structure that include, but not limited to, auctions, "beauty contest" and other internationally accepted methods of bidding for the acquisition of frequency spectrum;
  • Standardise frequency spectrum fees and pricing system in order to promote uniformity, consistency and efficiency in spectrum management in Nigeria in conformity with international standards;
    Ensure that the prices reflect the market value and are directly proportional to frequency spectrum size;
  • Promote efficiency and competition in the usage of frequency spectrum;
    Facilitate access to frequency spectrum by simplifying and harmonising the electronic magnetic wave spectrum pricing process; and
  • To achieve government policy objectives of even development of telecommunications infrastructure across Nigeria and the universal service goals.

Please see below for the pricing formulas for Commercial Frequency Spectrum and Microwave Frequency Spectrum respectively;

Commercial Frequency Spectrum

The price of spectrum (excluding microwave frequencies) is calculated on an annual per state basis using the following formula;

Spectrum Fee = (U) × (B) × (K1) × (K2) per State

Where;

  • U    =    Unit Price: This varies according to Licensing Region/Tier of the State in which the applicant seeks to operate.
    • TierState(s)Prize (MHz/Year)
      Tier 1Lagos3,000,000
      Tier 2Delta; Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; Kaduna; Kano; and Rivers.1,500,000
      Tier 3Abia; Anambra; Edo; Ogun; and Oyo.    1,200,000
      Tier 4Akwa Ibom; Bauchi; Bayelsa; Benue; Borno; Cross River; Enugu; Imo; Kogi; Kwara, Niger; Ondo; Osun; and Plateau.600,000
      Tier 5Adamawa; Ebonyi; Ekiti; Gombe; Jigawa; Katsina; Kebbi; Nassarawa; Sokoto; Taraba; Yobe; and Zamfara.300,000
  • B    =    Assigned Bandwidth (Spectrum Size) in MHz
  • K1    =    Band Factor
    • 1.0 for 3.5 GHz Band
    • 1.6 for 1.8/1.9 GHz Band
    • 1.4 for 800/900 MHz Band
    • 1.2 for 2.0 – 2.5 GHz Band
    • 0.33 for 10.5 GHz Band
    • 0.12 for 26 GHz
    • 2.0 for 450 MHz
    • 0.5 for 5.0 GHz
  • K2    =    Tenure Duration Factor
    • 0.3 for 3 months
    • 1.0 for a 1 year License
    • 4.0 for a 5 year License (Standard)
    • 7.2 for a 10 year License
    • 10.4 for a 15 year License

Duplex/Simplex
For simplex channel, unit price per State will be half of equivalent duplex channel.

Microwave Frequency Spectrum

Microwave frequencies are not priced on State basis. Unit price is uniform throughout the Federation and subject to review, from time to time. The fee for microwave frequencies is calculated using the formula below.

Price per Hop = (U) × (F1) × (F2) × (N) per Annum
 

Where;

  • U    =    Unit Price: N18,000
  • N    =    Total Number of RF Channels (for N+1 Systems)
  • F1    =    Band Factor
    • 1.2 = 1 — 4 GHz Band
    • 1.0 = 6/7/8 GHz Band
    • 0.8 = 11/13 GHz Band
    • 0.7 = 15 — 18 GHz Band
    • 0.5 = 19 — 25 GHz Band
  • F2    =    Bandwidth Factor
    • 1 = 3.5 MHz
    • 2 = 7 MHz
    • 4 = 14 MHz
    • 8 = 28 MHz
    • 12 = 40MHz
    • 16 = 56 MHz

Renewal Date
All microwave frequencies are subject to renewal by 31st December of every year.

Application Forms

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Spectrum Applications Forms

Please click the desired service to download the Application Form.

Please see the Pricing page for the fees associated with each frequency spectrum and service to be provided.

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Spectrum Application 70-80GHz EBand Assignment EBLL 01
Spectrum Application Renewal Frequency
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