NCC conducts compliance exercise on Automated Vehicular tracking services
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NCC
By Constance Athekame
Abuja, Sept 15, 2016 (NAN) The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), on Thursday said it had conducted a compliance monitoring exercise on Automated Vehicular Tracking Service (AVTS) Licensees in the second quarter of 2016.
The commission made this known in its 2016 Second Quarter Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Reports.
“Given the peculiar security issues associated with the provision of vehicle tracking services and given concerns of increasing activities of illegal operators in this market segment.
“It became most imperative that a comprehensive compliance monitoring checks is done,’’ the commission said.
According to the report, the monitoring checks centred on the Registration of SIM Cards used for the Automatic Vehicle Tracking Services (AVTS), is consistent with the provisions of the NCC Telephone Subscribers Registration Regulation 2011.
“The prevalence of unauthorised/illegal operations in the AVTS segment of the market.
“Appropriate pricing or tariff for AVT Services in Nigerian market to ensure that service providers get adequate returns for their investment and guarantee the sustainability of this market.
“Delays in obtaining security clearance from the Directorate of State Security Services (SSS) as a prerequisite for licensing of AVTS operators.
“Competition within the AVT Services, especially given the activities of Mobile Networks Operators (MNO) who appear interested in both the upstream and downstream segment of the market;
“Emerging services from technological advancement in mechatronics engineering, among others,’’ it said.
The report said that the commission intended to commence enforcement action against all defaulters to recover the debt. (NAN)
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Edited by Ekemini Ladejobi/Grace Yussuf