Telecom Ogas Wan Make Govt Tighten Law on Fibre Cutting

Telecoms

Telecom Ogas Dey Find Stronger Law to Stop Fibre Cut Wey Don Cost Dem N5bn for Lagos

Telecom big men dey beg government make dem put stronger law to stop di plenty fibre cut wey don happen for Lagos, Nigeria business capital. Dis wahala don make dem lose about N5bn for 2024 alone, and e dey cause serious network wahala wey dey make people vex.

One big reason why di fibre dey cut na because of road work wey dem no plan well, as construction people and telecom companies no dey gree work together properly.

If dem no find beta solution, telecom companies go still dey lose money, and customers go dey suffer bad network.

“Over 2,500 fibre cuts happen for Lagos last year, wey cause plenty network wahala and money loss,” na wetin Jude Ighomena, Senior Manager for Broadbased Communications, yarn for Policy Implementation Assisted Forum wey happen for Lagos.

The telecom oga talk say Lagos’ busiest business areas—like Ikeja, Lekki, and Victoria Island—dey suffer pass, as road work and private building project dey scatter underground fibre cables.

E still yarn say for Alimosho and Mainland side, cable thief and people wey dey vandalize fibre don turn wahala.

Dis kain thing dey happen again and again because dem no plan well, dem no gree work together, and too many oga dey give order,” Ighomena talk. “Government people, construction company, and telecom people dey do dem own separate, so na why dem go spoil road or cable plenty times and nobody go take blame.

Last year, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sign official gazette wey declare telecom infrastructure as Critical National Information Infrastructure. Dis move don make am crime to spoil telecom assets like fibre optic cables, towers, data centres, and satellite systems.

To solve dis wahala, telecom oga dem dey push for Fibre Protection Framework wey go join all regulations together, put real-time monitoring system, and bring strong punishment for people wey dey cut fibre.

For one panel discussion, CEO of Cedarview Communications Ltd, Wale Owoeye, talk say e go better make dem class fibre cables as critical national infrastructure so e go get better protection.

“Telecom infrastructure na key to national security, e-governance, telemedicine, and financial services.”