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Background 
The brief provides information on the spectrum licensing regime of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and evaluates options for transferring Access Spectrum License in Nigeria. The brief considers the approach of the NCC to the acquisition of a spectrum by an acquirer. The former NCC approach to transfer of spectrum was strict and inflexible to the extent that an acquirer is only able to acquire a spectrum license by acquiring the company holding the spectrum and seeking NCC’s authorisation to use the license. While the current approach contained in the NCC Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2018  (the Guidelines) promotes flexibility in spectrum trading. The NCC formulated the Guidelines pursuant to its powers under the NCC Act.
 

You can download the full publication here Spectrum Transfer in Nigeria: Examining the NCC Spectrum Trading Guidelines.