NCC to penalise vendors of non-approved communication equipment

Any corporate entity found selling or installing communications equipment without obtaining the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) type approval test certificate would be liable to a fine of N100,000 or one-year imprisonment, an official warned.

Head, Wireless Network, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Chukwuma Nwaiwu, gave the warning in Lagos on Tuesday during the inauguration of the 1st Type Approval Industry Working Group Meeting.

Nwaiwu explained that the type approval also known as equipment authorisation was an approval given to both radio and non-radio devices, which would be interfaced with the Nigerian communications network.

He said that type approval was a necessity which would ensure safety of the public from dangerous equipment and facilitate quality service.

“Type approval would also protect public telecommunication networks and ensure compatibility, interoperability of the equipment connected to the national networks,” Nwaiwu said.