The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is toofficially unveil the much anticipated Licensing Framework for Application-To-Person (A2P) services.

This framework, was systematically developed in accordance with the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, and is available on the Commission’s website, www.ncc.gov.ng, as at 29th November.

The Initiatives aim to bring increased structure and transparency to the telecommunications industry. 

A2P service is designed to facilitate automated communication between businesses and customers, primarily for notifications, alerts, and marketing information. 

The framework seeks to regulate and streamline these services, fostering a more efficient, transparent, and legally compliant ecosystem for both service providers and consumers.

Findings shows that the A2P service model plays a crucial role in facilitating automated communication between businesses and their customers for notifications, alerts, and marketing messages. 

Through setting of clear guidelines, the Commission aims to foster better reliable and transparent ecosystem for both service providers and consumers.

As a prelude and to engage stakeholders participation, NCC put up a Stakeholders Forum virtually on December 20th, 2024. 

The forum provided the space for operators, providers, and other industry players to discuss the framework, voice their opinions, and ask questions to NCC officials. 

“We are committed to ensuring that the Nigerian telecom sector continues to grow in a way that is both regulated and responsive to the needs of all stakeholders. 

“The A2P framework is a key step in maintaining the integrity of our telecom space, and we are eager to hear from all those who are affected by it,” a top staff of the Commission disclosed.

To ensure that the process remains transparent and for responsive feedback, the NCC invited all interested parties to submit their comments and suggestions before via email to: aadaba@ncc.gov.ng, with a copy to: msyusuf@ncc.gov.ng.