Section 124: National frequency plan.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the Commission in consultation with and on behalf of the NFM Council shall develop a national frequency plan in respect of any part or all of the spectrum.
(2) The Comrnission shall, in developing the national frequency plan, work and liaise with the different users of spectrum in Nigeria including the military, law enforcement and security agencies, maritime and civil aviation authorities.
(3) A national frequency plan shall define how the spectrum shall be used and define the methodology for assignment and re-assignment of the spectrum.
(4) The Commission, in exercising the functions under subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section shall take into account-
(a) the objects of this Act ;
(b) the impact of the national frequency plan on existing spectrum users ; and
(c) any applicable international standards, conventions and agreements including but not limited to the International Telecommunications Union and its radio regulations as agreed to and adopted by Nigeria.
(5) Subject to the payment of such fees as the Commission may from time to time prescribe, the Commission shall, upon application, provide to persons with a need to know, copies of the national frequency plan or such parts of it as do not compromise or prejudice national security.
Cite this section
Section 124, NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS ACT (2003).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/nigerian-communications-act/section/124/