The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria
(ATCON) ended its Annual General Meeting (AGM) cum its general election in
Lagos, Tuesday, with the return of the National Executive Council (NEC)
led by Engr. Lanre Ajayi, the chief executive officer of PiNet Informatics Limited,
reports
ITRealms.
ATCON which prides itself as the umbrella organ for practicing
companies in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will be 20
years by December this year since its establishment.
Speaking on behalf of his team on the outcome of the exercise,
the returned National President of ATCON, Mr. Ajayi told
ITRealms that aside
himself, Mr. Olusola Teniola was returned as the first Vice President, Engr.
Tony Nwosu as second Vice President, Mr. David Roberts as national secretary,
Mrs. Aderonke Adeyegbe also returned as treasurer and Mr. Adegboyega Ojuri, was
elected Coordinator, Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
Ajayi in his AGM report pointed out some of the achievements
of ATCON within the year under review, including the migration of ATCON
NewsThisWeek administration to the secretariat, submission of position paper to
the Senate Committee on Communication on Quality of Service Issue; re-launch of
the association’s website to facilitate online registration and even payment.
In addition, he said, ATCON endorsed some industry players whose
activities aligned with its goals, even as it has continued to host the
Telecoms Executives and Regulartor’s Forum since 2012.
Further, Ajayi emphasised that ATCON alongside partners
hosted and international four-day workshop on Internet Protocol version Six
(IPv6), mostly with African Network Information Center, Mauritius at Digital
Bridge Institute Cappa-Oshodi in Lagos.
ATCON, he said, recognized the appointment of its four
members into the National Broadband Council namely President, immediate past
president, Engr. Titi Omo-Ettu, Mrs. Funke Opeke of Main One and president of
Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) Mr. Adebayo Banjo, even as ATCON second vice
president was nominated into the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
inter-agency committee of professionals to assess telecommunications-based
innovations from the academia.
The organisation, he reported intervened in several industry
subject matters including the resolution of member company’s complain on non-allocation
of block of short codes by NCC as well as submission of input on a bill for an
Act to facilitate the use o Information in Electronic Form for Conducting
Transactions in Nigeria and for connected purposes 2013 to the Senate Committee
on Communication.
ATCON, he said, made input on a bill for an Act to provide
for the Interception, Development and Protection of Communications Networks and
Facilities for Public Interest and other related matters 2013, just as it purchased
an official car for the Executive Secretary.
These achieves in the year under review, he said, was capped
with several industry awards.
The new officer will be in office for another two years.
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Photo: R-l: Mr. Adegboyega Ojuri, was elected Coordinator, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), National President, ATCON, first Vice President, Mr. Ajayi, Mr. Olusola Teniola, national secretary, Mr. David Roberts, immediate past president, ATCON, Mr. Titi Omo-Ettu and Executive Secrtary, ATCON, Ajibola Olude.
