BON Warns Of TV Future If 600MHz Spectrum Is Sold To MTN

The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) has condemned the approval of the sale of 600MHz broadcasting spectrum to MTN, a mobile telecommunication company.

In a letter sent to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris (Malagi), dated September 21, 2023, and signed by the organisation’s Executive Secretary, Dr Yemisi Bamgbose, the BON urged the minister to intervene in the matter.

“If the sale of the 600MHZ spectrum to Telecom company should be allowed, then the future of Television Broadcasting in Nigeria is very bleak,” BON said.

The letter which was received by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation on September 22, 2023 is titled, ‘Sad Moment For Broadcasters As NCC Approves The Sale Of 600 Mhz Broadcasting Spectrum To MTN- A Call For Urgent Intervention Of The Honourable Minister Of Information And National Orientation.’

It called on the minister to intervene in the “matter of purported sale of the 600MHZ to MT, a spectrum primarily allocated to broadcasting across the globe”.