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NCC new Pricing Scheme for Type Approval of Telecommunications Equipment takes effect from July 1, 2021

 

By Eyo Nsima

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has introduced a new Pricing Scheme for Type Approval of Telecommunications Equipment, which takes effect from July 1, 2021.

In a message obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com from its website, the Commission, stated: “The Nigerian Communications Commission wishes to inform all stakeholders of the new Pricing Scheme for Type Approval of Telecommunications Equipment as shown below, which shall take effect from July 1, 2021.”

Continuing, it stated: “Type Approval Fees

#          Equipment Class                                                                   Price (₦)✱                            Price ($)

1          Telephone Handset/Mobile Phone                                   684,000.00                           1,800.00

2          WLAN Access Point (Base)                                                684,000.00                           1,800.00

3          Bluetooth Module (Embedded, Integrated)                   684,000.00                           1,800.00

4          Modem                                                                                   684,000.00                           1,800.00

5          Customer Premise Equipment (CPE-Indoor)                684,000.00                          1,800.00

6          WLAN Module/ Card                                                          684,000.00                          1,800.00

7          Wireless Router                                                                    684,000.00                          1,800.00

8          Fixed Wireless Desktop Phone                                          684,000.00                         1,800.00

9          Sensors of Internet of Things (IoT) Devices                   684,000.00                         1,800.00

10        iPad/Tablet                                                                           950,000.00                          2,500.00

11        WLAN Access Point (Outdoor)                                         1,330,000.00                       3,500.00

12        An Integrated System

e.g. A laptop with Bluetooth Module and WLAN Module       1,330,000.00                        3,500.00

13        Enterprise Router, Enterprise Gateway Equipment    1,330,000.00                         3,500.00

14        Radio Base Station (CDMA & GSM)                               2,660,000.00                       7,000.00

15        Baseband Unit (BBU)                                                         1,330,000.00                       3,500.00

16        Remote Radio Unit (RRU)                                               1,330,000.00                        3,500.00

17        Trunking Radio (Base Station)                                       1,330,000.00                        3,500.00

18        WIMAX Base Station                                                       2,660,000.00                        7,000.00

19        Point to Multi-point Radio                                             2,660,000.00                         7,000.00

20        Point to Multi-point  CPE                                              1,330,000.00                           3,500.00

21        Point to Point Radio                                                        2,660,000.00                          7,000.00

22        Microwave Radio (ODU)                                               2,660,000.00                          7,000.00

23        Microwave Radio (IDU)                                                 2,660,000.00                         7,000.00

24        Switching Exchange                                                        7,600,000.00                         20,000.00

“If a device falls into multiple equipment categories, the equipment class corresponding to the higher billing class applies. Type Approval fee for equipment variants is 20% of the fee that applies to the family/series. Admin Fee is 5% off Type Approval Fee. VAT is 7.5% of Type Approval Fee. Application fee is ₦19,000.00 i.e. $50.00.”

It also added: “Notwithstanding the above fee schedule, administrative procedure (if applicable) i.e. Foreign Verification exercise, for example, may lead to a different cumulative type approval fee. Applicants can pay in Naira(₦) or the USD($) equivalent at the prevailing Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) exchange rate (₦380:$1) on the day of invoicing.”

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