- The WRC-2023 is a global, inter-governmental treaty conference which is held every three to four years by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Nigeria has announced the signing of the Final Act of World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) WRC-2023 alongside other countries of the globe.
The final act constitutes a raft of the decisions taken at the conference.
The announcement is contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
The Final Act comprises both the new and revised provisions of the radio regulations, an international treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits.
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, represented Nigeria and was joined by the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida and the Managing Director, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat Ltd), Mrs. Jane Egerton-Idehen.
The WRC-2023 is a global, inter-governmental treaty conference which is held every three to four years by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations-affiliated international organization for telecommunications.
At the end of each conference, countries signed unto an updated Final Act, the outcome of agreements on agendas put forward by country administrations.
According to a statement by the ITU, “The agreement to the updated Radio Regulations identifies new spectrum resources to support technological innovation, deepen global connectivity, increase access to and equitable use of space-based radio resources, and enhance safety at sea, in the air, and on land.