Jaiye Agoro & Co has acted as Legal Consultants to the Liquidator of the Nigerian Telecommunications PLC (NITEL) and its wholly owned mobile subsidiary Mobile Telecommunication Limited (MTEL) in the Federal Government’s bid to sell the Assets and Business Undertakings of both Companies through the “Guided Liquidation” strategy. In the course of this transaction, the firm has advised on Co-location issues, Interconnectivity, Leasing of Ducts, Bandwith allocation and other matters arising from the provision of telecommunication services. We have cause in the process to interface with Regulatory Authorities like the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) on Compliance, Licencing and other related regulatory issues. We also related with International Equipment Vendors such as Ericsson, Nokia/Siemens, Huawei and ZTE amongst others either directly or through their accredited representatives. We are also advising on issues surrounding the protection of Nigeria’s interest in the SAT-3/WASC, the West African Submarine Communications Cable linking Portugal and Spain to South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria via the Atlantic Ocean.