Section 63, The Telecommunications Act, 2006

(1) Where the acquisition of any private property or aninterest in any private property by a public telecommunications operator is reasonably required for the purpose of providing telecommunications services to the public and no reasonable alternatives to such acquisition exist, the operator shall- (a) give notice of the proposed acquisition to the owner of the property and other property owners who reasonably could be expected to be affected by the proposed acquisition, and seek their written comments on the proposed acquisition; (b) obtain the consent of the property owner to the acquisition of such property. (2) In the absence of such consent or on failure to agree to terms of purchase, the public telecommunications operator may apply to the relevant authority having jurisdiction over such private property to acquire such property under the relevant enactment. (3) Where there is no relevant authority charged with undertaking such acquisition of private property, the Commission shall undertake the proposed acquisition; and the telecommunications operator shall indemnify the Commission against all the costs of acquisition of the property, including amounts payable to the owner of the property to be acquired. PART VIII – MANAGEMENT OF RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM, GEO-STATIONARY ORBIT AND RADIO TRANSMISSION