Regulator Controls Government Competitor

This provision creates a government-owned ICT infrastructure company that will compete with private businesses in data centers, cloud hosting, and digital identity platforms (32). Critically, NITA has board representation in this company while simultaneously serving as the licensing authority for all private ICT businesses (34). This structural conflict means private innovators must obtain licenses from a regulator that has a direct stake in their government-owned competitor's success, creating an uneven playing field that discourages private investment and innovation in ICT infrastructure.