Telecom operators seek price review, flay impact of economy on services | The Guardian Nigeria News

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Telecommunications stakeholders, especially mobile network operators (MNOs), have said the current pricing regime, including for calls, short message service (SMS) and data, is unsustainable under current cost scheme in the country.

Under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria , the MNOs said the matter requires urgent review, given importance of the sector to the economy.

Adebayo, however, didn’t say yes or no to possible increase in tariffs for now, but noted: “We are looking at all the elements, and decisions would be made soon. But the fact remains that current rates in the sector are not sustainable in the current dispensation.” The industry is currently beset with rising costs of diesel. Checks showed that telecoms operators are one of the largest users of diesel, with about 40 million litres consumed monthly to power telecoms sites across the country.

The telecoms body, last year, had written to NCC, seeking approval for a 40 per cent increase in cost of calls, SMS and data.

Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)

 

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