Telecom tariff to increase but not by 100%- Tijani
Oladipupo Olamiposi@olamiposioladipupo247606
8 days ago
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has confirmed that telecom tariffs will soon increase but assured Nigerians that it will not be the 100 per cent that telecom operators are pushing for at the moment.
The Minister disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with Mobile Network Operators today in Abuja.
He said consultations and engagements are ongoing to arrive at an acceptable rate, assuring that the Nigerian Communications Commission would soon approve the new tariffs and make it public to Nigerians.
The Minister also noted that the Federal Government will no longer leave investments on infrastructure in the sector to private companies alone.
The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Aminu Maida said that the meeting with stakeholders is about the sustainability of the industry.
He warned Mobile Network Operators to comply with simplified templates to show Nigerians charges per minute for voice calls, SMS and a megabyte of data.
