Telecommunications companies operating in Nigeria have revealed that the 50 percent recently approved hike on call, data, and other tariffs will soon commence for its subscribers.
Naija News reports that the Chairman of the Association of Telecommunication Companies, ATCON, Gbenga Adebayo, in an interview with Daily Post on Wednesday, said telcos are concurrently fulfilling all regulatory requirements necessary to implement the new telecoms tariff hike for subscribers.
Adebayo failed to give the exact date on which telcos would commence the fresh tariff hike implementation but said it would take off any time operators such as MTN, Airtel, and Glo conclude the required regulatory steps.
He said, “The 50 percent tariff hike will be implemented as soon as possible. We are now going through regulatory requirements of the telecoms tariff hike.
“When the regulatory steps are completed, operators will start introducing the new tariff.
“I can’t say February 2025 or earlier, but as soon as the regulatory steps are concluded, operators will introduce the new tariff hike.”
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the recent approval for a tariff hike given to telecommunications operators in the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
The NLC, in a statement on Wednesday by its president, Joe Ajaero, condemned the tariff increase, labelling it as a harsh development and another burden on Nigerians.
The NLC accused the government of prioritizing corporate profits over the welfare of its citizens.
Ajaero in the statement, accused the government at all levels of failing to protect the interest of the citizens and making life more difficult for the common man.
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