- According to Adebayo, telcos are concurrently fulfilling all regulatory prerequisites necessary to implement the fresh telecoms tariff hike for subscribers.
Telecommunications companies operating in Nigeria have provided fresh update on the recently approved 50% tariff hike on call, data and other services.
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, ALTON, disclosed that implementation of the new tariff will commence soon.
The Chairman of the association, Gbenga Adebayo, made the disclosure in an interview with Daily Post on Wednesday.
According to Adebayo, telcos are currently fulfilling all regulatory prerequisites necessary to implement the fresh telecoms tariff hike for subscribers.
He did not state the exact date 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.
“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,” he told DAILY POST.
His update follows the recent approval of a 50 percent telecom service tariff hike by the Nigerian government through the Nigerian Communications Commission.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, attributed the decision to rising inflation and operational costs.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress and subscribers have rejected the move on the ground that it would worsen the hardship in Nigeria.