Reverse the Tariff Hike, NAAT asks Telecom Companies: Report

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The telecom operators in Nigeria recently hiked the mobile tariffs for consumers. The scale of the hike was 50%, as per reports online. This is massive hike for the consumers. The National Assoication of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has asked the telecom companies to reverse the tariff hikes. At present, the tariff hikes are under assessment by the Nigerian government’s review committee.

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This is not all. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), largest labour union in Nigeria, had also voiced against the tariff hikes by the telcos. The telcos were only able to go ahead with the 50% tariff hike after the approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Nigerian telecom operators have long been struggling with low tariffs amidst global inflation and currency fluctuations.

Global telecom body, GSMA has supported this tariff hike by the operators. As per a statement from GSMA, this tariff hike will allow the telecom operators to boost telecom infrastructure in the country, which will ultimately help the consumers. GSMA noted that with this tariff hike, the telecom operators will be able to unlock about $150 million of additional investments which would help with increasing 4G coverage to 94% of the population. This means moble internet for 9 million additional phone users and 2 million of those in the underserved areas.