The Chief Executive of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has said
the telecommunications firm has sent a proposal to the Nigerian Communications
Commission for a 100 percent service tariff increase.
He disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV on
Thursday.
However, the CEO expressed that it remains uncertain whether
the Nigerian Communications Commission, the telecom regulator, will approve the
proposal owing to existing economic hardship in the country.
“We’ve put forward requests of approximately 100 percent
tariff increases to regulators.
“I doubt they’re going to approve that quantum of increases
because they are very, very sensitive to the current economic situation in the
country,” Toriola said.
This comes amid heightened speculation of an imminent
telecom service tariff hike in Nigeria, this year.
The Chairman of the Association of Licensed
Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo, recently
threatened a shutdown of operations without a tariff hike.
However, telecom subscribers rejected any move to hike
tariffs.
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