… berates NCC over
lack of due diligence
NATCOMS also accused the Nigerian Communications Commission
(NCC) of lack of due-diligence prior to the purported approval to operators to
hike the data tariffs, which was not also specific on the percentage of
increment expected to take effect from December 1, 2016.
As at the press time, ITRealms gathered that MTN and
Etisalat have already sent out millions of text messages to their subscribers
informing them of the NCC data increase directive.
National President and Secretary General of NATCOMS, Chief
Deolu Ogunbanjo and Prince Bayo Omotubora, noted in a press statement made
available to ITRealms that the increment in data tariff is coming when the 9
per cent Communication Service Tax (CST) bill is still before the National
Assembly.
They alleged that this increase is to test the waters by way
of knowing the reactions of Nigerian telecom subscribers, prelude to the main
thing, which is the suspected 10 per cent.
“NCC did not do due-diligence and did not carry out any
consultation whatsoever, through any of their Consumer Engagement Platforms,
like the NCC Telecoms Consumer Parliament
– for Urban Centres; the NCC Consumer
Outreach Programme – for Sub-Urban Centres; and the NCC Consumer Town Hall Meeting – for
Rural Areas, before this insensitive anti-consumer move,” NATCOMS laments.
The group further said that the directive is ill-advised,
illegal and parades all features of economic adversity and should be withdrawn
forthwith.
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