{"id":351185,"date":"2025-01-03T08:05:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T07:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=351185"},"modified":"2025-01-03T08:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T07:05:38","slug":"telcos-push-for-100-tariff-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/03\/telcos-push-for-100-tariff-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Telcos push for 100% tariff hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Laments rising operational costs, including inflation and increased service delivery expenses<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nigerian telecommunications companies have submitted a proposed 100 per cent increase in their tariffs to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Arise TV on Thursday, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, stated that the increase is to address rising operational costs, including inflation and increased service delivery expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Toriola, however, expressed uncertainty about the proposal being approved by telecom regulator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/12\/27\/ncc-serves-mtn-5-day-disconnection-notice-over-non-payment-of-interconnect-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said the hike became imperative to sustain the industry bedevilled by significant financial pressures due to rising operational costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve put forward requests of approximately 100 per cent tariff increases to regulators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI doubt they\u2019re going to approve that quantum of increases because they are very, very sensitive to the current economic situation in the country,\u201d Toriola stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe we\u2019re all on the same side, the policymakers, the regulators, our Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, and the industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re united because we share concerns about a few fundamental issues. 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