The NCC's new directive will cause further pain to Nigerians who are already dealing with recession.
If the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has its way we will all be sending text messages instead of calling and using our apps to communicate by December.
The regulatory body NCC "has
directed all telecom operators in the country to review their current
data prices to align with the new price floor and implement same by the
1st of December 2016, while defaulters risk having sanctions imposed on
them."
In letters addressed to all network operators, the NCC stated that it decided to introduce the data price floor as a strategy to stabilise the industry, improve the quality of service and ensure that customers get value for their money. What this means will create an opportunity for data providers to flex a
bit in the market the bottom line is that those of us who buy data from
the major telcos will have to pay more for data. These new prices will
take a sizeable chunk of our income that has already been
diminished by
the recession. Goodbye memes, bants and WhatsApp chats will now be done sparingly. Yes
folks, we are going back to 2004 when we gist via texts. At this rate,
let's get ready for the worst and buy pure water phones that are good
for sending SMS and playing the classic snake game. The good Federal Government should just go ahead and tax us for going to
viewing centres and going out to party because as the way it is they
are hellbent on suffering Nigerians.
This present administration keeps wiping the smiles from Nigerians.
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