{"id":2685,"date":"2025-02-01T18:06:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T18:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/subbase.com.ng\/blog\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:47:28","slug":"mtn-glo-and-other-nigerian-telecoms-companies-threaten-to-increase-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subbase.com.ng\/blog\/mtn-glo-and-other-nigerian-telecoms-companies-threaten-to-increase-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN, GLO, and Other Nigerian Telecoms Companies Threaten to Increase Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Telecommunications companies such as\u00a0Globacom, Airtel, MTN, and others\u00a0have warned to hike prices within seven days if the Nigerian government does not find a solution to the situation.<\/p>\n

Gbenga Adebayo<\/a>, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), revealed the firms\u2019 positions during a news conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n

As part of the challenges now affecting the telecommunications business, Adebayo included the seizure of cellular sites in Kogi, worries about deteriorating service quality in Abuja, high diesel prices, inflation, and the safety of telecom employees.<\/p>\n

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Over 70 sites in Kogi State and its surrounds have shut down, preventing members from accessing and maintaining them, he claims, due to disagreements over taxes and levies imposed by the Kogi State Government through the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe KIRS action was based on an ex parte court order obtained by the KIRS in response to unfounded accusations that our members are in default of state government tax payments (which is not the case) and that access to these vital telecom sites has been restricted.\u201d This issue is anticipated to result in a total communications blackout in Kogi State and sections of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, as well as a probable impact on service availability in Nassarawa, Benue, Enugu, Anambra, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, and Niger States.
\n\u201cThese are states that share Kogi State\u2019s boundaries,\u201d said ALTON\u2019s chairman, who also serves as a joint spokesman for the telecom providers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He further claimed that the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Directorate of Signage and Advertisement had refused to issue telecommunication service providers with permissions to construct infrastructure in the Federal Capital City. This, he claimed, was impacting service quality in the FCT,\u00a0Abuja.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe situation is caused by the FCT\u2019s ruling officials,\u201d he stated. Telecommunications services rely on the infrastructure on the ground. We demand that the Federal Executive Council persuade the FCDA to provide our members\u2019 approval\/permission to deploy infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cDISCRIMINATORY CHARGES AGAINST THE SECTOR WILL NO LONGER BE TOLERATED BY ALTON AND ITS MEMBERS.\u201d In order to meet their demand, the sector plans to start a research on adjusting rates for some of the unfriendly telecoms states.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ALTON was particularly concerned about the growing cost of diesel and its impact on the high cost of doing business in general.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are afraid that unless there is an intervention to sustain this industry, operators would be forced to launch a pricing review process,\u201d Adebayo added. While we applaud all of our security agencies for their efforts to keep us all safe, the impact of the country\u2019s general state of security is that we are unable to provide 24\/7 support in certain areas because it is unsafe to send out service personnel to certain parts of the country and at certain times of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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