The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has revealed that cost of operation has risen which is why they want an increment in the cost of services offered by its members.
Gbolahan Awonuga, the Head of Operations, ALTON, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Nairametrics on Wednesday.
If the request, which was made to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by ALTON, is granted, it will lead to about a 40% increase in the cost of calls, data, and SMS.
The telcos said: “Given the state of the economy and the circa 40% increase in the cost of doing business, we wish to request for an interim administrative review of the mobile (voice) termination rate for voice; administrative data floor price, and cost of SMS as reflected in extant instruments.
“With respect to voice an SMS cost, ALTON respectfully requests the commission to consider a mark-up approach to address the upward price adjustment desirable for the industry.
"We have enclosed herein and marked as ‘Annexure 1’our proposal in that regard.
“For data services, we wish to request that the commission implements the recommendations in the August 2020 KPMG report on the determination of cost-based pricing for wholesale and retail broadband service in Nigeria.
"Excerpts from the report, are attached and marked ‘Annexure 2’ to provide a further illustration,” it added.
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