The Association of Telephone Cable TV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria has clarified that recent reports about an impending tariff hike by telecom companies are untrue.
ATCIS described these claims, propagated by certain online platforms and a national newspaper, as false and misleading.
The National President of ATCIS-Nigeria, Sina Bilesanmi, dismissed the tariff hike rumours during an urgent press conference in Lagos on Monday.
He stressed that the Nigerian Communications Commission has neither approved nor implemented any such increase.
“This is nothing but speculation,” Bilesanmi declared. “The report has caused unnecessary anxiety among millions of telecom subscribers across the country.”
A senior official at the NCC supported ATCIS’s statement, confirming that the Commission had not approved any tariff increase.
The official also clarified that the NCC had not issued any statements to the media regarding a price hike.
“The reporter who published this false information appears to have been influenced by unscrupulous elements seeking to destabilize the industry,” the source stated. “I want to reiterate that there is no new tariff increase at this time. Any future adjustments to tariffs will involve extensive consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including ATCIS.”
ATCIS had earlier written to the NCC on December 24, 2024, seeking clarification on rumours of a 40% tariff increase reportedly set for January 2025.
The initial report alleged that call rates would rise to N15.40 from N11, SMS charges to N5.60, and 1GB of data to N1,400 from N1,000.
