​The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has said Nigerians should expect a new data price as soon as an on-going cost-based research is concluded.

This was disclosed in Abuja by the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Umar Garba Dambatta during a chat with DAILY POST.

According to him, the commission had noticed that the level of data usage was growing across the country and there was need for an affordable and acceptable price floor for data.

He said this was necessary in order to forestall a price war in the data sub-segment of the telecommunications industry.

Dambatta disclosed that the commission was looking at other temporary measures in other to ensure that data services improved.

He said: “We have noticed that the level of data usage is growing. This attests to the earlier assertion by the NCC that data is going to be the next frontier.

“You recall that NCC attempted to do the interim price floor for data in order to ensure that we do not have a price war in the data sub-segment of the industry.

“This of course met with resistance from the consumers; and because the NCC is a listening agency, we suspended the interim price floor.

“As I am talking to you, there is a cost-based study going on in order to arrive at an accepted, affordable data price floor which will come into force as soon as the consultants’ work is concluded.

“That is, as soon as the outcome of this consultancy that is on-going over data price is discussed,.as usual, and is further consulted upon with other stakeholders who we expect will provide useful information towards arriving at an acceptable price floor for data.

“We are also looking at other temporary measures in other to ensure that data services improve.

“We are thinking about providing palliatives to smaller operators in the industry. I mean those with about 7.5 percent share of the market.

“We are in discussion with them in order to see how we can help them to provide data services in different part of the country even as we are talking with bigger operators to ensure that we find a way to improve the quality of data services.”

http://fabinfos.com/nigerians-expect-new-data-price-soon-ncc/

Pepper dem data.

Waiting

Help beg airtel,,,,they should pls repent from stealing our data

hope dis is not another increase

NCC wan start dem madness wey dem no finish last year abi ?

All I've been saying and still saying is that there should be a subscription of ₦100 for 100MB, ₦200 for 200MB and so on, and should last for a month. It will greatly benefit those that don't have ₦1k to sub.

11Anonymous:
All I've been saying and still saying is that there should be a subscription of ₦100 for 100MB, ₦200 for 200MB and so on, and should last for a month. It will greatly benefit those that don't have ₦1k to sub.

there is no 100 for 100 but there is 200 for 200 Nd 500 for 500 on etisalat and Airtel..
last which month? oga no make your condition affect our destiny oh so we should now be paying 1k for 1gb instead of 3gb abi? abeg manage your 10 10mb abeg

Teedawg:
there is no 100 for 100 but there is 200 for 200 Nd 500 for 500 on etisalat and Airtel..
last which month? oga no make your condition affect our destiny oh so we should now be paying 1k for 1gb instead of 3gb abi? abeg manage your 10 10mb abeg

bro you dey vest ooo

11Anonymous:
All I've been saying and still saying is that there should be a subscription of ₦100 for 100MB, ₦200 for 200MB and so on, and should last for a month. It will greatly benefit those that don't have ₦1k to sub.

Good comment

akindayo12:

bro you dey vest ooo

Abi O, The Guy Dey Boxers Sef.

akindayo12:


bro you dey vest ooo

some people just too like awoof they won't do things with moderation how will a dataplan like that last a month how will the companies make their income
That type of mentality is the reason that has kept us in our present dilemma ( greediness ) why M i taking this too personal lol?

Afeezoladapo:
hope dis is not another increase

U said what am just thinking. Do people think this government like to do what favours the masses. Be expecting data increment very soon. Ncc should ignore the data price compitition among the gsm companies. They only need to compel them to improve on their services, especially,this issue of poor network people are experiencing everywhere now.

let them just make 10gb for 1k for de period of 3months jor...

that will be a welcome development

New data price again?

these NCC people have come again. can they just let nigerians rest. pls nah

Irrespective of the price I know we are still going to be at the receiving end

Am new here ,who will welcome me

Proxy sites got me covered..

All this talk means nothing, those networks will continue to flex is our hard earn cash,


what NCC should focus on is TIME BASED DATA USAGE, TBDU,

imagine buying 2g of data for two days to browse, and due to electricity absence and some other things, that conspire to give you no time and chance to browse, and boom, the two days is here and next boom, it has expire, chaiii

it should also apply to those pay per view, DSTV, STARTIMES,

those networks, and companys are riping us off big time

Teedawg:
there is no 100 for 100 but there is 200 for 200 Nd 500 for 500 on etisalat and Airtel..
last which month? oga no make your condition affect our destiny oh so we should now be paying 1k for 1gb instead of 3gb abi? abeg manage your 10 10mb abeg

bros abeg no vex how u take dy get 3gb 4 1k and which network

edobor108:
bros abeg no vex how u take dy get 3gb 4 1k and which network

Airtel blackberry plan 1k for 3gb works only on bb
or
Airtel black berry plan 1500 for 3gb works on all devices

11Anonymous:
All I've been saying and still saying is that there should be a subscription of ₦100 for 100MB, ₦200 for 200MB and so on, and should last for a month. It will greatly benefit those that don't have ₦1k to sub.

Data rate on glo is #1 per MB. which is equivalent to what you are clamoring for. #100 equates to 100mb, and so on. but for their poor service anyway

Useless apc party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHw1i9Tm5Jk

Empty talk...

Teedawg:
Airtel blackberry plan 1k for 3gb works only on bb or Airtel black berry plan 1500 for 3gb works on all devices

thank you

Lalasticlala Ishilove Mynd44 Seun Dominique

Who is the minister behind this nonsense?

What you call price wars is actually competition. What you call 'acceptable price floor' is called collusion or price fixing, which is a crime. You sir, are a horrible thief trying to steal from your own people.

Aboki again

am I the only one that notice that NCC wants to increase data price