TheNigeria Communications Commission(NCC) has announced a change in theInternational Termination Rate(ITR); the charges set by telcos for calls that come from international sources.

The NCC made the price review public through a brief notice which it released last week.
According to the brief notice, “The Nigerian Communications Commission, on September 16, 2016, reviewed the termination rate for international inbound traffic from ₦3.90/min to ₦24.40/min. The interim rate will subsist pending the conclusion of the study of the Determination of Cost Based Pricing for Mobile Voice Termination Rates.”

That excerpt shows a 525% increase in the amount charged for ITR - something that can be traced to a report from the Commission's Policy, Competition and Economic Analysis department. That report had been released in 2015.
“Since international termination rate has no impact on the domestic subscribers, it would be in the interest of the economy to allow international traffic termination rate to be settled through negotiation and commercial agreement between the domestic service providers and international traffic carriers,” the report further reads.

Basically, the report is saying that since an ITR price increase doesn't affect the local consumer, telcos, and the government can generate more revenue to fund investment, innovation, expand domestic networks, and improve the quality of service.

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OK

WTF!!!!!

Change in all spheres

Who gv a Bleep about them when I can make call using whattsapp and Facebook messenger

Yes, that's the gist going on around here in diaspora. The cost to call Naija has tripled. It makes a difference to those of us bases abroad that have to call elderly parents or family members that are not on whatsapp, etc.