The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Ferdinand Moolman, has disclosed that the activities of ‘over-the-top’ companies like WhatsApp, Viber have adverse effects on its business and affects the sustainability of Nigeria’s telecommunications industry.

Moolman stated this yesterday while highlighting factors affecting Nigeria’s telecommunications industry, at a hearing convened by Senate Committee on Communications. The hearing chaired by the vice-chairman of the committee, Adeola Olamilekan, was organised following the now suspended data tariff hike by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.

While identifying the factors, he said, “the depletion of operator revenues by unlicensed providers of “over-the-top” telecoms services who do not have any physical presence; nor pay any taxes; nor make any significant contribution to employment or other socio-economic objectives of government in Nigeria.”

Mentioning WhatsApp, Viber and the likes, the MTN boss pointed out that these companies were eroding gains of Nigeria’s telecom companies and asked Nigeria to take action like the United Arab Emirates did.

He identified another factor as the inability of operators to access foreign exchange, explaining that “this is particularly debilitating given that most of our inputs are sourced off-shore. This has very significantly increased both operating and capital expenses.”

http://dailypost.ng/2016/12/07/whatsapp-viber-others-adversely-affecting-business-nigeria-mtn/

subscribers don't make much calls these days because of whatsapp, lolz.

This is funny




Modified :

Ftcee.
No mind MTN, na when we ban them their eye go clear like eve own when she chop apple..

We are waiting for you guys to try it

"LIKE THIS"

In ur dreams.....Tnk God for watsapp. Free calls all d way

Small but mighty

beht is their data we use to do whassaping, vibering and odas Na

He's not serious.... Mtchew

So you prefer we suffered for your selfish aims upon the billions you make daily

The amount you charge per mb or kilobytes isn't enough

Smiles... Useless network

Useless network ...but where is lalasticlala sef

Keneking:
Useless network ...but where is lalasticlala sef

yes o. this should be pushed to FP.

i tink mtn board is sick.thank God say i no day use d network

All dis ppl never no weytn b der problem for dis nigeria, b4 na ncc nw mtn don carry der wahala come


Thunder go stil strike all dis ppl for real

vcente:
We are waiting for you guys to try it

"LIKE THIS"

Na wao, na person mama una dey snap put for nairaland again

All MTN need to do is give the bunch of morons we have sitting on d red seat some money and they will take this into consideration...
Before yu know it, a Bill is passed

in buhari's voice. "kolewerk"

MoFkers!

Something is wrong with these people ni?

Wicked and greedy people!

everyday nollywood give funny titles concerning what is happening to thier movies. but i have never seen
.
.
"OUR GOVERMENT IS MAD"
cos we need a movie for this.

I think mtn is responsible for the proposed data tariff increment. They might have bribed NCC. They may even have their way in the red chamber, through the power of Ghana must go. My opinion though.

.

make dem ban am nw.... vpn plenty

If this news is true, then MTN is mad.
What nonsense!
The government allows this telecommunications giants too much latitude, that's why they can easily say bullshit.

Who do we buy the data we use in accessing dis social networks from?

They sap your money, sap your data and still tell you bullshit.

On one side, the government tru the NCC is telling them to increase the price of data.

Who den do we run to? Is this country cursed?

imagine, they nor even fear talk am, telling a whole Nigeria to stop using WhatsApp because of their own Personal gain, na Thunder go fire them

MTN

It will never happen!!

Crap.. bullshit

shedy03:
The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Ferdinand Moolman, has disclosed that the activities of ‘over-the-top’ companies like WhatsApp, Viber have adverse effects on its business and affects the sustainability of Nigeria’s telecommunications industry.
Moolman stated this yesterday while highlighting factors affecting Nigeria’s telecommunications industry, at a hearing convened by Senate Committee on Communications. The hearing chaired by the vice-chairman of the committee, Adeola Olamilekan, was organised following the now suspended data tariff hike by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.
While identifying the factors, he said, “the depletion of operator revenues by unlicensed providers of “over-the-top” telecoms services who do not have any physical presence; nor pay any taxes; nor make any significant contribution to employment or other socio-economic objectives of government in Nigeria.”
Mentioning WhatsApp, Viber and the likes, the MTN boss pointedout that these companies were eroding gains of Nigeria’s telecom companies and asked Nigeria to take action like the United Arab Emirates did.
He identified another factor as the inability of operators to accessforeign exchange, explaining that “this is particularly debilitating giventhat most of our inputs are sourced off-shore. This has very significantly increased both operating and capital expenses.”

http://dailypost.ng/2016/12/07/whatsapp-viber-others-adversely-affecting-business-nigeria-mtn/

subscribers don't make much calls these days because of whatsapp, lolz.

Meanwhile,we Nigerians are waiting on ncc to ban mtn for their crap data plan

imagine