abuja—THE Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said Nigerians spent N3.66 trillion on telecommunications services in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Dambatta, dropped the hint at the flag-off of the NCC Year of Consumer at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

According to him, Nigerian subscribers spent $5.6 billion in 2015 and $6.6 billion in 2016, amounting to $12.2 billion (N3.6trn) on telecommunications services at an average exchange rate of N300.

The analysis of the amount showed that the N3.66 trillion spent by Nigerian telecoms subscribers is more than half of the 2017 annual budget of N7.298 trillion.

He said: “In 2015, Nigerian telecom consumers spent a whooping $5.6 billion on telecommunications services. And in 2016, they topped it up by another $1 billion to make it $6.6 billion.That is why today’s event is remarkable. More remarkable is that the year 2017 is dedicated to the Nigerian Telecom Consumers.

”A management decision that compels us to seek to amplify our activities towards ensuring that the consumer enjoys a customer experience that is enhanced and consistent in time and quality.

“Just as their patronage is important, the consumer will be our focus. NCC intends to inform and educate the consumer with the sole intent of protecting and empowering them to make the right decisions. As a regulator, NCC has the mandate to ensure all its key stakeholders are protected and their interests balanced in an atmosphere of openness and transparency and within the framework of the NCA 2003 and other subsidiary legislations.”

Continuing, Dambatta noted that the Commission was rolling out new initiatives to achieve high quality of service by the service providers.

To address the two key areas of focus: improving the quality of service and protecting and educating the consumers on their rights this year, the EVC said the Commission had lined up measures to boost customer awareness creation in all the 774 Local Government Councils by ensuring prompt enforcement of the Do Not Disturb (DND) facility already provided by NCC.”

In his goodwill message, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said the Senate was at the forefront of consumer protection, and on the verge of passing the Consumer Protection bill into law.

Saraki, who was represented by the Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Communication, Solomon Adeola, said the bill when passed into law, was expected to provide consumers with protective prices and further insulate them from any exploitative tendencies currently experienced in the sector.

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And we still spending.
The amount spended for data and calls has been spended.

Hmm

Nice one

All these money the Networks are sharing...
I hope it was well Spended.

money dey yafunyafun

And so?

Ha

money spent in coins can someday buy a castle

....and there is recession
Baba God.. pickup my calls

And we they shout recession

And this telecommunications can't pay their loans claming there is no money. Only in a country like this that such news can be heard.

O Boy, So this people they recorded all my transaction with Airtel and mtn


I don waste money.... Nairaland 24/7 as if SEUN go give me award for patronizing Nairaland.

Chai... And I never build House

and etisalat is broke

That tym recession never hot now, am sure it will be less that 1trillion from 2016 till date


Boiz never chop, na call he wan dy call?

who call done EPP?

How is that their business? WORLD MOST USELESS COUNTRY AND HOPELESS LEADERS

The analysis of the amount showed that the N3.66 trillion spent by Nigerian telecoms subscribers is more than half of the 2017 annual budget of N7.298 trillion.

Is that why they want to tax our calls? Nonsense ppl.
Well, ko kan any fvcking body cos my monthly call spending isn't up to 60% of my monthly data. And I'm on 1k monthly data package

and this stingy seun ,will not compensate us for patronizing his site......seun d pic below is for u o

NCC af come again ooo

and to all ye mods that didnt want to retire so DT new people go chop too.....d pic below is for u

and to all NL's that didn't let me reach FP......This for u too

See money abeg!

and to all ye female Bashers .......diz one is for u

You can imagine the money MTN and co make from Nigeria. Ordinary connect some streets to their transformer, they won't.

and to all ye male bashers