Starlink, the satellite internet provider owned by SpaceX, has rolled back its recent price hikes in Nigeria, just three weeks after Nigeria’s communications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), blocked the increase.



The company had initially doubled the cost of its standard residential plan (which includes a 1 TB fair usage policy), raising it from ₦38,000 ($24) to ₦75,000 ($48). Roaming customers faced even steeper price hikes: local roaming, which enables customers to use Starlink kits outside their registered location in Nigeria, jumped from ₦49,000 to ₦167,000 per month, while international roaming soared to ₦717,000 monthly.



The revised pricing was scheduled to take effect on October 31st. Elon Musk explained on X (formerly Twitter) that Starlink’s subscription fees were being adjusted for inflation. However, Nigerian regulators maintain strict pricing guidelines for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and have previously blocked other ISPs from increasing data prices.



In a statement shared with TechCabal, the NCC confirmed that Starlink had failed to secure regulatory approval for the price increases. The commission cited violations of “Sections 108 and 111 of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA), 2003, and Starlink’s License Conditions regarding tariffs.” The NCC instructed Starlink to reverse the price hikes or face potential sanctions.


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