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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has vowed to take action against Elon Musk’s Starlink for increasing its subscription prices in Nigeria without regulatory approval.

This move comes after stakeholders accused the NCC of applying double standards, allowing Starlink’s price hike while denying local telecom operators the same privilege.

According to Dr. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Starlink’s action contravenes Sections 108 and 111 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003, and its license conditions regarding tariffs.

“The decision by Starlink to unilaterally review their subscription packages upwards did not receive the approval of the Nigerian Communications Commission,” Muoka stated.

Starlink recently increased its monthly subscription by 97% from N38,000 to N75,000, while new users will have to pay 34% more for Starlink kits (hardware), now priced at N590,000, up from N440,000.

The company cited “excessive inflation” as the reason for the increment.

The NCC said It will take appropriate measures against any licensee who undermines the regulatory stability of the telecommunications industry.

“The Commission will therefore take appropriate enforcement measures against any action by a licensee that is capable of eroding the regulatory stability of the telecommunications industry,” Muoka warned.

Meanwhile, local telecom operators, under the auspices of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), have been pushing for a tariff review. They argue that the telecom industry is the only sector that hasn’t adjusted prices despite rising inflation and economic pressures.

Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/ncc-cracks-down-on-starlink-over-unauthorized-price-hike/

Lol. Time will tell.

NCC is not cracking down on anyone yet, they just vowed to do so, the same way that the past and present govt have vowed to crack down on insecurity but we are yet to see any result


So until then, Cc should shove it their ass

Honestly we will need some regulation here.

It is quite shocking that Nigerian law is toothless and doesn't have value we expected.

Can star Link try this in America?

You don't just threaten them, you have to implement sanctions like it was done on MTN


NCC wake-up

Ok

Ok

Na now time break?

Nigerians should be very careful about this company. Before they use technology to spy and dictate for us. See what Iran is doing below, and why we shoud make sure that no government agency can do same to us.



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

Even minister cannot afford 75k monthly

We are still awaiting the implementation of the deal, FG signed with Twitter.....😜🤣

Na now time break? Kontinue. Other agencies should also crackdown the prices of food

This will be interesting

Without bribe they mean. No be Nigeria.

Na now time break? Kontinue. Other agencies should also crackdown the prices of food.
Dey play

They adjusted their prices in dollars.

Even lower in dollars compared to before and compared to other countries.

But too steep for many Nigerians who will likely find other options.

Lolz

Impossible!
Not this fg that is anti price reduction.

And yet nothing will be done ... Ordinary dstv price hike wey govt suppose help intervene for, they came out to do audio proposal to reduce it and yet nothing was done... Abegi

Thank you NCC
It is crazy, 100% sudden hike, with immediate implementation.

Kosiso12:
Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/ncc-cracks-down-on-starlink-over-unauthorized-price-hike/

What happened to DSTV price hike? You cowed , but when it is starlink you are barking... Useless set of unreasonable individuals.

They should getat. If not for useless mtn and the likes wetin go make Elon musk get mind increase subscription to 75k. Those who work from home and need fast Internet will still subscribe.

T-pain will soon set up a committee to review the modalities for acquiring a loan from Elon Musk. This is the preamble to that move.

Lol. Elon Musk doesn’t care. He’ll just withdraw his services from Nigeria.

Even starlink would have notice the shift in customer base, wanted to go for it but the but too much from users, and today's Nigeria you have to calculate before buying comon garri

Misplaced priorities. If Starlink decides to price themselves out of business, how does that concern NCC. NCC should only be concerned if there are no alternatives available to Nigerians.

Instead for u to crack down on Tinubu empty head for his corruption and failed policies

Jokers! The false narrative they are trying to push is now being bursted. Most Nigerian telcos have increased pricing in a not-so-apparent way. It costs more per kilobyte of data now than before. But their billing systems have been "doped" in a similar way that petrol station pumps show a litre of dispensed product but actually have dispensed less than a litre