The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn its statement claiming that Starlink did not receive regulatory approval before hiking its subscription prices in NigeriaThe development comes a few hours after Reuben Muoka, the director of public affairs at NCC, said the commission was “surprised” when the company announced the price changes.
Although Muoka acknowledged that Starlink had filed a request with the NCC to adjust its prices, he said the regulator did not approve it.
“We were surprised that the company jumped the gun by announcing price changes after filing a request to the Commission seeking approval for price adjustment for which the Commission was yet to communicate a decision,” NCC had said earlier in a statement.
Advertisement“I wish to request that all who have received this press statement should ignore, as it was issued in error,” he said.
On April 25, telcos said their services were overdue for price increments as they have not raised rates in the last 11 years...
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