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NCC Directs Telcos To Simplify Tariff Plans

The guidelines, resulting from consultations with industry stakeholders and data analysis on consumer preferences, aim to reduce the complexity of tariff plans, ensure transparency and fairness, protect consumers’ interests, and promote fair competition by standardizing tariff structures.
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Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission
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-Directive Is To Ensure Tariff Transparency

News Highlights:

  • The NCC has directed telecom operators to simplify their tariff plans, bundles, and promotional activities.
  • The directive is aimed at providing clear and accurate information on the cost of voice, SMS, and data services to subscribers.
  • The directive also mandates MNOs to publish a comprehensive table showing the features of their tariff plans and bundle offers.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday directed telecommunications operators in the country to simplify their tariff plans, bundles, and promotional activities.

The NCC said in a directive made available to Digital TimesNG on Monday afternoon that the move aims to provide clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information about the cost of voice, short messaging service (SMS) and data services to subscribers.

The Commission explained in the directive signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka that the directive, titled “Guidance on the Simplification of Tariffs in the Nigerian Communications Sector,” was issued on July 29, 2024, and mandates Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to publish a comprehensive table showing the features of their tariff plans and bundle offers.

The statement noted that the table should contain all necessary information for subscribers to make informed decisions, including details on add-ons, their prices, how consumers can opt-in or out, terms and conditions for renewal, and rollover policies.

Digital TimesNG reports that the guideline is the outcome of consultations with industry stakeholders, including MNOs and Consumer Focus Groups, and extensive data analysis on consumer preferences and expectations.

“The objectives of the simplification guidelines are to reduce the complexity of tariff plans and bundles, ensure transparency and fairness of promotional elements of tariff plans, protect consumers’ interests by providing clear and understandable tariff information so that they make informed decisions, and promote fair competition among licensees by standardising tariff structures.

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“Service providers are also required to display all relevant information about their tariffs, such as the name of the plan, price, validity period, price-per-second for on or off-network and international calls, expected data speeds, and fair usage policies.

“Operators can maintain existing bonus-led tariff plans till 31st December 2024, within which period operators are expected to educate and migrate all subscribers to the simplified tariff plans,” the directive stated.

The guidelines further mandate that MNOs must communicate tariffs to subscribers in “clear language and a user-friendly format,” with full disclosure of a subscriber’s tariff plan via Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD).

Additionally, “operators must offer stand-alone data bundles at fair prices to avoid tying consumers with products they do not need; bonuses on promotions must be stated in actual value; access fees and asymmetric fee structures must be eliminated,” among other conditions.

The NCC further emphasised that while complying with these guidelines, operators must also meet the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) standards set out in the Quality of Service (QoS) Regulations.

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