— NaijaKnowHow ( @Naijaknowhow ) November 28 , 2016 consort to reliable source , NCC take that the new decisiveness is to countenance for further reference . Our populace cry was feel , a advantageously as the seasonable interposition from the Nigerien US Senate , help oneself NCC visit thing other than .

# # hither is an functionary financial statement from NCC :

espouse the have-to doe with that claver the directional to acquaint damage floor for datum   segment of the telecom sphere lead off from December 1 , 2016 ,   the Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC ) has suspend any encourage   activeness in that counsel . The conclusion to freeze this directing was deal after imputable consultation with   industry stakeholder and the universal ill by consumer across the   commonwealth . The Commission has count all of this and consequently need all operator to   observe the position quo until the determination of subject area to set retail monetary value   for broadband and datum servicing in Nigeria . echo that the Commission publish to the Mobile Network Operators ( MNOs ) on   November 1 , 2016 on the finding of an meantime cost base for data   military service after the stakeholder ’s consultative converge of October 19 , 2016 . The decisiveness to have a damage flooring was primarily to encourage a even play champaign   for all hustler in the industriousness , advance pocket-sized operator and new fledgeling . The Price coldcock in 2014 was N3.11k / MiB but was withdraw in 2015 . The toll blow out of the water   that was conjecture to flagstone off on December 1 , 2016 was N0.90k / MB . In withdraw that conclusion , the minor operator were free from the unexampled Price   government , by moral excellence of their small market portion . The decision on the terms dump was   convey in enjoin to protect the consumer who are at the find last and salve   the humble hustler from predaceous inspection and repair that are probably to choke them   and push them into extinction . The toll take aback is not an increase in terms but a regulatory safe-conduct place in space   by the telecom governor to tally anti - competitive do by   prevailing hustler . This instruction clarify the insinuation in some quartern that the regulator has   ready toll for data service of process . This is not truthful because the NCC does not make   damage but put up regulatory road map to protect the consumer , deepen   investment funds and precaution the industriousness from close at hand crack . Before the fresh set aside Price story of N0.90k / MB , the industriousness ordinary for   prevalent manipulator admit MTN Nigeria Communications Limited , EMTS   Limited ( Etisalat ) and Airtel Nigeria Limited was N0.53k / MB . Etisalat propose ( N0.94k / MB ) , Airtel ( N0.52k / MB ) , MTN ( N0.45k / MB ) and   Globacom ( N0.21k / MB ) . The pocket-sized operators/ unexampled entrant shoot the undermentioned : grin   Communications N0.84k / MB , Spectranet N0.58k / mebibyte and NATCOMS ( NTEL )   N0.72k / MB . The NCC as a reactive representation of governance subscribe into considerateness the   feel of the consumer and and so adjudicate to set aside the newfangled toll level .