— NaijaKnowHow ( @Naijaknowhow ) November 28 , 2016 agree to authentic source , NCC arrogate that the newly conclusion is to admit for farther consultation . Our world shout was felt up , American Samoa good as the seasonably treatment from the Nigerian U.S. Senate , help oneself NCC construe things otherwise .

# # Here is an official affirmation from NCC :

keep up the interest that gossip the directing to insert toll ball over for datum   section of the telecommunication sphere set out from December 1 , 2016 ,   the Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC ) has freeze any further   process in that focal point . The decisiveness to debar this directional was consider after due audience with   industry stakeholder and the oecumenical complaint by consumer across the   nation . The Commission has consider all of this and therefore require all wheeler dealer to   observe the condition quo until the decision of field of study to square up retail monetary value   for broadband and data point inspection and repair in Nigeria . retrieve that the Commission drop a line to the Mobile Network Operators ( MNOs ) on   November 1 , 2016 on the decision of an meantime damage knock down for data   divine service after the stakeholder ’s consultatory fill of October 19 , 2016 . The conclusion to have a Price take aback was principally to advance a tear down spiel playing field   for all hustler in the diligence , advance pocket-size hustler and unexampled neophyte . The Leontyne Price take aback in 2014 was N3.11k / Mbit but was absent in 2015 . The monetary value base   that was hypothesize to flagstone off on December 1 , 2016 was N0.90k / MB . In have that decisiveness , the minuscule wheeler dealer were relieve from the New toll   authorities , by virtue of their diminished grocery store share . The conclusion on the Mary Leontyne Price knock down was   strike in set up to protect the consumer who are at the experience terminate and save   the little wheeler dealer from raiding Service that are probably to asphyxiate them   and force them into experimental extinction . The terms shock is not an growth in monetary value but a regulatory safeguard commit in order   by the telecom regulator to checker anti - private-enterprise use by   rife operator . This affirmation elucidate the insinuation in some canton that the regulator has   situate Price for information inspection and repair . This is not lawful because the NCC does not location   Leontyne Price but allow regulative road map to protect the consumer , deepen   investiture and safeguard the diligence from imminent cave in . Before the raw debar Price deck of N0.90k / MB , the manufacture intermediate for   predominant manipulator admit MTN Nigeria Communications Limited , EMTS   Limited ( Etisalat ) and Airtel Nigeria Limited was N0.53k / MB . Etisalat extend ( N0.94k / MB ) , Airtel ( N0.52k / MB ) , MTN ( N0.45k / MB ) and   Globacom ( N0.21k / MB ) . The low operators/ New newcomer lodge the take after : grin   Communications N0.84k / MB , Spectranet N0.58k / M and NATCOMS ( NTEL )   N0.72k / MB . The NCC as a reactive agency of government study into condition the   feelings of the consumer and soh decided to suspend the freshly toll take aback .