Nigeria: GSM Companies Should Lower Tariff - Usoro

21 December 2013

Though telecommunication tariff in Nigeria has fallen over 75 per cent since 2001, Nigerians are calling for more tariff reduction, for SMS and voice communication, a senior lawyer has said.

Call tariff in Nigeria fell from about N50 in 2001 to about N45 around 2005 and about N12 today, (for peak period). The tariff for SMS has also fallen from about N15 in 2001 to N9 around 2010 and about N4 in 2013. The cost of SIM pack has fallen from about N12, 000 in 2001 to about N5, 500 in 2004 and is now being given freely on the streets.

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