Tag: telcos

Telcos, Regulators Face Backlash for Defying Airtime Loan Court Orders

A deepening legal and regulatory standoff has left millions of Nigerian mobile subscribers in a state of growing frustration, as major telecommunications operators and government agencies appear to be disregarding explicit court orders to restore critical airtime and data credit services. ​What began as a regulatory attempt to sanitize the[Read More…]

Nigerians to pay more for data, calls as telcos apply new VAT

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTONS) said it will start implementing the country’s new 7.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) increase from Saturday, February 1 2020. “Further to the assent of the Finance Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari…which reviewed the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5% to 7.5%,[Read More…]