Indications have emerged that subscribers may soon begin to pay lower tariff for voice calls if the proposal by the Federal Government is accepted by the telecommunications operators in the country.
The Minister for Communication, Adebayo Shittu, who disclosed this when senior officials of the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, LASMIRA paid him a visited said that it is possible for Nigerians to pay lower than what they are currently paying.
Shittu while calling for holistic approach towards tackling the issue of the Right of Way, ROW, for telecoms infrastructure in the state said that the issue of RoW is one critical issue that must be tackled by the three tiers of government in the country.
He however noted that it will require the concerted effort of all stakeholders in the industry saying that there is the need for active involvement and participation of all the stakeholders to dialogue on the modalities for harmonising the tariff charges in the telecoms industry.
Shittu noted that it was imperative at this time to address the low tariff and the ROW issues saying that there was need to push for actions on the adoption of a common tariff such that would allow common man to have access to telephony, get the best services and be able to afford the call rate.
He disclosed that the Federal Government was ready to collaborate with all the stakeholders in the industry and do whatever that can be done to ensure a new lease of life for the consumers adding that it is common for telcos to always shift the levies back to the consumers.
