The Nigerian Communications Commission has issued a directive mandating all telecommunications operators in the country to limit the number of available tariff plans to a maximum of seven.
The NCC has approved new tariff guidelines for operators designed to enhance transparency, improve consumer understanding, and foster fair competition among the licensees of the Commission.
It has also reduced the number of bundles offered per operator to 100, stressing that no subscriber can be on more than one tariff plan at a time.
According to the NCC, a tariff plan is a structured pricing scheme outlining the charges and conditions under which telecommunications services are provided to subscribers.
The NCC disclosed this in a document posted on its website and signed by the Executive Vice-Chairman of the commission, Aminu Maida, on Saturday.
The document read in part, “The number of tariff plans offered per operator is limited to seven, and the number of bundles offered per operator is limited to 100.
“There are no limitations to the number of add-ons a subscriber can opt into. However, each operator must have in place a mechanism that informs subscribers of the number of add-ons they have at the point of purchasing another add-on. Subscribers must be able to check (via USSD string, SMS) the number of add-ons purchased.”
