NCC moves to review mobile termination rates after eight years

By Chinenye Anuforo
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a comprehensive review of Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) eight years after the current rates were introduced, citing changing economic realities, technological advancements and shifts in telecommunications traffic patterns.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos on Tuesday, the Head of Competition and Tariff at the NCC, Mrs Omotayo Mohammed, said the review had become necessary because the existing rates no longer reflect prevailing operational and economic conditions in the telecommunications sector.
According to her, the current MTR stands at N3.90 per minute for generic operators and N4.70 per...