Telecom Sector Seeks Cost-reflective Pricing as NCC Reassesses Interconnection Rates

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a comprehensive review of interconnection rates in the telecommunications sector, a move that industry stakeholders say could reshape competition, investment and pricing across Nigeria’s telecom market.
The review, expected to be the first major reassessment of the framework, is taking place against a backdrop of rising concerns that legacy interconnection fees no longer reflect the current operating environment, profoundly affected by soaring inflation, a weakened naira, 5G adoption, and changing customer preferences.
The interconnection rates known as Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs), are the wholesale charges telecom operato...