ATCON president Tony Emoekpere stated in an interview on Monday that the regulator’s intervention would ensure a smooth working relationship among all parties.
He said that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) would disconnect banks if they failed to pay the debt owed.
According to him, 41 categories of taxes, levies and charges are already in the digital economy sector; hence, an additional excise is not justified.
Nigeria has the least affordable internet service in the world, per a Surfshark report in February. The advent of 5G services could further spiral up internet costs.
Nigerian Commission said it was to allow an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database.
