By Ayomide Mamora
Senator representing Benue South Senatorial district, Abba Moro, has lamented the incessant hike in price of cable devices by the service provider MultiChoice which he described as exploitative.
While giving the high price, the lawmaker said: “Note that the leading pay-tv service provider in Nigeria, (MultiChoice Nigeria) informed all DStv compact subscribers on August 22, 2020, to expect a 13.3% price increase to N7,900 commencing from September 1, 2020 while the subscription fee for DStv compact plus was increased by 9.5% from N10,925 to N12,000, and Premium was increased from N16,200 to N18,400 indicating a 13.6% hike.”
He stated in the House of Assembly that Nigerians have angrily reacted to the price hike because of low economic of the country, hence there was need for legislative intervention.
He However maintained that there was no justification for the price hike, given that the pay-tv services are subscription based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite televisions.
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, then adopted a motion directing all pay television service providers to revert to pay per view module as against the mandatory monthly subscription.
