Mr. Moolman stated this while highlighting factors affecting Nigeria’s telecommunications industry, at a hearing convened by Senate Committee on Communications.
Yesterday's hearing chaired by vice-chairman of the committee, Adeola Olamilekan, was organised following the now suspended data tariff hike by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.
While identifying factors, Mr. Moolman decried “the depletion of operator revenues by unlicensed providers of “over-the-top” telecoms services who do not have any physical presence; nor pay any taxes; nor make any significant contribution to employment or other socio-economic objectives of government in Nigeria.”
Mentioning WhatsApp, Viber and the likes, the MTN boss pointed out that these companies were eroding gains of Nigeria’s telecom companies and asked Nigeria to take action like the United Arab Emirates did.
Hope Nigeria won't become one of the countries where social media is heavily censored very soon?
It's not possible
ReplyDeleteMtn you guys are so fake that you hate competition, it's impossible for FG to listen to you guys because your images have been dented by your many shady deals..
ReplyDeleteSo please keep quiet and give us good services
#GodSaveUsAll
Olu, are you there?
ReplyDeleteCan someone pls help me ask this man if the said apps were banned in mtn's home country south Africa? Do not forget to tell him that charity begins at home.
ULTIMATE GREED.
ReplyDeleteY will u say they should take action bcos it is bad for u as a business man. Biko it is good for us
ReplyDeletewe enjoy it
ReplyDeleteYeyenus! Make I see if e go work for una. They always want to exploit us.
ReplyDeleteIf pple dnt call as usual, u'll tell us if we dnt buy card 4 sub
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine the effrontery??? Really??? They're not satisfied with the 'milking' they've done so far right? They must be outta their minds.
ReplyDeleteIf they try it..... Then their end has come
ReplyDeleteMTN so sorry it won't work
ReplyDeleteMTN will be the one to pack out of Nigeria
ReplyDeleteIt can never be possible, it is MTN that will live nigeria
ReplyDeleteNonsense network "MTN"
ReplyDeletehe is mad..is it nt data we use in making the wassap nd viber calls>? pple just wanna make life difficult for others
ReplyDeleteIs a matter of choice, if people decided to abandon MTN for whatsapp, I will advise MTN to devise a modality that will endear & encourage customers to their network & give whatsapp a run for their money not to call for any other rival's service ban in Nigeria.
ReplyDeletemtn has bitten more than it can chew.it is time for it to pack up and leave.after reaping us off all through these years; this fool has the audacity to look into our faces and tell us this shit!.
ReplyDeleteMTN has never been "Nigeria-Friendly"
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