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The Federal Competitors and Shopper Safety Fee (FCCPC) has summoned MultiChoice Nigeria, the operator of DStv and GOtv, over its deliberate subscription value enhance set to take impact on March 1, 2025.
In an announcement on Tuesday, FCCPC’s Director of Company Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, revealed that the regulator had ordered MultiChoice’s Chief Govt Officer to seem earlier than the fee on February 27 for an investigative listening to relating to the worth adjustment.
The summon follows MultiChoice’s 21% enhance in subscription charges, with the DStv Compact package deal rising from N15,700 to N19,000. The announcement has sparked widespread criticism from subscribers, lots of whom took to social media to precise frustration over frequent value hikes.
Regulator Questions Equity and Market Practices
The FCCPC acknowledged that it’s involved in regards to the recurring unilateral value will increase, elevating questions on equity, market abuse, and potential anti-competitive practices in Nigeria’s pay-TV business.
“Exercising its mandate below Sections 32 and 33 of the FCCPA, the FCCPC directed the Chief Govt Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria to attend an investigative listening to on the fee’s headquarters on Thursday, February 27, 2025,” the assertion learn.
The fee additionally famous issues over MultiChoice’s pricing methods in Nigeria in comparison with different markets, suggesting attainable market dominance abuse.
Potential Sanctions
The FCCPC warned that failure to offer a passable clarification or any violation of truthful market rules might result in penalties, sanctions, or different corrective measures.
The fee confirmed that it’s participating the sector regulator and different related companies to make sure truthful competitors and stronger shopper safety in Nigeria’s pay-TV business.
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