NCC SLASHES Call Rates

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released new set of
interconnection rates for voice services.The review, which will start
from April 1, 2013 According to NCC, the termination rates for voice
services provided by new entrants and small operators in Nigeria
irrespective of the originating network shall be
N6.40 from April 1, 2013;
N5.20 from April 1, 2014; and
N3.90 from April 1, 2015.
The termination rates for voice
services provided by other operators irrespective of the originating
network shall be
N4.90 from April 1, 2013;
N4.40 from April 1, 2014; and
N3.90 from April 1, 2015.
The current rate, which is
symmetric to all operators, is N8.2.