Telecommunication companies (Telcos) have collectively rejected fresh plans by the National Assembly to introduce a bill that will promote a new tax on electronic communications services, targeted at operators and their subscribers.
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), in a joint statement, condemned the planned hike in telecoms tariffs and called on the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu and the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, to intervene quickly to prevent the adoption of the new tax on electronic communications services, as planned by National Assembly.
The proposed tax is to be levied on charges payable by users of electronic communication service, which include any communication through the use of wire, radio, optical or electromagnetic transmission emissions or receiving system or part of these and include interconnection at nine per cent of the charge for the service. The specific services highlighted are voice calls, SMS, MMS, Data, TV viewing, even though they do not seem to be exclusive.
Culled from ThisDay
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