Subscribers’ Group Writes Multi-Choice Over Hike

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

Subscribers under the aegis of the Association of Telephone, Cable TV, and Internet Subscribers have kicked against the proposed hike in the monthly subscription for DSTV and GOTV by Multichoice.

The association said that effecting the increase in the midst of the pandemic was untenable it also affirmed that the increase should have at worst been 2.5% to reflect the increase in VAT and not the 7.5% effected by Multi-Choice.

Recall that Multichoice, owners of GOtv/DStv, had announced the increase in the monthly subscription of their products, starting from June 1, citing the 7.5 percent Value Added Tax, recently implemented by the Federal Government.

A development that sparked outrage on social media.

Reacting to the proposed hike, the subscribers’ group, in a letter to MultiChoice noted that it was inaccurate for the company to add 7.5 percent VAT, after it had included the 5.0 percent VAT in their previous packages.

The group in the letter signed by its National President, Adesina Bilesanmi, and the Secretary to the Board of Trustees, Mrs Loris Anger, said “We write on behalf of Board of Trustees, Elders Forum, Executives and entire members with over 185 million subscribers drawn from the six geopolitical zones.

“The above-named association, wishes to notify you that, we say no to increase in monthly tariff DStv/GOtv subscription in Nigeria during COVID-19. We are the masses advocate and fight for positive change for the interest of the subscribers.”

The group argued that the proposed hike should be based on the additional 2.5 percent.

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