The Nigerian Senate will soon organise a public hearing with stakeholders like the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and others over the exorbitant charges by Multichoice Nigeria (DSTV).
The Senate on Wednesday took the decision following compliants it has received from Nigerians in a motion on the Unwholesome Practices by South-African owned multimedia telecast giant Multichoice Nigeria (DSTV).
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who announced this on his Facebook page, said the senators will through its Committee on Information, meet with the stakeholders to enable it work out a way to ensure the Nigerian customers are protected from exploitation.
The post reads, “After receiving complaints by Nigerians, the Senate today discussed a motion on the Unwholesome Practices by Multichoice Nigeria (DSTV) – a subsidiary of South African-based Multichoice Africa.
“Distinguished Senators noted that Multichoice’s arbitrary subscription charges, price hikes and refusals to adopt a pay-as-you-use model, affect Nigerian subscribers negatively.
“For this reason, the Senate, through its Committee on Information, will be organising a public hearing with stakeholders like the Nigerian Broadcast Commission (NBC) and the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) to work out ways to ensure that Nigerian customers are protected from exploitation, and to guarantee that our regulatory agencies begin to take their responsibilities as ‘Watchdogs’ more seriously.
