{"id":16562,"date":"2022-06-26T09:16:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T09:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/fccpc-takes-action-as-multichoice-increases-dstv-gotv-subscription"},"modified":"2022-06-26T10:40:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T10:40:43","slug":"fccpc-takes-action-as-multichoice-increases-dstv-gotv-subscription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/fccpc-takes-action-as-multichoice-increases-dstv-gotv-subscription","title":{"rendered":"FCCPC takes action as MultiChoice increases DStv\/GOtv subscription"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said it is engaging pay television company, MultiChoice Nigeria, for clarity over the increase in subscription rates.
\nMr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. Irukera said the engagement was to check whether the company implemented a change in terms and conditions in line with the Commission\u2019s mandated steps.<\/p>\n

According to him, our orders were broad and it will be important that compliance is prioritised. \u201cAlthough we cannot, and did not regulate price except in limited circumstances requiring presidential approval and gazetting.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs such, our order to MultiChoice did not prevent them from pricing their services in a manner acceptable between them and their subscribers.
\n\u201cWe regulate price gouging.
\nThe nature of gouging is post-fact, meaning that when a price movement occurs, we can investigate to determine if it is excessive, exploitative, unrestored or manifestly unjust.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch is a very intricate investigation and the fact of the existence of any increase is not the entire evidence.
\n\u201cThere is a method to analyse the increase and other circumstances leading to it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs in the case of pharmacies, we are prosecuting for inordinate increases of certain products during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor now, the first check with MultiChoice is whether they implement, or intend to, a material change in terms and conditions (of which price is one) without the steps the Commission has mandated as conditions precedent,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Recalls that MultiChoice on Tuesday, announced the increase in DStv and GOtv subscription rates, blaming it on the rising cost of inflation and business operations.
\nThe rates are Xtraview +PVR access fee formally N2,300, now N2,900, Business will now go for N2,669, Padi formally N1,850 will now be N2,150, Yanga formally N2,565 will now be N2,950, Confam formally N4,615 will now be N5,300.
\nAlso, Compact formally N7,900 will now be N9,000, Compact Plus formally N12,400 will now be N14,250, while Premium which was N18,400 will now go for N21,000.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said it is engaging pay television company, MultiChoice Nigeria, for clarity over the increase in subscription rates. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. 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