{"id":59053,"date":"2025-01-06T19:08:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T19:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59053"},"modified":"2025-01-06T19:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T19:08:53","slug":"airtel-nigeria-calls-for-tariff-review-amid-rising-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/06\/airtel-nigeria-calls-for-tariff-review-amid-rising-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Airtel Nigeria Calls for Tariff Review Amid Rising Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Emmanuel Ogbodo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Airtel Nigeria has joined calls for a telecom tariff review, citing a 300% surge in operational costs over the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Dinesh Balsingh stressed that an adjustment is necessary to maintain service quality and support Nigeria\u2019s digital transformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor over a decade, tariffs have remained static despite rising expenses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To sustain high-quality services and meet growing digital demands, realigning our pricing structure is essential,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Balsingh emphasized the increasing demand for digital services in education, healthcare, and banking, noting that significant infrastructure investments are required to ensure reliable connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese investments come at a cost, which must be shared proportionally to guarantee long-term viability,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Airtel argued that a tariff revision would enhance service delivery, expand network coverage, and support security upgrades and advanced technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming the industry\u2019s commitment to inclusivity, Balsingh stated, \u201cOur priority is to ensure no one is left behind in Nigeria\u2019s digital transformation journey.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emmanuel Ogbodo Airtel Nigeria has joined calls for a telecom tariff review, citing a 300% surge in operational costs over the past two years. CEO Dinesh Balsingh stressed that an adjustment is necessary to maintain service quality and support Nigeria\u2019s digital transformation. \u201cFor over a decade, tariffs have remained static despite rising expenses. &#8220;To [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":59054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59053"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59055,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59053\/revisions\/59055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}