A three-member panel of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has mandated Multichoice Nigeria to provide subscribers on the DStv and GOtv platforms with one month of free service.
The tribunal also imposed a N150 million fine on Multichoice for contesting the court’s jurisdiction, which had recently prohibited the company from raising prices for its DStv and GOtv packages.
The ruling, issued by the panel led by Justice Thomas Okosu, came on Friday in Abuja. In May, Multichoice Nigeria had increased subscription rates for its DStv and GOtv packages despite the tribunal’s orders.
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According to DAILY POST, the CCPT had previously ordered Multichoice Nigeria Limited to halt the planned increase in subscription tariffs and the cost of its products and services, which was set to begin on May 1.
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