DStv, GOtv fined ₦150m, ordered to provide free month subscription

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The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal slammed Multichoice Nigeria, the institution down DStv and GOtv, with a hefty good of ₦150 cardinal ($340,000) for defying a tribunal order.

The bid had restrained Multichoice from raising subscription fees until a suit challenging the summation was settled.

As an further penalty, the Tribunal mandated Multichoice to assistance Nigerian customers a escaped period of work connected some DStv and GOtv packages.

This enactment follows a suit filed by Abuja lawyer Festus Onifade, who argued that the eight-day announcement provided earlier the terms hike was insufficient. Multichoice contested the ruling, citing past decisions connected terms regulation.

Onifade countered that the announcement play was the much captious issue, prompting the Tribunal to reaffirm its authorization and regularisation against Multichoice.

The tribunal volition perceive the afloat lawsuit connected July 3rd.

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The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal slammed Multichoice Nigeria, the institution down DStv and GOtv, with a hefty good of ₦150 cardinal ($340,000) for defying a tribunal order. The bid had restrained Multichoice from raising subscription fees until a suit challenging the summation was settled. As an further penalty, the Tribunal mandated Multichoice to grant…

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