Nation (26th January, 2012) - THE FEAR OF MULTIPLE TAXATION
If telecoms operators are asked to list the challenges they face while discharging their responsibilities, multiple taxes and levies imposed by regulatory bodies will top the list.
They argue that the closure of a transmission hub because of non-payment of multiple and sometimes illegal taxes, leads to deterioration in service quality, at a time the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is breathing down their necks on improvement of quality of service (QoS).
They argue that because of interconnectivity and co-location of telecoms infrastructure among operators, service provision on all other networks are affected whenever a telecoms facility is sealed off.
Industry watchers emphasise that the problem stems from the perception that telecom operation is synonymous with ‘big money.’
