Court orders Multichoice to pay N150m fine, give 1-month free DSTV, GOTV subscription

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Court orders Multichoice to pay N150m fine, give 1-month free DSTV, GOTV subscription
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A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) on Friday slammed a N150 million fine against Multichoice Nig. Ltd. for disobeying its order on subscription rates hike for DStv and Gotv packages.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, CCPT, sitting in Abuja, on Friday, awarded a fine of N150 million against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited for disrespecting its jurisdiction by flouting its order.

The tribunal subsequently fixed July 3 to hear the substantive action that was instituted against the company. He contended that the tribunal had in its previous rulings, stressed that at least one month notice must be given to subscribers before such increase in prices of both DSTV and GOTV services could be effected.

Cited as defendants in the suit marked: CCPT/OP/2/2024, were MultiChoice Nigeria Ltd and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC.

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