Showing posts with label Nigeria; Economic Recession; Telcos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nigeria; Economic Recession; Telcos. Show all posts

Monday, February 20, 2017

Recession: Telcos May Block Skype, Whatsapp Calls, Target ₦20tn Revenue

With the economic crisis in the country hitting businesses hard, telecommunication firms are opting for drastic measures to boost revenue, Ozioma Ubabukoh writes Telecoms companies in the country are hoping to address concerns over revenue loss from international calls and hit a revenue target of 20tn by blocking subscribers from accessing Skype and other Over-the-Top services, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday.
It was reliably gathered that subscribers might also be prevented from performing certain functions like voice and video calls on WhatsApp and Facebook, among other OTT services.