How customers will be affected by an 18.5% increase in telecoms’ operational costs

…the operational expenditures of telecommunication companies increased by ₦265.25 billion from ₦1.4 trillion in 2020 to ₦1.66 trillion in 2021 Telecom operators laments over diesel price, seeks FG help Telecom operators laments over diesel price, seeks FG help As the diesel price crisis worsens, Nigerian telecom operators’ operational costs may rise further, as the industry reportedly consumes an average of 40 million litres of diesel each month to power and run their telecom sites. According to the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), the operational expenditures of Nigerian telecommunication companies increased by ₦265.25 billion from ₦1.4 trillion in 2020 to ₦1.66 trillion in 2021.