Concerned
by the failure of DSTv, a South African satellite television service provider
to restrain from carrying out increment in their tariff, The National
Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Thursday, threatened to clamp down on
the company.
NANS said
the company had not only shown disregard for the laws of the land, but had
disregarded appeals to be fair in their billing systems.
Recently,
a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos restrained Multi Choice Nigeria Limited,
operators of the Digital Satellite Television, popularly known as DStv, from
implementing its new rates and increase in tariffs payable by its subscribers
across board.
The
student’s body in a statement signed by its President, Com. Tijani Usman in
Abuja insisted that students could not afford to sit down and watch as foreign
companies continue to treat Nigerians as second class citizens in their land.
He said;
“Multichoice has over the years treated Nigerian customers with much disdain.
Unlike in other climes where Multichoice operates, Nigerians pay to watch local
channels. Nigerians also pay exorbitant subscription charges compared to others
despite poor services rendered.
“We have
also observed that the company has been selling substandard decoders to
Nigerian subscribers even, as it has refused to introduce the pay per view as
it is obtainable elsewhere.
“These
and many more are the evils being perpetrated against Nigeria by Multichoice.
But what NANS will not condone is for the company to extend its rascality to
brazenly disobeying the laws of the land.”
NANS
therefore called on the relevant authorities to wade into the matter to ensure
that such disregard for court order does not become a norm for other companies,
failing which the association will be left with no option but to piquet
Multichoice.
The
students’ body also called on subscribers to begin a boycott of all Multichoice
products including DSTv and GoTv.
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