Satellite giant
IN SHORT:MultiChoice Nigeria has increased its subscription prices twice since
In
Local media reported that the company had bemoaned a drop in subscribers. Nigerians had also decried the hike.
Headquartered in
On 29 April,
The commission ordered
On 7 June, the court ordered the company to pay N150 million (about
However, several reports on Facebook in
One of the posts reads: "
The claim appeared on Facebook here, here and here. (Note: See other instances of the claim at the end of this report). The posts also list the "new" rates, which are supposedly the same as the prices the company set after its
But has
Prices remain the same
A check of the DStv and GOtv websites shows that the prices are still the same as in April. Subscription prices have not been reduced.
Caroline Oghuma, a public relations manager at MultiChoice Nigeria, told The Cable publication that there had been no price reductions.
"We haven't reduced subscription prices, but we reduced our decoder prices. Subscription prices remain as it is, but the decoder prices were reduced from
There is no credible evidence that subscription prices for DStv and GOtv have been revised downwards and online articles suggesting otherwise are incorrect.
The false claim appearedhere,here,here,here,here,here,here,here,here,here,here,here,here,here,here,hereandhere.
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