The Federal Government has blamed some governors for the high cost of data paid by Nigerians.
It said the state helmsmen were culpable for inflating the charges that telecommunication firms pay for right-of-way in installing their cables.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, disclosed these to State House Correspondents on Thursday during the weekly ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential Media Team at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
According to him, some states charged as high as N60,000 per linear meter whereas it should not ordinarily be more than N145.
It would be recalled that the Federal Government had announced Slash of data prices by 50% in December.
However, Internet Service Providers are yet to implement the new prices for reasons not unconnected to the cost of right-of-way in installing data cables.
