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NCC, Telecom operators urge states to review policies for broadband expansion
Telecommunications

Nigeria’s internet users rise to 152m

The Nigerian Communications Commission data reveals that internet subscriptions across mobile, fixed and VoIP networks hit 152 million in July 2022. According to Nairametrics, a total of 1 million new subscriptions were recorded by telecom operators in the month to achieve the new height. As of June 2022, internet subscriptions in the country stood at […]

NCC, Telecom operators urge states to review policies for broadband expansion
Telecommunications

NIN: Telcos recover 16 million subscribers

Mobile network operators have recovered 16.94 million active subscribers lost to the National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module policy. According to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission, the recovery has been within the last 11 months. The data revealed that active telecom subscribers grew from 187.28 million in June 2021 to 204.22 million in […]

Telecommunications

NIN: Telcos lose 12.33 million subscribers in 2021

The number of Internet subscriptions fell from 154.29 million as of December 2020 to 141.96 million as of December 2021, showing an eight per cent decline on a year-on-year analysis. This is according to the 2021 Subscriber/Network Data Annual Report released by the Nigerian Communications Commission on Thursday. The report read in part, “As at […]

Telecommunications

NCC tasks Nasarawa PLWDs on NIN-SIM linkage

The Nigerian Communications Commission has appealed to Persons Living With Disabilities in Nasarawa State to approach their preferred telecommunication companies and link their National Identification Number to their Subscriber Identity Module. Speaking at the Inclusiveness of Persons With Disabilities Awareness and Engagement Programme in Lafia on Thursday, the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of […]

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Nigerians to pay more as telcos plan 40% tariff hike

Telecommunication companies are proposing a 40 per cent increase in the cost of calls, SMS, and data to the Nigerian Communications Commission as a result of the rising cost of running a business in the nation. Based on their proposal, the price floor of calls will increase from N6.4 to N8.95 while the price cap […]

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