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The Nigerian Communications Commission,says telecommunication companies have lost 19.20 million subscribers since the Federal Government began the linking of National Identity Number with SIM cards.
The agency said in a report that subscriber base dropped from 207,907,709 in November 2020, to 188,705,734 in April 2021.
It said MTN lost over 7,202,757 subscribers lost, while Airtel, Globacom and 9mobile lost 7,054,115; 4,490,531; and 408,904 subscribers respectively.
Besides,the report said that the telecommunication companies lost 3.7 million subscribers in April as the subscriber base dropped from 192,413,613 in March.
Broadband penetration also dropped from 45.07 per cent in November to 40.66 per cent in April.
The telcos have lost more than eight million data subscribers since the SIM-NIN policy began. Porting services dropped from 16,342 in November to zero in April,it added
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