The recent data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown that over 35,154 subscribers port their GSM lines from one network to another within one year.
In search of better service quality, subscribers had to port their lines from one network to another in search of better services. This cuts across MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile.
The findings by THISDAYLIVE, which briefed a little about the NCC news, showed that for subscribers that port their lines to other networks, MTN recorded the highest market share of 38.58% and a subscriber base of 85,005,917 as of August 2023. MTN had the highest number of subscribers that ported from other networks to its network, followed by Airtel, Globacom, and 9mobile, which had the lowest number of subscribers that ported into their network last year
Number porting is transferring a subscriber's GSM number from its main network to another while retaining the same phone number on the newly changed network while looking for a good service provider. Whenever a network gets additional GSM numbers in the porting process, it is called inward porting, but when it loses phone numbers, it is regarded as outward porting.
According to the statistics from NCC, in August 2022, 2,389 subscribers ported their GSM lines from one network to another, while in September 2022, 2,934 subscribers also ported their GSM lines to other networks. In October, November, and December 2022, 2,790, 2,299, and 2,8269, they also ported their GSM lines to other networks.
In January 2023, 2,581 subscribers ported their lines to other networks, while 2,021, 2,253, and 3,076 subscribers ported their lines to other networks in February, March, and April 2023, respectively.
In May 2023, 2,992 subscribers ported their lines to other networks, while 2,321 ported their lines to other networks in June 2023.
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