The Nigerian Communications Commission
on Tuesday said the number of internet users in Nigeria’s
telecommunications networks had reduced to 93.2 million by October.
The telecommunications industry umpire made the disclosure in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for October.
The data revealed that internet users on
both Global System for Mobile communications and Code Division Multiple
Access networks had decreased by 391,679 in October.
It showed that of the 93.2 million internet users in October, 93.1
million were on GSM networks, while 38,309 users were on CDMA networks.
Also, the GSM service providers lost
378,015 internet customers after recording 93.1 million users in
October, as against 93.5 million it recorded in September.
The CDMA operators lost 13,664 internet users, after recording 38,309 in October, against 51,973 recorded in September.
The data revealed that MTN had 32.4 million subscribers browsing the internet on its network.
It explained that MTN recorded a decrease of 306,480 internet subscribers in October, after recording 32.7 million in September.
According to the data, Globacom has 27.2
million customers surfing the net on its network in October, giving an
increase of 297,623 users, from the 26.9 million that surfed the
internet on the network in September.
Airtel had 18.8 million internet users in October, the same it recorded in September.
The data also showed that Etisalat had
14.7 million customers who browsed the internet in October, revealing a
decrease of 369,158 users against the 15.1 million users recorded in
September.
The NCC data revealed that the CDMA
operators, Multi-Links and Visafone, had a joint total of 38,309
internet users on their networks in October.
It showed that the only two surviving
CDMA networks in the country recorded a decrease of 13,664 internet
subscribers in the month under review from the 51,973 users they
recorded in September.
According to the data, Visafone has a
decrease of 13,664 customers surfing the internet in October, as it has
38,305, compared to the 51,969 users in the month of September.
Multi-Links had just four internet users in October, same as the users recorded in September.
The decrease in the use of the internet in October showed that more Nigerians needed to embrace data, as the next revolution.
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