The number of active telephony subscribers in Nigeria fell in the first quarter of 2023 by 58,900 or 0.02 per cent, according to the telecommunications industry’s data analysed by Prime Business Africa.
At the close of January, the total number of active telephony subscribers was 225.88 million. This figure increased to 226.83 million in February, however, it dropped at the end of March to 225.82 million active subscribers.
The drop in the industry’s total active subscribers was caused by 633,335 combined losses suffered by MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria during the review period, Prime Business Africa noted.
A rundown of the industry’s telephony data obtained from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) showed that Globacom and 9mobile are the only networks that recorded growth in their telephony subscriber base.
MTN Nigeria lost 398,128 subscribers within the first three months of this year, as the network provider’s call subscribers fell to 91.55 million at the end of Q1 2023.
Airtel Nigeria joined MTN Nigeria in the losers list, but it suffered a lower loss, as its telephony subscriber base dwindled by 235,207 between January to March.
Surprisingly, while MTN Nigeria and Airtel couldn’t grow their subscribers during the review period, PBA analysis showed that 9mobile closed the three months with 109,023.
Globacom increased its active telephony subscribers in the first three months of this year, having closed March with 60.79 million users.
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