Nigeria's social media space continues to thrive as more people ban Internet access, says NCC
The NCC also revealed that the country's telephone subscriptions reached 147 million
He said the commission will soon issue a directive to service providers to give subscribers a 14-day window to allow them to switch their unused data
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) said that the country's telephone subscriptions reached 147 million in January this year.
NCC executive vice-president Professor Umar Danbatta revealed it on the NCC special day at the 29th Enugu International Trade Fair.
The fair was organized by the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Mines, Industries and Agriculture (ECCIMA).
Danbatta, who was represented by NCC Public Affairs Director Tony Ojobo, said the country's social media space has continued to flourish.
“Our statistics continue to show positive movement in the provision of services with internet and phone penetratixns standing at over 100 million and 147 million subscribers respectively in January 2018.
“With broadband penetratiox of 21 per cent, Nigeria’s social media space has continued to thrive and citizens are enjoying access to modern ways of interaction in the cyberspace,” he said.
Danbatta said Nigerians were not left behind with services and innovations that abound in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry.
“It is our commitment to keep the nation abreast of developments in telecommunications industry through innovative and world class regulatory processes,” he said.
He said commission would soon issue directive to service providers to give 14 days’ window to subscribers to enable them roll over their unused data.
“In other words, this will stop the current practice where subscribers lose unused data even if they fail to renew on the date of the expiration of the current subscription," he added.
The commission also issued warning letters to others caught engaging in the offence.
Tony Ojobo, the director of public affairs of the commission, on Tuesday, February 27, said in a statement in Abuja that the telecommunications regulatory agency had also begun the second phase of investigation on the involvement of digital mobile operators engaged in related offences.
“Our statistics continue to show positive movement in the provision of services with internet and phone penetratixns standing at over 100 million and 147 million subscribers respectively in January 2018.
“With broadband penetratiox of 21 per cent, Nigeria’s social media space has continued to thrive and citizens are enjoying access to modern ways of interaction in the cyberspace,” he said.
Danbatta said Nigerians were not left behind with services and innovations that abound in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry.
“It is our commitment to keep the nation abreast of developments in telecommunications industry through innovative and world class regulatory processes,” he said.
He said commission would soon issue directive to service providers to give 14 days’ window to subscribers to enable them roll over their unused data.
“In other words, this will stop the current practice where subscribers lose unused data even if they fail to renew on the date of the expiration of the current subscription," he added.
The commission also issued warning letters to others caught engaging in the offence.
Tony Ojobo, the director of public affairs of the commission, on Tuesday, February 27, said in a statement in Abuja that the telecommunications regulatory agency had also begun the second phase of investigation on the involvement of digital mobile operators engaged in related offences.
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