The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof Umar Danbatta, has said active telephone users hit 197.5 million, internet 143.7 million.
He made this disclosure at the ongoing 33rd Enugu International Trade Fair in Enugu.
Prof Danbatta also noted that subscribers to Internet are exceeding 143.7 million.
Dantatta added that broadband penetration stood at 41.61per cent.
The executive vice chairman, who was represented by the Enugu Zonal Controller, Ogbonnaya Ugama, said: “In this new environment, the competitiveness of Nigeria and ability to open up the business environment to more global opportunities, depends on the ability of local players to leverage new technologies in their businesses”.
He restated the commission’s commitment to protecting and empowering consumers from unfair practices by service providers irrespective of their class.
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