4,349 subscribers have been reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission to have left the MTN Nigeria telecommunications platform and many others are leaving Airtel, TheNewsGuru.com can confirm.
According to an “Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators” report released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), telecoms companies recorded only 27,644 Mobile Number Portability (MNP) activities in December, 2016.
TheNewsGuru.com noted there was a decrease of 6,475 in the porting activities during the period as against 34,119 recorded in the preceding month.
From the report, out of the total porting activities during the period, 14,059 were “incoming” while 13,585 were “outgoing”.
The report showed that 4,747 subscribers migrated from Airtel to other networks during the month and that 4,349 customers moved from MTN to other networks.
It also indicated that 3,010 subscribers left Globacom network to others, while 1,479 customers of Etisalat ported to other networks within the period.
For incoming porting statistics, the report revealed that Etisalat welcomed 10,956 customers on its network to lead others during the period.
MTN came second with 1,240 subscribers while Globacom had 1,005 subscribers and Airtel, 858 customers.
