NBS: Voice subscribers decrease by -0.32% in Q4
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that internet subscriptions grew by 1.84 percent quarter on quarter signifying 154,301,195 subscribers were active on the internet as against 151,512,122 in the third quarter of 2020.
According to the bureau in its ‘Telecoms Data: Active Voice and Internet per State, Porting and Tariff Information for fourth-quarter 2020’ telecoms data for Q4 reflected that a total of 204,601,313 subscribers were active on voice as against 205,252,058 in Q3 2020. This represented a -0.32% decrease in voice subscriptions Quarter on Quarter.
The bureau also disclosed that Lagos State has the highest number of subscribers in terms of active voice per State in Q4 2020 and is closely followed by Kano and Ogun States respectively while Bayelsa and Ebonyi States have the least number of subscribers.
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Similarly, Lagos State has the highest number of subscribers in terms of active internet per State in Q4 2020 and is closely followed by Kano and Ogun States respectively while Bayelsa and Ebonyi States have the least number of subscribers.
MTN has the highest share of subscriptions. This is closely followed by AIRTEL, GLO, and EMTS respectively.