Connect with us

Business

MTN, Glo record drop in internet subscription in June

Published

on

MTN, Glo record drop in internet subscription in June

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the number of internet users in the country dropped in June by three hundred and forty seven thousand, six hundred and four (347,604) subscribers when compared with the previous month.

The NCC made this known in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for June 2018 on its website in Abuja.

The data revealed that the number of internet users in the country declined to One hundred and two million, eight hundred and five thousand, one hundred and twenty two (102,805,122) from One hundred and three million, one hundred and fifty two thousand, seven hundred and twenty six (103,152,726) recorded in May.

According to the data, MTN, Globalcom and 9Mobile emerged the top losers during the month, even as Airtel recorded increased number of internet subscribers.

MTN lost two hundred and fifty three thousand, six hundred and twelve (253,612) subscribers to record 38, 937,473 in the review month.

Read Also: Manufacturing sector expands at a slower rate in July

Also, Globalcom internet subscribers dropped by thirty six thousand, one hundred and eighty seven (36,187) to twenty six million, five hundred and seventy one thousand, two hundred and fifty four (26,571,254) internet users in June.

It said 9mobile lost 222,516 internet users in June decreasing its subscription to 10,585,346, while Airtel gained 162,711 new internet users, increasing subscription to its services from 26,548,338 million in May to 26, 711,049 in June.

 

RipplesNigeria… without borders, without fears

Click here to join the Ripples Nigeria WhatsApp group for latest updates.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now