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Telcos’ Incursion Stifles Internet Service Providers

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The continued drop in the number of licensed internet service providers (ISPs) in the country may lead to their extinction in the once vibrant sub-sector, experts have warned.

They attributed the slide in the activities of the ISPs to the incursion of the telecommunication companies into the market.

According to findings by THISDAY, since 2011, the number of licensed ISPs has dropped significantly, following the incursion of telecommunication operators such as MTN, Globacom, Airtel, 9mobile and ntel, as they currently offer mobile internet service, which hitherto was the traditional service offering of ISPs.
Statistics obtained from the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) website showed that 205 ISPs were licensed between 2007 and 2015.

But the number has reduced to 92 as at January this year, before additional seven were licensed, bringing the total figure to 99 presently.

THISDAY, August 24, 2018

 

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