MTN NIGERIA ACHIEVES 42.1% (52.3 MILLION) SUBSCRIBER SHARE…

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Latest data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) reveals that MTN Nigeria had 52.3 million subscribers as of December 31, 2017, maintaining its leadership as the country’s largest telecommunication operator with a market share of 42.1 percent.

The information is contained on the telecoms regulator’s monthly Subscriber/Operator Data available on its Website.

The company added 2.5 million new subscribers between June and December 2017 in Nigeria and recorded a total of 217.2 million subscribers globally at the end of the financial year.

9mobile’s share fell by a little more than 200,000 subscribers. Airtel and Glo, however, gained more subscribers within the respective quarters as shown below.