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\nnications Network, MTN Nigeria, lost a total of 3,667 subscribers to other networks through Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in January, 2014, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said.
\nThis is contained in the Port-Out Activities of Mobile Network Operators report, made available to our correspondent in Lagos, by the NCC.
\nAccording to the report, MTN was the worst hit during the MNP\u2019s exercise in January 2014, as customers leaving the network increased from 3,052 in December 2013 to 3,667 in January 2014.
\nAirtel Nigeria also lost 1,429 subscribers through the exercise in January, as against the 1,199 customers it lost in December 2013.
\nThe report said that Globacom lost 978 subscribers in January 2014, after losing 973 of its customers to other networks in December 2013.
\nEtisalat Nigeria was the least hit by the MNP exercise as 806 customers left its network in January 2014,\u00a0as against 626 that ported in December 2013.
\nA total of 6,880 telecoms users engaged in the porting-out exercise across the networks in the month of January, compared to the 5,850 customers involved in the activity in December 2013.
\nHowever, the report said Etisalat Nigeria enjoyed the exercise\u00a0as it\u00a0led the gainers\u2019 list with an additional 3,007 customers that came on board its network in January.
\nAirtel came second on the gainers\u2019 list, as it added 2,319 subscribers to its customer strength.
\nAlso on the third position of the gainers\u2019 list was Globacom with 1,031 moving into its network, while MTN received only 531 subscribers to its network.
\nOur correspondent reports that a total of 6, 888 telecom service customers participated in the port-in activity in January, as against 6,962 participants in December 2013.
\nThe exercise was flagged off on April 22, 2013 by the NCC, with the aim of deepening competition in the industry.
\nAs the exercise progressed, reports had shown that MTN Nigeria had continued to be worse hit, hence indicating that the service provider needed to improve on its network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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