Telecoms operators engaged in a total of 35,500 mobile number porting activities in the month of December 2015, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said.
This is contained in the `Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators’ report on Tuesday in Lagos.
The report showed that there was a decrease of 1,019 Mobile Number Portability (MNP) activities in the month of December, when compared to 36,519 activities recorded in November.
It showed that out of the 35,500 porting activities recorded in the month under review, 17,742 were incoming porting activities, while 17,758 were outgoing.
The report indicated in the outgoing table telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, lost 10,739 customers to other networks.
According to the report, MTN is the worst-hit during the exercise, followed by Airtel Nigeria which lost 3,188 subscribers.
It stated that Globacom lost 2,092 subscribers, while 1,739 customers of Etisalat Nigeria ported to other networks in the period under review.
In the incoming table, the report showed that Etisalat enjoyed the exercise the most as it led with an additional 12,384 customers on its network in December.
Airtel came second on the gainers’ list, as it added 2,885 subscribers to its customers’ strength while 2,047 subscribers moved into the Globacom’s network.
MTN trailed with 436 customers who moved to the network during the month.
The exercise was flagged off on April 22, 2013 by the NCC, with the aim of deepening competition in the industry.
