SIM activation rises as Internet usage drops

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Guardianng Sept. 1, 2021 4:14 a.m.

SIM activation rises as Internet usage drops

(Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) Though activation of new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards rose between June and July, the increase did not push up the Internet usage on both narrow and broadband technology platforms.The mobile subscriptions resulted in 0.11 per cent increase in the nation’s teledensity from 98.28 per cent to 98.39 per cent, while the quartet of MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9mobile saw some new 193, 766 mobile subscriptions, Internet subscription on GSM platform dropped by 430,733, while broadband usage also went down by 336,657.According to the latest mobile subscription data, the July edition, released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Monday, Internet usage via GSM, which had 139, 814, 913 dropped to 139,384,180 in July..

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