MTN loses big in Mobile Number Portability scheme

According to the Director of Public Affairs
of the Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC), Mr Tony Ojobo,
almost half of MTN subscribers switched
to other networks during the recently
introduced Mobile Number Portability
(MNP) scheme.
According to figures released by Mr
Ojobo, MTN topped the losers table
among an overall number of subscribers
that switched service providers in the
telecoms market with 49%; followed by
Globacom with 23%; Airtel with 17%;
while Etisalat came last on the losers’
table with 11%. Which means Etisalat
emerged top in the number porting
scheme among the telecoms company.
Wow!