The total number of active subscribers for telephone services fell by 2.71 percent in the first half (H1) of 2023 following a decline in the subscriber base of MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria.
At the end of June, the industry recorded 219.76 million telephony subscribers, which is 6.11 million lower compared to the 225.88 million reported in January.
The loss in subscriber base was attributed to MTN Nigeria, which lost 7.28 million users within the first half of this year, to end the period with 84.66 million, from 91.95 million.
