The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta says the number of active mobile subscriptions reached 220,715,961 million as at August 2023.
Danbatta also said the number of active Internet subscribers was 159,034,717 million with broadband penetration at 45.57 per cent as at August, 2023.
Danbatta stated this at the ‘NCC Day’ during the 18th Abuja International Trade fair organised by the Abuja chamber of commerce and industry on Thursday in Abuja.
Represented by the Director, Consumer Affairs, Mr Umar Alkasim, the EVC said growth in the telecom sector has been remarkable.
“The steady growth of the telecoms sector over the years with its pervasive positive impact on all other sectors of the economy in terms of increased automation of processes and digital transformation in service delivery has been remarkable.
“This, however, would not have been possible without you, telecoms consumers who are using the services daily. “
He said in order to sustain the growth, “the NCC has over the years created a conducive environment that stimulates deployment of robust telecoms and broadband infrastructure for improving the quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) for telecoms consumers, be it individuals or corporates.
“This is because, as a country, we need robust telecoms infrastructure that will help our industries transit to becoming Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-driven if we hope to be digitally competitive on the global stage. “
The NCC boss said the Commission is working assiduously with various stakeholders including the consumers, to see how more businesses can embrace digital platforms for delivering their services to the consumer.
“As a regulator, we also ensure we constantly inform you, the consumers on how to be protected to prevent cases of online fraud or avoid consumers falling victim to cybercrime antics while in their legitimate use of the Internet,” he said.
He said the NCC will continue to provide a level-playing ground for operators to thrive, promote investment and delivery of innovative services to individual consumers and business owners by ensuring enhanced consumer quality of experience.
