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In the period under review, 47.76 per cent of those that left their network providers were from 9mobile.<\/p>\n<p>9mobile lost 8,133 subscribers; Airtel lost 5,162; MTN lost 2,243 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/10\/reverse-call-blockage-for-72million-mobile-subscribers-within-48-hours-serap-tells-buhari-government\/\">subscribers<\/a>, while Globacom lost 1,492.<\/p>\n<p>The mobile number portability service for GSM subscribers in April 2013 by the NCC gave subscribers the option of switching mobile network providers while retaining their numbers.<\/p>\n<p>While launching the service, the commission said, \u201cIn furtherance of its efforts to promote competition, improve quality of service and ensure that consumers continue to enjoy a good experience on the mobile networks, the NCC launched mobile number portability service for GSM subscribers in April 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe MNP enables consumers to switch networks without losing their cellular phone numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the commission, there was no time restriction to the number of times subscribers could leave their\u00a0 network providers, but there was a 45-day imposed restriction on time within porting.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the nine months under review, the number of subscribers that changed their telecoms service providers was 86,978 in 2018, 139,022 in 2019, and 182,958 in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A data from the Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed that alnost 17,030 telecommunication subscribers changed their service providers in nine months. 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