The Nation Newspaper NIN-SIM deactivation: Telcos’ brace for revenue loss
Telecom operators said they will comply with the directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission to bar calls from phone numbers that are yet to be linked to their National Identity Numbers marking the second phase of the exercise.
Director of Public Affairs at NCC, Reuben Muoka, had insisted that the directive for disconnection is being rolled out in stages, with the second phase set for 29 March as earlier announced. He said the initial phase took place at the end of February. The Commission’s seemingly hard-line position hinged on its objective to clean the country’s SIM ownership database and enhance homeland security, it was gathered.
Airtel Nigeria had also said the full implementation of the NIN-SIM that had barred over 72million from originating calls from their mobile phones took a toll on its subscriber base in the country. It said constant currency underlying revenue growth was strong in all regions: Nigeria up 27.7per cent, East Africa up 22.7per cent and Francophone Africa up 17.2per cent; and across all key services, with revenue in Voice up 15.4 per cent, Data up 34.6per cent and Mobile Money up 34.9per cent.
Its Chief Executive Officer, Segun Ogunsanya, said: “This is another strong set of results for Airtel Africa, demonstrating our solid execution as we continue to enrich the lives of a growing number of people through leveraging the sizeable opportunity to promote digital and financial inclusion across our markets.
Recall that the Max-4 rule announced by the Federal Government in April 2021 provided that telecom subscribers cannot have more than four lines per mobile network operator. Last week, the NIMC and the NCC issued a joint statement unveiling a strategic partnership aimed at simplifying the NIN-SIM linkage procedures for telecommunications subscribers nationwide.
Additionally, active internet subscriptions have dipped from nearly 155 million at the end of November 2020 to about 151.2 million at the end of January 2021.
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