Vanguard (25th January, 2012) - CDMA FORTUNES NOSEDIVE, AS SUBSCRIPTION IS DOWN BY 1,069,485 LINES IN 2011
Indications have emerged that the total number of active telephone lines on the networks of the Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA networks operating in Nigeria had dropped by 1,069,485 lines in 2011.
According to Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC official report, the figure which represents about 17 percent of the total number is said to have been recorded by the operators within a space of January through October, 2011.
The study has it that the CDMA operators comprising Visafone Communications , Starcomms, Multi-Links and Zoom Mobile lost a total of 1, 069, 485 telephone lines on their networks within the period.
At the opening of business in January 2011, the CDMA networks had pooled together a total of 6,186,442 telecoms subscriber base from their various networks.
However, the figure kept experiencing consistent decline, slipping to 5,116,957 active lines at the end of October, 2011.
Experts say, the fall in subscriber base represents a loss of an estimated N10bn in revenues that would have accrued to the operators during the period under review.
