Fixed Telephony Subscriber Information
The total installed capacity for fixed lines in Nigeria is 1,102,844,
while the total number of connections as at June 2003 is 724,790. Compound
Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of connected fixed lines is 9.6%[1]
between 1997 and 2002.
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Table 1: Fixed Telephone Lines in Nigeria (Annual Data) |
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1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
% of Total |
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Installed Capacity |
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Digital |
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362,864 |
377,291 |
433,586 |
486,351 |
544,028 |
573,795 |
52.0% |
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Analog[2] |
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299,350 |
298,754 |
262,631 |
233,919 |
183,982 |
173,990 |
15.8% |
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ISDN[3] |
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5,549 |
10,406 |
13,319 |
1.2% |
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PTO lines[4] |
10,000 |
48,500 |
90,000 |
143,250 |
253,175 |
341,740 |
31.0% |
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Total Capacity |
672,214 |
724,545 |
786,217 |
869,069 |
991,591 |
1,102,844 |
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Connected Lines |
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Digital Lines |
210,288 |
244,534 |
286,356 |
350,977 |
426,222 |
454,260 |
64.71% |
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Analog Lines |
193,639 |
189,585 |
163,816 |
145,998 |
114,296 |
100,796 |
14.36% |
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ISDN |
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144 |
410 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
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PTO lines |
250 |
4,500 |
23,144 |
56,355 |
59,659 |
146,534 |
20.87% |
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Total Connected |
404,177 |
438,619 |
473,316 |
553,374 |
600,321 |
702,000 |
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Capacity Utilization |
60.1% |
60.5% |
60.2% |
63.7% |
60.54% |
63.65% |
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Source: NCC |
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Notes |
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All figures are actual, except for 4 PTOs for which best estimates have been made. |
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Information current by December 2002. |
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The breakdown for the total number of fixed telephone connections is presented in table 7.
Table 2: Total Number of Connected Fixed Lines (June 2003)
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Fixed Lines |
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Nitel |
556,590 |
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PTOs |
168,200 |
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Total |
724,790 |
Figure 1: Main Fixed Telephone Line in Operation
Nearly all of Nitel’s fixed lines are delivered to subscribers via copper cable, while PTO lines are in the main, wireless connections. Types of fixed lines available in varying degrees include digital, analog, DSL and ISDN. Common transmission modes include TDMA, AMPS and CDMA.
Figure 2: Connected Fixed Lines (1997 – 2003)