Recent statistics published by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) shows that the vast majority of Kenyans have not taken advantage of number portability. Number portability allows users change mobile service providers without losing their numbers. According to the CCK…
The Nigerian Communications Commission reported on Wednesday that the number of mobile telephone users in Nigeria crossed the 80 million mark, but added that it had major concerns over the quality of services in the country. It said that it…
TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators in Nigeria have registered 11 million SIM cards, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has announced. The Nigerian government as part of efforts to enhance security of lives and property ordered telcom operators to register SIM cards of their…
MOBILE operator Safaricom has expressed doubts about the viability of number portability in Kenya, citing the culture of users buying more than one SIM card. “This is multi-SIM country and number portability may not work here,” said Safaricom CEO Bob…
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has implemented a process that will allow the country’s fixed line telecom customers to keep their landline numbers when switching from one telecoms provider to another.