One hundred and eighty million telephone lines have been linked with the National Identity Numbers (NIN), the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof Umar Danbatta, has said.
Danbatta disclosed on Tuesday in his address at the Public Inquiry on three Regulatory Instruments on the Rule Making Process at the NCC headquarters in Abuja.
The disclosure came after the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it has captured over 60 million Nigerians in the National Identity Numbers (NIN) database.
The NCC boss said from available statistics, the telecommunications industry has bounced back with broadband penetration peaking at 41 percent while active telephone subscribers have increased by over one million.
