~73% of Nigerians use the Internet via the Telecoms Network [Almighty Modem#]

A total of 32,513,261 Nigerians are accessing the Internet through telecommunications networks, a report obtained by SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday has revealed.

This means that out of the estimated population of 45 million Nigerians that have access to the Internet (about 48,366,179 on http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats1.htm#africa), 72.25 per cent are dependent on telecommunications networks.

This leaves a total of 12,486,739 users or 27.75 per cent depending on other smaller Internet Service Providers that deploy various technologies including Very Small Aperture Terminals.

Statistics provided by the Nigerian Communications Commission showed that as at February 28, 32,335,478 Internet subscribers depended on Global System for Mobile Communications networks while 177,783 Internet users depended on Code Division Multiple Access networks.

Among GSM subscribers, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited had the biggest proportion of Internet users – 21,308,725 or 65.9 per cent of the total number of Internet users that depend on GSM networks.

The closest network was Airtel, with 5,870,670 or 18.16 per cent of the GSM Internet users.

Etisalat had a total of 4,354,845 or 13.47 per cent while Glo had 801,218 or 2.48 per cent. http://www.punchng.com/business/32-5-million-nigerians-access-internet-via-telecoms-networks/