The ultimate beneficiary of the telecoms number portability campaign is the media.
Mobile Network Operators in Nigeria are moving to address rapid data depletion, by developing new transparency tools aimed at showing users exactly how their data is consumed daily.
Industry sources told journalists that telecom operators are now considering the introduction of a data calculator, a tool designed to give subscribers a clearer picture of how their internet data is spent across apps, downloads, background services, and other smartphone activities.
The move comes as subscriber complaints over fast data exhaustion continue to rise despite repeated explanations from operators and regulators that there is no evidence of deliberate data theft by telecom companies.
Already, telecom operators have started sending subscribers daily reports showing how much data they used the previous day. The measure followed directives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which has been pushing for more transparency in telecom billing and data management.
