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GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications, originally Groupe Spécial Mobile) is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation (2G) digital cellular networks used by mobile phones, first deployed in Finland in December 1991.

it has become the de facto global standard for mobile communications – with over 90% market share, operating in over 219 countries and territories.

MTN Group, formerly M-Cell, is a South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African, European and Asian countries.

Its head office is in Johannesburg.

As of 30 June 2016, MTN recorded 232,6 million subscribers across its operations.

Although MTN operates in over 20 countries, One-third of its revenues come from Nigeria, where it holds about 35% market share.

Port Harcourt (Ikwerre: Ígúọ́cha; Pidgin: Po-ta-kot) is the capital and largest city of Rivers State, Nigeria.

It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the Niger Delta.

As of 2016, the Port Harcourt urban area has an estimated population of 1,865,000 inhabitants, up from 1,382,592 as of 2006.

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria located in the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

It is a planned city and was built mainly in the 1980s, replacing the country's most populous city of Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991.

Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock, a monolith left by water erosion.

The Presidential Complex, National Assembly, Supreme Court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock.

Zuma Rock, a monolith, lies just north of the city on the road to Kaduna State.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is the independent regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria.

The NCC was created under Decree number 75 by the [Federal Military Government of Nigeria] on 24 November 1992.

The NCC was charged with the responsibility of regulating the supply of telecommunications services and facilities, promoting competition, and setting performance standards for telephone services in Nigeria.

The Decree has been abrogated and replaced with the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003.