Authors : K.O. Odunaike , A.O. Abimbola and Jide Owoeye
Abstract: The study looked at the development of telecommunication in Nigeria since when it was established in 1886 up till the time NITEL monopolized the telecommunication sector and how the government broke the monopoly by liberalizing the sector. One thousand five hundred questionnaires were administered altogether in Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Lagos, Ekiti and Osun states, the Southwestern geo-political zone in Nigeria to examine the socio-economic characteristics of Global System of Mobile communication (GSM). The findings revealed that liberalization of telecommunication services has significant effect on the efficient performance of the telecommunication sector. It also revealed that most transactions are solved on phone rather than traveling to solve the problem. The study however recommended that the liberalization should be extended to NEPA to afford constant electric supply. It also recommended that government should ensure that the revenue generated by the operators be re-invested back into the economy. The study concluded that the most effective liberalization programme in Nigeria is undoubtedly that of the telecommunication sector.
K.O. Odunaike , A.O. Abimbola and Jide Owoeye , 2007. Studies of Socio-Economic Characteristics of Global System of Mobile Communication (GSM) Subscribers . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 4: 585-588.