The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed merger plans by CDMA mobile operators Starcomms, Multilinks and . NCC director Lolia Emakpore told Reuters at a telecoms conference in Dubai she expects the mobile subscriber base in 
Nigeria to grow 14 percent next year to 120 million once approval has been granted.
Most subscribers are on systems that use GSM technology and CDMA operators have been hardest hit by increasing competition. Emakpore said the merger talks have not been concluded yet. Starcomms is the only telecommunications company listed on the Nigerian bourse.