(31 May 2013)
Lagos - 22 April 2013
1.Close up unidentified man tries to place a call through
Lagos - 19 October 2012
2. Mid, telecommunications mast.
Lagos- 22 April 2013
3. Wide, Lagos skyline dotted with telecommunications masts
Lagos- 26 April 2013
4. Closeup, lady typing on her cellphone.
5. Handheld, lady opens her purse displaying three phones with four different carriers in hopes of being able to connect a call.
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Idoghor Ewomazino, Vox Pop
"I use Etisalat, Airtel, MTN, Glo...and I carry them because I need them. The network providers can be frustrating at times. If I want to make a call maybe that time the Airtel, which is the initial line I had, maybe that time the network would be frustrating I would need to go outside and use a pay phone. Instead of doing that I would rather go for another line, that's how I"m able to acquire those lines."
7. Various, people hustle recharge cards in moving traffic.
8. Close up of recharge cards
Lagos - 22 April 2013
9. Various, mobile phone carries makeshift kiosk outside the venue to enable people to port their numbers after an official launch of the Mobile Number Portability services in Lagos.
10. Wide, Etisalat, Airtel and MTN sales stand at the entrance to the venue of the event.
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Lanre Ajayi, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria: ++VIDEO AS INCOMING/LIGHT SWITCHES OFF MOMENTARILY++
"It means deepened competition, it means freedom for the subscribers. They are not stocked with an operator just because they don't want to loss their numbers. It means if you're unhappy with an operator, you can easily move to another one without losing your telephone number, which is essentially your identity."
12. Various, people using mobile phones
Lagos - 26 April 2013
13. Various of people useing mobile phones, texting, browsing and making calls.
Lagos- 22 April 2013
14. Mid, Brett Goschen, CEO of MTN's Nigerian subsidiary and Segun Ogunsanya, the CEO of Airtel's Nigerian subsidiary seated in front row at the official launch of the Number portability service in Lagos.
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Brett Goschen, CEO of MTN's Nigerian subsidiary:
"We are confident that in a short space of time we will be ahead for our network quality and also from our product, services and offerings. We are confident that we are well placed, and certainly maybe as a market leader in the short time probably ports out would exceed ports in but I think over the medium to longer term we would anticipate to have a net gain."
16. Mid, woman claps during a speech at the official launch of the Number portability service in Lagos.
17. Setup of Segun Ogunsanya at lectern
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Segun Ogunsanya, the CEO of Airtel's Nigerian subsidiary:
"In building to MNP (Mobile Number Portability) It's a call on all mobile operators to put there house in order so there won't be any need for any strong enforcement for quality of service anymore, because it's a survival instinct, You must make sure your quality is good."
Lagos- 10 May 2013
19. Wide of people crossing road traffic
20. Mid of people walk past a sign that reads "I don port!" meaning "I have port"
21. Various of a disabled man selling recharge cards by the roadside
Lagos- 26 April 2013
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Adedayo Adeyemo, Vox Pop
23. Various closeups of mobile phones
24. SOUNDBITE (English Oluwatobiloba Adelaja,Vox Pop
Lagos - 22 April 2013
25. Various of people stand by MTN stand,
26. Close up of the yellow portability form
Lagos- 26 April 2013


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