Starcomms Plc, a public company currently quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, was incorporated on 19 July 1995 as a limited liability company under the name Starcomms Limited. The company was issued a licence by the NigerianCommunications Commission on 1 May 1997 to undertake the business of operating a fixed wireless exchange network and other related services in Lagos late in 1999 using the Code Divisional Multiple Access (CDMA) communications technology. On 1 August 2006, the Company obtained a Unified Access Service Licence to operate mobile, fixed wireless, fixed wire line, long distance and international gateway telecommunication services in all states of the Federation including the Fedreal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Company's issued ordinary shares were listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange by way of introduction on 14 July 2008 and are being traded publicly on the floor of the Exchange. The Company's business activities also include the provision of Data (Broadband internet) and other valu added services.The company had network operations covering 22 states, 33 cities and 176 towns of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as of 31 December 2011.
