Active mobile subscribers up in 2014 — Potraz

THE country’s active mobile subscriber base grew by 3,5% while revenue generated by mobile network operators declined by 17,9% in 2014, a report from the Postal Regulatory Telecommunications Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has shown.

BY VICTORIA MTOMBA

In its Postal And Telecommunications Sector Performance Fourth Quarter report, the regulatory authority said the country’s active mobile subscriber base grew to 11,8 million from 11,4 million in the third quarter of 2014.

“As a result, the mobile penetration rate (active) increased from 87,3% recorded in the previous quarter to 90,3%,” the report stated.

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