Ecuador's Agency for Regulation and Control of Telecommunications (Arcotel) reported that 814,356 mobile phone lines changed operator through number portability in 2017, 89 percent more than the previous year and an annual record. A total of 2.58 million mobile lines have been ported since the introduction of number portability in October 2009, said the watchdog.
In terms of operators, Claro (America Movil) was the main beneficiary with 170,284 net adds last year, followed by state-owned CNT with 72,171, both companies benefiting from the 242,455 net losses of Movistar (Telefonica).
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