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Kenyan mobile phone subscriptions rise to 60 mln in Q1

Tuesday 5 January 2021 | 11:06 CET | News
The number of active mobile subscriptions in Kenya increased to 59.8 million in the first quarter ended 30 September from 57.0 million subscriptions in June 2020, statistics from the Communications Authority (CA) show. This translated to mobile (SIM) penetration of 125.8 percent during the period under review. According to the report, there were 2.8 million more SIM cards, up from 1.8 million additions by the end of June.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Airtel Kenya / Equitel / Safaricom / Telkom Kenya
Countries: Kenya
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