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Kenyan internet subscriptions rise 5% in Q1

Tuesday 5 January 2021 | 11:16 CET | News
Kenyan internet subscriptions increased by 4.8 percent to 43.4 million in the first quarter to 30 September 2020, with mobile data subscriptions accounting for 98.5 percent of these, according to a report by the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA). The rise is attributed to increased dependence on digital platforms for work, education, healthcare, shopping and entertainment. From July to September 2020, Safaricom lost 1.2 percentage points in market share for mobile data subscriptions but retained the largest share at 67.5 percent.

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