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Safaricom adds 22,000 fixed internet subscriptions in Q3

Wednesday 6 January 2021 | 10:00 CET | News
Kenyan operator Safaricom added 22,008 new connections to its fixed internet service in the three months to September 2020, driven by demand as people worked from home because of Covid-19 disruptions, according to the Communications Authority (CA). Its report shows that Safaricom served 229,406 homes and offices with fixed internet connections and increased its share of the market to 35.6 percent, up from 207,398 lines and 33.5 percent at the end of June.

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Categories: Fixed
Companies: Safaricom / Wananchi / Zuku
Countries: Kenya
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