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Colombian mobile data usage up 50% to 3.5 GB per line in 2020

Wednesday 19 May 2021 | 10:51 CET | News
The total number of mobile internet lines in Colombia rose 5.3 percent year on year to 32.5 million at the end of 2020, accompanied by a surge in data traffic, according to the latest data from the country's regulator CRC. Total data soared by 47.6 percent compared to 2019, with average data usage per line climbing by 50 percent year on year to 3.5 GB. 

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: America Movil / Claro Colombia / Millicom / Mintic (Colombian ICT ministry) / Telefonica / Telefonica Colombia / Tigo Colombia
Countries: Colombia
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