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Vivo leads Brazil mobile market growth in March
2015-05-06 19:21:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Brazil ended March with 283.4 million active mobile lines and a teledensity of 138.98 lines per 100 inhabitants, according to the latest figures from Anatel. The total increased by around 843,000 lines compared to February. Prepaid users accounted for 75.5 percent of all lines. Vivo saw the strongest growth in March, adding around 637,000 new lines for a total 81.879 million. TIM Brasil lost around 80,000 lines to end March with a total 75.749 million, and Oi also shed around 20,000 customers to reach 50.388 million. Third-place Claro added 162,000 subscribers in the month for a total 71.841 million.
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Category:Telecommunications