The number of mobile phone subscriberscontinued to rise in the first four months of this year while the numberof new fixed telephone subscribers saw a year-on-year decrease,according to data from the General Statistics Office.
Official data showed that total subscribers grew to 143.8 million,56.2 percent more than the same period last year, comprising 19.9million fixed and 123.9 million mobile phone subscribers.
Meanwhile, new subscribers in the first four months totalled 13.4million, of which mobile subscribers accounted for 12.6 million, up 31.3percent on last year, while fixed subscribers accounted for 815,000, up27.3 percent.
Local telecom provider Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group(VNPT) increase their customer base to 71.3 million over this period.
The group’s customers include 11.6 million fixed and 69.7 millionmobile telephone subscribers. Also in the first four months, broadbandsubscribers reached 3.2 million, 35.6 percent higher than the sameperiod last year, with the VNPT accounting for 2.3 million.
According to the figures, total revenue for post andtelecommunications services in the first four months saw a year-on-yearincrease of 42.6 percent to 35.2 trillion VND (1.9 billion USD), ofwhich the VNPT accounted for 23.9 trillion VND (1.3 billion USD)./.
Official data showed that total subscribers grew to 143.8 million,56.2 percent more than the same period last year, comprising 19.9million fixed and 123.9 million mobile phone subscribers.
Meanwhile, new subscribers in the first four months totalled 13.4million, of which mobile subscribers accounted for 12.6 million, up 31.3percent on last year, while fixed subscribers accounted for 815,000, up27.3 percent.
Local telecom provider Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group(VNPT) increase their customer base to 71.3 million over this period.
The group’s customers include 11.6 million fixed and 69.7 millionmobile telephone subscribers. Also in the first four months, broadbandsubscribers reached 3.2 million, 35.6 percent higher than the sameperiod last year, with the VNPT accounting for 2.3 million.
According to the figures, total revenue for post andtelecommunications services in the first four months saw a year-on-yearincrease of 42.6 percent to 35.2 trillion VND (1.9 billion USD), ofwhich the VNPT accounted for 23.9 trillion VND (1.3 billion USD)./.
