SAO PAULO--Brazil's mobile-phone subscriptions increased again
in June but at a slower pace than in the first five months of the
year, according to figures released late Wednesday by
telecommunications regulator Anatel.
Total mobile phone users in Brazil rose to 256.13 in June, up
0.46% from May, Anatel said. A total of 1.2 million new subscribers
were signed up in June, down from the nearly 2 million new
subscriptions seen in May.
Telefonica Brasil SA (VIV, VIVT4.BR), also known as Vivo, part
of Spain's Telefonica SA (TEF), is the largest operator overall and
saw its market share steady in the period, at 29.6%.
TIM Participacoes SA (TSU) was second with 26.9%. TIM is the
local unit of Telecom Italia SpA (TIT.MI).
Claro, the local unit of Mexico's America Movil SA (AMX), ranked
third with a 24.6% share, while Oi SA (OIBR) remained in fourth
place with 18.6%.
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