Brasília – With a total of 153.67 million mobile phone subscribers, Brazil currently has eight cellular telephones for each group of ten inhabitants. According to the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), more than 3 million new numbers were added between January and March this year. Last month alone, new subscriptions totalled 1.3 million. Out of all subscribers in the country, 81.61% have prepaid accounts and 18.39% have post-paid ones.
The number of active telephones for each 100-inhabitant group, known as teledensity, totalled 80.56, growth of 0.78% over February. The Federal District has the highest mobile phone teledensity in Brazil, with an index of 143.20, meaning that there is 1.43 telephone for each inhabitant. The state of Rio de Janeiro ranks second, with a teledensity of 98.33, and the third is Mato Grosso do Sul, with an index of 96.34.
As in the previous balance disclosed by the Anatel, mobile operator Vivo holds the largest market share, answering to 29.7%. Next come operators Claro, with 25.76%; Tim, with 23.5%; and Oi, with 16.8%. The list of companies also includes Brasil Telecom GSM (3.87%), CTBC Celular (0.30%), Ser Comtel (0.06%) and Unicel (0.01%).
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
