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Articles tagged with: Tim Brasil and GSM
TIM Brasil Subscriber Numbers Fall – For the First Time Ever
Depending upon your point of view, Q1 09 could be either the quarter in which TIM began to reverse the relative declines of recent years, or a further lurch downwards. The company lost customers in the quarter, ending with a base of 36.1m, against 36.4m at the end of Q4 08, but up on the 32.5m of one year earlier. This, for the record, is the first time the company has seen a reduction in the size of its base. TIM says in its Q1 report that the number was struck after disconnecting about one million inactive customers, implying a like for like gain of about 700k. It also tells us that it took 29% of March's new connections which in turn, implies a figure of about 380k in that month alone. more
Brazil's Penetration Set to Surpass 80% as Total Market Reaches 140m
Brazilian penetration is racing upwards, with a 14.0pp gain in the twelve months ending 30th September 2008 taking the figure to 73.2%. This compares to an 8.3pp gain in the prior twelve months. At the time of writing, penetration is likely to be approaching 80%, and although it is common for markets to slow down as 100% penetration is neared, a penetration rate in excess of 90% by the end of 2009 is a possibility. more
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