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Russian Subscriber Growth - On the Brink of a Slowdown?

In the first quarter of 2009, the Russian market surpassed 190m customers and almost reached 135% penetration. The end-quarter total customer base of 190.65m was up by 22.81m year on year and the penetration rate of 134.8% was 16.6pp higher than the year-earlier figure. These are both strong gains, and they seem to indicate that growth is continuing unchecked. However, the quarterly figures suggest that Russia may be on the brink of a slowdown.  more

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