The number of subscribers to landline telephone services in the first half of this year remained practically at the same level as last year. Traffic in the landline telephone networks fell by 11.8% to 1.3 billion minutes, while revenues from the sale of landline telephone services decreased by 9.2% to 502.4 million lei, IPN reports, quoting the ICT regulator ANRCETI.
There are 23 active providers of landline telephone networks. The customer base of SA “Moldtelecom” diminished by over 7,100 in the period, to 1.1 million users, while the number of new clients of the alternative providers increased by over 7,400 to 113,800. On June 30, the total number of subscribers to landline telephone services was over 1.2 million, while the penetration rate of these services per 100 people was 34.3%.
The average monthly revenue per user (ARPU) declined by about 10.2% to 68.5 lei. SA “Moldtelecom” reported an ARPU of 70.8 lei, while the alternative providers of 45.6 lei.
In the middle of 2014, SA “Moldtelecom” had a market share of about 94% by revenues (- 1.9%). The alternative providers of landline telephone services had cumulatively a market share of 6%.
