Number of cell phones in Brazil crosses 169 million

By EFE,

Brasilia : The number of cell phones in this nation of more than 192 million people reached 169.8 million last month, the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency, or Anatel, said.


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Some 1.7 million people acquired cell phones in Brazil in November, marking a one percent rise in sales compared to October, Anatel said Thursday.

The biggest subscriber growth – 29.6 percent – was registered by Vivo, a joint venture between Spain’s Telefonica and Portugal Telecom.

Claro, which is controlled by Telmex, ranked second, reporting growth of 25.4 percent, followed by TIM, a unit of Telecom Italia, with 23.8 percent.

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