Telkom now ‘solidly’ SA’s number three mobile operator after Covid-19 bump
The company says its number of active mobile subscribers rose almost a fifth in the six months to end-September
10 November 2020 - 08:56
UPDATED 10 November 2020 - 10:14
Telkom’s growth rate in subscribers has seen it firmly overtake Cell C as SA’s third-largest mobile operator, with the Covid-19 pandemic helping deliver a surge in revenue from this business line in its six months to end-September.
Cell C is struggling under a debt burden of about R9.7bn and its subscriber base fell about a third in the first half of 2020. ..
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