Saturday, 21 July 2012

Telecom Sector Revenues Swell to 197 Billion in 1H 2012



Half yearly revenues of the telecom sector have reached to any or all time high of Rs 197.68 billion throughout the primary 0.5 (July-December 2011) of current money year.

Second quarter revenues for telecom sector stood at ninety nine.4 billion, that’s all time high during a quarter, registering a growth of nine.1 p.c over the corresponding quarter in previous year.

Stats, revealed by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, said that this growth in telecom revenues, despite declining ARPUs and stiff competition, is because of higher usage of telecom services additionally to service charges that telecom operators are imposing over last one year or thus.



The revenues of telecom sector will be divided into voice and information. With the increasing use of knowledge services within the country, estimated information revenues of telecom operators are on the increase and have reached Rs. 25.9 billion throughout July-Dec 2011.

Overall, the share of knowledge revenue in total telecom revenues has reached twelve.4 % in Oct-December 2012, up from 11.1 % an year ago in Oct-Dec 2011.

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