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Malta's number of mobile phone users up 3.7 pct

Xinhua, June 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

The number of mobile phone subscribers in Malta reached 554,468 by the end of March 2015, 3.7 percent up year-on-year, according to data released by the Malta Communications Authority on Monday.

Subscribers have also been spending more time on their phones. The number of mobile voice calls was up by 2.8 percent and the number of mobile voice call minutes was up by 8.1 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015 when compared to the same period a year earlier.

However, the number of short message service (SMS) sent was down by 10.6 percent in Q1 2015 when compared to the same period a year earlier. On a per user level, the average number of mobile voice calls increased from 220 in Q1 2014 to 224 in Q1 2015 and the number of mobile voice call minutes increased from 308 to 330. At the same time, the average number of SMSs was down to 208 from 235.

The number of fixed telephone subscriptions totalled 230,962 by the end of March 2015, up by 0.2 percent when compared to March 2014. However, the number of fixed line voice calls was down by 7.4 percent. Endit