The number of mobile phone subscribers in Egypt rose slightly to 96.25 million in September from 96.24 million subscribers in August, reports the Daily News, citing a ministry report. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said 8,570 new customers were added to the mobile market in September. It also stated that Etisalat Egypt attracted the most customers, at 208,000 new ones, bringing its total to 23.01 million in September, compared with 22.8 million in August.
Orange lost 106,100 customers, decreasing its number from 33.6 million in August to 33.49 million in September. Vodafone lost 93,500 customers from 39.8 million in August to 39.7 million in September. Telecom Egypt (TE) lost 426,500 landline subscribers in September, as the number fell from 6.3 million in August to 5.9 million in September.
Source: http://www.telecompaper.com/news/egypts-mobile-phone-subscribers-hit-9625-mln-in-september--1172590