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Morocco records 22.5 million internet users at Q3 2017

At the end of September 2017, also the end of the third quarter of the year, the number of internet users in Morocco reached 22,564,000 (+33.34%), out of a total of 44.25 million of telecoms services’ users. According to the country’s telecommunications regulatory body (ANRT) which disclosed the data, this puts internet’s penetration rate in the country at 64.74%.

The performance was driven mostly by mobile Internet, which, alone, represented 94.15% of the total number of registered Internet users in the country. The regulator numbered 21.24 million subscribers, thus a 35.17% growth. Maroc Telecom has the biggest mobile Internet share, 45.83%, and it is followed by Orange Maroc with 30.8%. Last is Wana with a 23.37% market share.

In terms of landline internet (ADSL), this market represents 5.71% of the global Internet market of the country. It has recorded 1,288,000 subscribers at the end of September 2017. This is 0.45% increase on a quarterly basis and a 7.8% increase on a year-to-year basis. Concerning market shares, Maroc Telecom holds 99.9% of subscriptions.



Source: http://www.ecofinagency.com/telecom/0711-37699-morocco-records-22-5m-internet-users-at-q3-2017

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