Number of mobile subscriptions in Egypt rise in March for the first time in months

The number of mobile subscribers in Egypt rose in March for the first time after months of experiencing a sustained downward trend, according to a CIT Ministry report (pdf). The figure climbed to 93.42 mn users, up 0.42% m-o-m from 93.04 in February. In y-o-y terms, however, subscribers fell by 5.76% from 99.13 in March 2018. The number of ADSL subscribers, meanwhile, increased 24.2% y-o-y, to stand at 6.82 mn in March, up from 6.74 mn in February 2019 and up 23.31% y-o-y from 5.53 mn in March 2018. Mobile internet users also rose to 35.44 mn by the end of the month, up 9.08% m-o-m and 12.62% y-o-y.