Landline telephony subscribers increase by 86% in Morocco, report

    This positive result can be ascribed to the introduction of limited mobility telephony which counts 1,155,036 subscribers, notes the report presented during a study day on the occasion of ANRT 10th anniversary.

    These results have considerably improved the penetration rate which moved from 4.24% in 2006 to 7.85 in 2007, states the report, adding that private subscribers share in the market reached 80.4% in 2007 instead of 64.2% in 2006, while phone booths witnessed a decline of over 46% during the same period.

    According to the same period, the customers base analysis shows that the number of private subscribers has increased by 136% while the professional category did not witness a major rise (4% only).

    2007 is marked by a considerable increase in mobile telephony customers reaching some 20,029,030 people in 2007 and posting a 25% growth.

    Such a remarkable increase has led to the improvement of the penetration rate moving up by 12 points within a year to reach over 65% in 2007.

    Concerning the internet category, the report underlined that the sector maintained its growth rhythm with a week penetration rate of 1.7ù¨in 2007.

    Low speed internet users moved from 7,862 in 2006 to 47,968 by the end of 2007, while ADSL internet users witnessed an annual growth rate of 21.9%.

    In a presentation on the occasion, ANRT Secretary General, Taieb Debbagh said the telecommunication sector achieved a turnover of MAD 30Bn (USD 4.06Bn) in 2007, with a 7% contribution to GDP.

    Debbagh also deemed the sector contribution is expected to rise to 10 % by 2012.

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