Prepaid grows less than postpaid in may

The country closed the month of may with 265.52 million mobile phone lines and had a teledensity of 134.24 accesses per 100 inhabitants. In the fifth month of the year were recorded 974.29 thousand new qualifications — representing an increase of 0.37% at the base in April.
Pre-paid still represent most of the mobile phone market, although this modality have presented a slight decrease, from 0.19% compared to the previous month, April. In may, the prepaid represented 79.65% of the total number of rows, which corresponds to approximately 211.5 million subscribers. Postpaid plans already totaled 20.35% of the mobile phone market, with about 54.02 million customers.
In the month that celebrates mother's day, the prepaid presented 286.6 thousand new accessions. Postpaid plans already totaled 687.6 million new customers. According to the data compiled by Anatel, Vivo follows the lead of mobile service in Brazil, with 28.66% (76,097,037), followed closely by Tim, who was the carrier that grew in the period, with 27.12% stake (72,016,401). In third place following the course with 25.05% (66,516,631) and, in fourth position, Oi, with 18.74% (49,770,893). The had a teledensity (accesses every hundred inhabitants) advanced 0.31% — rose from 133.83, registered in April, to 134.24, in May. The largest had a teledensity was registered in the Federal District, with 219.08. Mobile Broadband totaled 74.13 million hits, of which 105.25 thousand were 4 g.