Customer base of fixed broadband grows 4% in September

São Paulo – the customer base of fixed broadband in Brazil has reached a total of 26,500,000 users in September, up 4% compared to the same period in 2015, but practically stable compared to the month of August, reported on Wednesday the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel).
According to Anatel, 38,6% of the households in the country had access to fixed broadband services at the end of September.
Among the main groups that provide the service, Telecom Americas, which operates under the brand name clear, and Net, kept the lead with 8,396,850 access, equivalent to a stake of about 31,7%.
Telefónica Brazil appears in sequence, with 7,475,992 users, or 28,2%, and Hi, with 6,400,625, or 24,1%.