Mobile phone back up 5% in may, pulled by falling in Hi

Mobile telephony in Brazil shrank 5.14 percent in May compared to the same period last year, totaling 242,120,000 of active lines, pulled by a fall of 12% of the Hi, according to the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) disclosed this Wednesday (12). Oi, which goes through a process of reorganization, recorded a fall of 5,700,000 mobile lines in the period, closing may with little more than 42 million-the fourth largest base in the country. TIM, second largest cellular carrier in number of lines, and of course also had significant setbacks, more than 6% each, totaling 61 million at the end of the month and access 60,200,000 in operation, respectively. Already the leader Alive was on the wrong side of the competitors and raised your basis of 1.3%, closing may with 74,200,000 mobile lines. Despite the widespread fall, exacerbated by a fall in 3 g broadband, connections in 4 g more than doubled in the period, totaling more than $76 million on LTE technology. Virtual network operators Datora and Porto Seguro had advances at their bases, the first had growth of 121.4 percent in may on a first, and the second lines 128,300 recorded growth of 36.6%, 505,500.