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Vodafone beats Qtel at numbers game
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DOHA: In a major development, Vodafone QatarVodafone Qatar
, a new entrant into the Qatari market, has beaten the well-entrenched local communications giant, Qatar TelecomQatar Telecom (QtelQtel) in the game of numbers as it has made more subscribers in the last one year than its rival.Kuwait-based Global Investment House said in a report released recently that QtelQtel's subscribers grew only 0.2 percent in number during the second quarter of this year.
In contrast, Vodafone QatarVodafone Qatar witnessed 15 percent growth in its subscription base during the same period. Vodafone QatarVodafone Qatar made 69,535 new subscribers during this period, while QtelQtel could add barely 4,544 new subscribers in this period putting up a poor show. Vodafone QatarVodafone Qatar increased its subscriptions by 0.8 percent in the second quarter of 2009 but the growth was a massive 19.9 percent a year hence, in the second quarter of 2010.
According to the Global report, the second quarter of 2010 has seen 2.8 percent growth in the number of mobile phone subscribers in the country as compared to the first quarter.
© The Peninsula 2010
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