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Kenya’s fixed line phone market continues downward slide

By , IT in government editor
Kenya , 17 Apr 2014

Kenya’s fixed line phone market continues downward slide

Similar to countries such as South Africa and Nigeria, Kenya’s fixed line telecoms market has continued to lose ground in the East African nation.

According to the East African country’s telecoms regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), the total number of fixed lines declined by 1.7% compared to the previous quarter.

This is according to the regulator’s sector statistics report for the 2013-2014 financial year for the period October 2013 to December 2013.

And according to the report, the total fixed lines recorded were 205,856 down from 209,339 lines in the previous quarter.

“Fixed terrestrial lines contributed mainly to the decline in fixed lines by dropping 2.9% during the quarter to post 57,033 lines down from 58,749 lines registered during the previous quarter,” the report reads.

“Fixed wireless subscriptions declined by 1.2 per cent to stand at 148,823 down from 150,590 recorded in the previous quarter,” said the CCK.

South Africa and Nigeria’s fixed line market penetration rate currently stands at 7.8% and 0.2% respectively, according to BuddeComm research.

While the East African nation’s fixed line market penetration rate is recorded at 0.1%, BuddeComm research noted.

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