Amid the war, Akhmetov’s Internet providers are losing subscribers, but increasing income
Kyiv, November 26 (PolitNavigator, Maxim Karpenko) – In the context of the loss of Crimea and the war in Donbass, Ukrainian Internet providers belonging to Rinat Akhmetov’s structures are losing customers. The Kiev newspaper Capital writes about this.
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According to the publication, in the 3rd quarter, Ukrtelecom lost 70 thousand subscribers or 4% of its users in Crimea and Donbass, Vega - 14 thousand or 7%, respectively, and Volya - 13 thousand or 2 %. Given the slowdown in the growth rate of the number of Internet users, winning back this share will not be easy.
However, as Capital notes, the drop in the number of subscribers did not affect the growth of company revenues. Overall, the total revenue of Ukrainian providers in the third quarter increased by 8% compared to last year. This is due to the rise in the dollar exchange rate, on which the cost of package services depends.
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