91.8% of the French are the wireless services subscribers

According to the telecoms regulator’s Wednesday report, the number of mobile users continues to increase in France.

Thus it was found that 91.8% of the French are the wireless services subscribers as of end-June, against 88.1% a year ago. As of June 30, France had 58.905 million wireless service subscribers.

During the second quarter, French wireless operators, such as Orange, Bouygues Telecom and SFR, together engaged 678,000 customers, raising the total number of subscribers by 1.2% compared to the same period last year. In 2008, quarterly increase made up 0.5% year-on-year. 

Mobile virtual network operators, (MVNOs) purchasing minutes wholesale from incumbents, counted 2.9 million subscribers by the end of June, with a market share of 5.3% against 4.6% same period of the previous year.