Data Summary
8.7 million mobile youth switch accounts causing operators in South Africa to lose $1.3 billion in 2010. The number of churned mobile youth accounts in South Africa spikes at 10.3 million in 2011.
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Background Article
Key Facts
- 8.7 million mobile youth switch accounts in South Africa
- Youth churned accounts spike at 10.3 million in 2011
- Operators lose $1.6 billion in 2012 due to churned accounts
Article
The number of churned youth accounts spikes at 10.3 million in 2011. Operators will lose $1.3 billion in 2010 due to churned accounts. Operator loss will increase to $1.6 billion in 2012. The increase in number of churned accounts from 2006 has been partly due to introduction of Mobile Number Portability and partly due to mobile youth searching for the cheapest plans available.
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