Portugal becomes the tenth market in the world to pass the 100 per cent mobile penetration mark

Portugal has become the tenth market in the world to pass the 100 per cent mobile penetration mark. The Portuguese telecom regulator ANACOM has released figures that indicate 101.6 per cent penetration was achieved during the first quarter of 2005.

There were 10.6 million mobile subscribers at the end of the first quarter, with prepaid subscribers representing 81.4 per cent of the total customer base. There were 1.98 million contract subscribers.