During the first month of the year a total of 626,061 mobile lines changed the operator company At the national level, 26.83 % more than the portations registered in January 2024, the supervisory agency for private investment in telecommunications (Osiptel) reported.
Likewise, and according to the information published in the Punku digital tool, the change of operator in Postapago lines reached its historical peak by totaling 438,201 by mobile lines.
“This growth demonstrates the effect of numerical portability on the competitive dynamics of the sector. Companies develop commercial strategies seeking to attract clients from the competition, and also loyalty to their current clients and subscribers, ”said the director of regulatory policies and competence of the Osiptel, Marco Vílchez Román.
Osiptel: How many prepaid and postpaid lines were carried in January?
The number of the postpaid modality It constituted 69.99 % of the total operations carried out in January 2025. The remaining percentage (30.01 %) corresponded to the 187,860 prepaid segment lines that changed the operating company.
Two companies with positive net results
In January, two operating companies reached positive net results, that is, they won more mobile lines than they lost. Bitelwhich closed with balance in favor of 24,783 lines, and Guinea Mobilewhich obtained a positive net result of 13 lines.
What companies had greater losses?
For its part, the operators Flash, Movistar, Clear and Entel They had greater losses than profits in number of lines, closing the month with a negative balance of 250, 762, 3103 and 20 681 net lines, respectively.
How many fixed lines changed operator in January?
Regarding the number of portations in fixed telephony, 1,222 lines changed from the operating company only in January. At the company level, Fravatel obtained the largest positive net balance with 537 lines, while Movistar recorded the largest negative net balance with 803 lines.
Source: Larepublica
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