Thursday, May 3, 2007

MTN boosts subscribers on Iran launch

(Reuters) - Sub-Saharan Africa's biggest cell phone operator, MTN, reported an 11 percent rise in quarterly subscribers on Thursday thanks to strong growth in Nigeria and the launch of a network in Iran.

But while the subscriber figures beat market expectations, investors sold the stock after MTN said average revenue per user in its home market of South Africa fell 10 percent to 148 rand.


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