Demand for landline services drops

Monday, March 31, 2014

BTCL executives including MD Paul Taylor (white shirt) and chairman , Len Makwinja (black jacket) during Friday's result briefing. PIC KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

The demand for fixed line voice (landline) services is declining as increased internet penetration along with the advent of smartphones push up consumers’ uptake of mobile and data services, BTCL financial results show.

Announcing BTCL’s financials for the year up to March 2013 in Gaborone on Friday, Managing Director Paul Taylor said fixed line revenues for both national and international voice calls fell by two and seven percent respectively.

In contrast, mobile services revenue and data services rose by 58 percent and 12 percent respectively to compensate for the decline in landline calls.

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Demand for landline services drops

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