BTCL revenues reach P1.4bn as mobile data traffic jumps 300%

Digital earnings: BTCL's profits were helped by the shift to online PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Digital earnings: BTCL's profits were helped by the shift to online PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) directors say revenue from mobile data rose by 85% in the year ended March 2021, driven by a 300% rise in mobile data traffic as consumers “moved online” due to COVID-19.

The Corporation’s revenues rose one percent to P1.43 billion in the year to March 2021, while pretax profits jumped 19% to P165.8 million.

In commentaries accompanying the group’s 2021 Annual Report released today, the directors explained that the growth came off a trend associated with the impact of COVID-19 which saw business and individual customers adopting data-based ways of communication and using platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and WhatsApp calling.

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