{"id":102079,"date":"2014-05-13T11:36:13","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T09:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=102079"},"modified":"2014-05-13T14:07:41","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T12:07:41","slug":"record-subscriber-increase-for-cell-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/102079-record-subscriber-increase-for-cell-c.html","title":{"rendered":"Record subscriber increase for Cell C"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cell C<\/a> has 16.6-million subscribers on its network, with 1.6-million gross additions (1-million net additions) in March 2014.<\/p>\n

According to Cell C CEO Jose Dos Santos<\/a>, March 2014 was a record month for the network.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists during an event at Cell C\u2019s headquarters in Midrand, Dos Santos said that the growth was predominantly driven by the pre-paid market, with Cell C seeing a year-on-year increase in daily recharges of 37%.<\/p>\n

Pre-paid subscriber spend had increased 31% year-on-year at the end of December 2013 despite decreases in tariffs, Dos Santos said.<\/p>\n

Dos Santos said he also wanted to allay some of the fears around Cell C\u2019s financial future which they have seen expressed in the media.<\/p>\n

Cell C expects a further US$125-million foreign currency deal to be completed in the near future. They also expect this to increase to US$200-million by year-end.<\/p>\n

Dos Santos said that Cell C\u2019s capitalised assets grew by R2.3-billion during 2013, predominantly invested in its radio access and core network.<\/p>\n

Cell C also maintains strong relationships with their local and international lenders, including Nedbank<\/a>, DBSA<\/a>, CDB<\/a>, and others, Dos Santos said.<\/p>\n

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