Saturday, January 01, 2005
Mobile users overtake landlines
Mobilephone subscribers in 18 Arab countries have risen to more than 29.43m, said a study by Dubai-based Madar Research Group. It said landline subscribers stood at over 24.88m by the end of June 2003. The UAE, with a population of 3.7m has 2.65m mobile and 1.11m landline subscribers.