March 28 (SeeNews) - The number of mobile phone subscribers in Montenegro increased by 2.08% year-on-year but dropped by a monthly 1.03% to 1,293,652 at the end of February, according to data from the national telecommunications regulator, EKIP.
The mobile penetration rate in Montenegro declined to 208.64% at the end of February from 210.81% at the end of January, figures posted on the EKIP website earlier this week showed
Montenegro, with a population of around 630,000, has three mobile service operators - M:tel (part of Telekom Srbija group), Crnogorski Telekom (controlled by Croatia's Hrvatski Telekom), and One Crna Gora (part of Hungary's 4iG).
At the end of February, M:tel had a 37.62% share of the overall number of subscribers, followed by Crnogorski Telekom with 36.06% and One with 26.33%.
The share of postpaid subscribers was 60% at the end of February.