POTRAZ report, first quarter 2026
Every headline figure the regulator published for this quarter, with how each one moved on Q4 2025. Each line opens the topic it belongs to.
17.28mActive subscribers by network
109%Mobile penetration rate
179 PBMobile data used, by network
| Figure | Q1 2026 | On the quarter | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active subscribers by network | 17.28m | up 3.0% | Mobile subscribers |
| Mobile penetration rate | 109% | up 1.4% | Mobile subscribers |
| Mobile data used, by network | 179 PB | up 11.9% | Voice, SMS and data usage |
| National voice minutes | 4.63bn | down 8.4% | Voice, SMS and data usage |
| Messages sent within a network | 2.20bn | down 7.9% | Voice, SMS and data usage |
| What the data goes on | 179 PB | up 11.9% | Voice, SMS and data usage |
| Active internet subscriptions | 13.92m | up 5.0% | Internet subscriptions |
| Fibre, leased lines, satellite and DSL | 261,147 | up 6.3% | Internet subscriptions |
| Internet penetration rate | 87.4% | up 3.4% | Internet subscriptions |
| International bandwidth, by carrier | 1,757 Gbps | up 4.0% | Internet subscriptions |
| Data carried on fixed networks | 621 PB | up 29.4% | Internet subscriptions |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 414,606 | up 7.5% | Internet subscriptions |
| Fibre backbone, by owner | 19,214 km | up 33.8% | Internet subscriptions |
| Machine to machine lines | 231,800 | up 1.8% | Internet subscriptions |
| Base stations, 2G to 5G | 13,431 | up 2.5% | Base stations and coverage |
| 4G base stations, by network | 3,746 | up 4.5% | Base stations and coverage |
| 5G base stations | 379 | up 3.6% | Base stations and coverage |
| How much of the land each generation covers | 61.8% | up 4.2% | Base stations and coverage |
| How many rural people each generation reaches | 32.8% | up 13.1% | Base stations and coverage |
| What the mobile networks spend to earn a dollar | 60.8% | up 1.4% | Telecoms revenue and jobs |
| People employed | 4,589 | down 4.0% | Telecoms revenue and jobs |
| Landlines and internet calling lines | 324,425 | up 6.6% | Fixed telephone lines |
| Minutes on fixed lines | 45.22m | down 4.5% | Fixed telephone lines |
| Who holds the internet calling lines | 3.3% | down 33.7% | Fixed telephone lines |
| Letters and parcels carried | 323,750 | up 11.2% | Postal and courier |
| Letters against courier parcels, inside the country | 201,193 | down 9.8% | Postal and courier |
| Post offices and courier outlets | 489 | up 0.8% | Postal and courier |