Telkom drops to fifth-largest telco as Jamii overtakes it

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A subscriber holds a Telkom SIM card.

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Jamii Telecommunications Limited (JTL) has overtaken Telkom Kenya to become the country’s fourth-largest mobile operator, pushing the State-owned telco to fifth position in a rapidly shifting market.

Latest data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows JTL grew its subscriber base to 826,006 users as of December, edging past Telkom, which dropped to 744,902 subscribers over the same period.

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