52.9 mln mobile phone numbers in Poland in 2017 – GUS

According to data released by Poland’s Central Statistics Office GUS, at end-2017, there were 52.9 million mobile phone users, representing 3.5 percent drop y/y. The figure includes both prepaid numbers (18.6 million) as well as ones with long-term contracts (34.3 million). The number of long-term contracts increased by 6.1 percent y/y, while the number of prepaid numbers has decreased by 17.2 percent. Furthermore, the fixed-line numbers dropped by 6 percent y/y to 4.5 million.