Over the year, 340 thousand Ukrainians have changed mobile operators: who has left the most
12 January 00:17
In 2024, 340.6 thousand Ukrainians switched mobile operators while keeping their phone numbers. Most people switched from Kyivstar. This was reported by the National Commission for the State Regulation of Electronic Communications, Radio Frequency Spectrum and Postal Services (NCCS), "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
According to the commission’s statistics, 207.1 thousand numbers were transferred from Kyivstar in 2024. At the same time, only 16.6 thousand subscribers switched to Kyivstar from other operators.
Meanwhile, the majority of numbers from other operators were transferred to lifecell. This is 269.76 thousand numbers. Meanwhile, 22.9 thousand numbers left lifecell.
Vodafone is in second place in terms of the number of numbers transferred, with 109.5 thousand people leaving it over the year. During the same period, 54.1 thousand subscribers came to Vodafone from other operators.
The MNP number portability service is a service that allows a subscriber to keep his or her mobile number when switching to another mobile operator.
What about the increase in tariffs by mobile operators
In early December, Kyivstar, the largest mobile operator, announced that it was raising its fees by 25% on average. In return, it promised to provide subscribers with more services and bonuses.
on December 16, Vodafone picked up the baton, warning that a number of its prepaid tariffs would change on December 24: their cost was to rise by UAH 70-120.
But the very next day, Vodafone decided to postpone the previously announced changes to the new tariffs.
At the same time, the company tried to explain why it had to change the tariffs. Among the factors that led to the change in the cost and content of the tariff plans this year, Vodafone named the rapid rise in electricity costs, additional costs for backup power, and repair of equipment damaged by the war. In addition, the company’s tax payments have increased.
