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MTN ups subsribers to 183m

Johannesburg - Africa’s largest telecommunications company, MTN Group [JSE:MTN], on Thursday reported a near 4% increase in subscribers in the third quarter and lifted its guidance for new users this year.

MTN said it expected to add 23.7 million new customers this year, up from its previous expectation of 21.25 million.

Subscribers rose to 182.7 million across its 21 operations in Africa and the Middle East. Earnings in Iran would be affected by the local foreign exchange depreciation, it said on Thursday.

MTN added 5 500 new subscribers in Iran over the three months to September, followed by 4 000 in Nigeria.

Irancell is MTN's third-biggest operation but the company has be unable to repatriate its earnings because of US sanctions against the Middle Eastern country.

The company is also facing a $4.2bn US lawsuit filed by Turkish rival Turkcell pertaining to alleged malfeasance when acquiring the Irancell licence in 2005.

MTN shares are up 1.5% at R153.36 as of 08:23 GMT, and are up over 12% in the last six months.


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