www.WirelessFederation.com/news: 61.46 million Mobile phone customers have been recorded by French telecoms regulator Arcep in the country’s overseas departments and territories (DOMs) at the end of December. There has been an increase of 1.8 million from the end of September which is higher than the figure recorded at December 31, 2008.

The cellular penetration also saw an increase from 93% to 95.8% at the end of September. The market share of MVNOs rose to 5.93% from 5.54% at the end of September in the metropolitan France.