Muscat: More than 750,000 (773,589) residential units in the country are now covered with fiber optic networks, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in its latest annual report, which was published recently.
The report added that there are 5,238 stations to provide 5G mobile services in the country.
The percentage of families using fixed broadband services went up to 80 percent (561,983) in 2023 from 75.5 percent (536,967) in 2022.
The number of mobile phone users went up to 6,984,826 in 2023 from 6,749,535 in 2022.
Total revenues created in the telecommunications sector increased to 878.5 million in 2023 compared to 794.9 million in 2020, 775.6 million in 2021 and 774.3 million in 2022.
TRA also reported that major complaints against telecommunication service providers included anti-competitive prices and violation of regulatory obligations.
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