05/30/2025

Fixed Telephony: Statistics of Accesses

Total Market Share

This page: Evolution of Fixed accesses installed and in service in Brazil. Source: Anatel.

 

Net Revenue of Fixed Telephony

 

 

R$ Million 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 ∆Qter ∆Year
Vivo 617 598 580 562 544 -3.1% -11.8%
Claro 853 843 857 835 868 3.9% 0.3%
TIM 166 169 167 164 159 -2.9% -4.1%
Oi 663 699 646 603 483 -19.9% -27.2%
Competitives 341 327 335 322 306 -5.0% -10.3%
Total 2,652 2,657 2,585 2,485 2,360 -5.1% -11.0%

 

 

Statistics about Fixed Telephony in Brazil

 

 

Fixed Telephones

  Mar/24 Dec/24 Feb/25 Mar/25
Fixed Telephones in Service 24,551,924 22,491,104 21,927,636 21,529,327
Density* 11.3 10.3 10.1 9.9
Month Growth -420,657 -741,643 -397,358 -398,309
-1.7% -3.2% -1.8% -1.8%
Annual Growth -903,133 -2,963,953 -563,468 -961,777
-3.5% -11.6% -2.5% -4.3%
Growth in 1 year -2,237,585 -2,963,953 -3,044,945 -3,022,597
-8.4% -11.6% -12.2% -12.3%

 

Fixed Telephones in Service by Technology

Thousand 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 Feb/25 1Q25
Fiber 50.2% 51.8% 53.1% 53.1% 53.5% 53.4%
Metallic Cable 31.2% 29.8% 28.9% 28.5% 28.0% 27.8%
Coaxial Cable 15.4% 15.2% 14.9% 15.1% 15.1% 15.2%
Radio 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.3% 3.4% 3.5%
Total 24,552 24,038 23,556 22,491 21,928 21,529

 

Thousand 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 Feb/25 1Q25
Fiber 12,320 12,442 12,508 11,938 11,741 11,499
Metallic Cable 7,672 7,173 6,810 6,408 6,132 5,994
Coaxial Cable 3,781 3,657 3,518 3,397 3,320 3,276
Radio 779 767 720 747 735 760
Total 24,552 24,038 23,556 22,491 21,928 21,529

 

 

Fixed Telephony Net Revenue

 

Fixed Telephones in Service

Thousands 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 Feb/25 1Q25
Incumbents 10,965 10,512 10,099 4,383 4,287 4,262
CLECs 13,587 13,527 13,457 18,108 17,641 17,267
Total 24,552 24,038 23,556 22,491 21,928 21,529

Source: Anatel

 

Thousands 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 Feb/25 1Q25
Incumbents 44.7% 43.7% 42.9% 19.5% 19.5% 19.8%
CLECs 55.3% 56.3% 57.1% 80.5% 80.5% 80.2%
Total 24,552 24,038 23,556 22,491 21,928 21,529
Density* 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.3 10.1 9.9

 

 

Thousand 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Incumbents 16,129 49.9% 12,955 11,348 4,383
CLECs 14,330 50.1% 14,153 14,110 17,829
Total 30,459 28,722 27,107 25,458 22,212
Density* 14.4 13.4 12.6 11.8 10.2
CLECs' Participation 47.05% 50.10% 52.21% 55.43% 80.27%

 

Annual Evolution of the Number of Accesses in Brazil (Millions)

Fixed accesses are classified in:

The following table presents the evolution of fixed accesses installed and in service in Brazil. Including incumbents accesses and new fixed telephony authorizations.

 

Year Installed Accesses Accesses in Service Accesses in service/100 inhab.
2023 - 25.4 11.8
2022 - 27.1 12.6
2021 - 28.7 13.4
2020 - 31.1 14.6
2019 - 33.5 15.9
2018 - 37.5 17.9
2017 - 40.8 19.6
2016 - 41.8 20.2
2015 - 43.7 21.3
2014 - 45.0 22.1
2013 70.0** 44.9 22.2
2012 68.3 44.3 22.2
2011 64.7 43.0 21.7
2010 62.0 42.0 21.7
2009 59.6 41.5 21.4
2008 57.9 41.2 21.4
2007 52.7 39.4 20.7
2006 51.2 38.8 20.6
2005 50.5 39.8 21.4
2004 50.0 39.6 21.5
2003 49.8 39.2 21.6
2002 49.2 38.8 21.6
2001 47.8 37.4 21.1
2000 38.3 30.9 17.7
1999 27.8 25.0 14.7
1998 22.1 20.0 12.0
1997 18.8 17.0 10.3
1996 16.5 14.8 9.1
1995 14.6 13.3 8.3
1994 13.3 12.3 7.8

*Density is being calculated based on the revision of 2013's projection of the Brazilian population made by IBGE

** Estimated by Teleco

 

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