03/13/2025

Fixed Telephony: Statistics of Accesses

Total Market Share

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

 

Statistics about Fixed Telephony in Brazil

 

 

Fixed Telephones

  Jan/24 Dec/24 Dec/24 Jan/25
Fixed Telephones in Service 25,179,392 22,484,579 22,484,579 22,085,971
Density* 11.6 10.3 10.3 10.1
Month Growth -275,665 -743,052 -743,052 -398,608
-1.1% -3.2% -3.2% -1.8%
Annual Growth -275,665 -2,970,478 -2,970,478 -398,608
-1.1% -11.7% -11.7% -1.8%
Growth in 1 year -2,165,537 -2,970,478 -2,970,478 -3,093,421
-7.9% -11.7% -11.7% -12.3%

 

Fixed Telephones in Service by Technology

Thousand 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 Jan/25
Fiber 49.0% 50.2% 51.8% 53.1% 53.1% 53.1%
Metallic Cable 32.5% 31.2% 29.8% 28.9% 28.5% 28.3%
Coaxial Cable 15.3% 15.4% 15.2% 14.9% 15.1% 15.2%
Radio 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.3% 3.3%
Total 25,455 24,552 24,038 23,556 22,485 22,086

 

Thousand 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 Jan/25
Fiber 12,479 12,320 12,442 12,508 11,932 11,732
Metallic Cable 8,273 7,672 7,173 6,810 6,408 6,260
Coaxial Cable 3,901 3,781 3,657 3,518 3,397 3,357
Radio 802 779 767 720 747 737
Total 25,455 24,552 24,038 23,556 22,485 22,086

 

Fixed Telephony Net Revenue

R$ Million 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 ∆Qter ∆Year
Vivo 702 694 652 637 617 598 -3.1% -13.8%
Claro 1,062 1,048 901 873 853 843 -1.2% -19.6%
TIM 157 161 162 164 166 169 1.5% 4.5%
Oi 847 774 770 706 663 699 5.4% -6.1%
Competitives 323 339 354 351 341 329 -3.5% -3.1%
Total 3,071 2,986 2,814 2,730 2,639 2,637 -0.1% -11.7%

 

Fixed Telephony Net Revenue

 

Fixed Telephones in Service

Thousands 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 Jan/25
Incumbents 11,348 10,965 10,512 10,099 4,383 4,335
CLECs 14,107 13,587 13,527 13,457 18,101 17,751
Total 25,455 24,552 24,038 23,556 22,485 22,086

Source: Anatel

 

Thousands 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 Jan/25
Incumbents 44.6% 44.7% 43.7% 42.9% 19.5% 19.6%
CLECs 55.4% 55.3% 56.3% 57.1% 80.5% 80.4%
Total 25,455 24,552 24,038 23,556 22,485 22,086
Density* 11.8 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.3 10.1

 

 

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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