As of March 2022, there were 14.6 million prepaid mobile phone subscriptions in the United Arab Emirates. This figure represents a decrease from a peak of 16.7 million prepaid mobile phone subscriptions in 2016.
Total number of prepaid mobile phone subscriptions in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022
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Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE). (April 14, 2022). Total number of prepaid mobile phone subscriptions in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612601/uae-number-of-prepaid-mobile-phone-subscriptions/
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE). "Total number of prepaid mobile phone subscriptions in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022." Chart. April 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612601/uae-number-of-prepaid-mobile-phone-subscriptions/
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE). (2022). Total number of prepaid mobile phone subscriptions in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612601/uae-number-of-prepaid-mobile-phone-subscriptions/
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE). "Total Number of Prepaid Mobile Phone Subscriptions in The United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612601/uae-number-of-prepaid-mobile-phone-subscriptions/
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE), Total number of prepaid mobile phone subscriptions in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612601/uae-number-of-prepaid-mobile-phone-subscriptions/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Total number of prepaid mobile phone subscriptions in the United Arab Emirates from December 2011 to March 2022 [Graph], Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (UAE), April 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612601/uae-number-of-prepaid-mobile-phone-subscriptions/