Ministry of Science and ICT: "LTE Subscribers Increased After 17 Months Due to Statistical Criteria Change... Actual Numbers Decreased"
[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] The Ministry of Science and ICT recently explained that the increase in LTE subscribers after 17 months was a temporary result due to changes in statistical standards.
On the 5th, the Ministry of Science and ICT released explanatory materials stating that although LTE subscribers increased in May, this was due to changes made during the process of revising the classification criteria for prepaid MVNO subscribers. As a result of the revision, MVNO 3G subscribers decreased by 630,000 lines, while LTE subscribers increased by 600,000 lines and 5G subscribers increased by 30,000 lines. The ministry stated, "If the previous statistical method had been applied, the total number of LTE subscribers would have been estimated to decrease by 350,000."
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According to the Ministry of Science and ICT's wireless communication service subscriber statistics, as of the end of May, the number of LTE subscribers was 51,169,843, an increase of 249,451 (0.5%) from April (50,920,392), marking a rebound after 17 months since December 2019. Notably, during this period, prepaid MVNO LTE subscribers increased by 779,678, surpassing the total increase in 5G subscribers (694,194).
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