ITU Puts Iran’s 2016 Telecom Revenue at $7.8b

Total annual revenue of Iran telecom industries stood at $7.8 billion by the end of 2016, indicating a 6% year-on-year growth, the International Telecommunication Union reported this week.
The United Nations specialized agency for ICT in its latest report ‘Measuring the Information Society Report 2018 Volume 1’ adds that with $5.6 billion or a 72.4% share of the industry’s total turnover, mobile operators are leading the way in Iran.
According to the ITU, Iranian mobile operators' total sales increased by 5.02% in 2016, compared to a year earlier. This is while their monthly average revenue per user (USD / subscription / month) stood at $5.9 by the end of 2016, down 3.27% compared to the previous year.