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2. Prepaid mobile phone - Wikipedia

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   A prepaid mobile device, also known as a pay-as-you-go ( PAYG ), pay-as-you-talk, pay and go, go-phone, prepay or burner phone, is a mobile device such as a phone for which credit is purchased in advance of service use. The purchased credit is used to pay for telecommunications services at the point the service is accessed or consumed.

3. List of mobile virtual network operators in the United States

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   Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United States lease wireless telephone and data service from the three major cellular carriers in the country, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US, and Verizon. [1] [2] In 2016, MVNOs across the nation such as Metro PCS, Boost Mobile, Cricket Wireless, and Tracfone brands served about 36 million subscribers.

4. MTN Group - Wikipedia

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   MTN Group Limited (formerly M-Cell) [2] is a South African multinational corporation and mobile telecommunications provider. Its head office is in Johannesburg. [3] [4] As of December 2022 MTN recorded 289.1 million subscribers. [5] MTN is among the largest mobile network operators in the world, and the largest in Africa.

5. Telkom (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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   Telkom SA SOC Limited is a South African wireline and wireless telecommunications provider, operating in more than 38 countries across the African continent.Telkom is majority state-owned (55.3%) with the South African government owning 40.5% of Telkom, while another 14.8% is owned by another state-owned company - the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which is closely linked to the South ...

6. History of prepaid mobile phones - Wikipedia

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   The history of the prepaid mobile phones began in the 1990s when mobile phone operators sought to expand their market reach. Up until this point, mobile phone services were exclusively offered on a postpaid basis (contract-based), which excluded individuals with poor credit ratings and minors under the age of 18 (the typical age of contractual ...

7. Telecommunications in South Africa - Wikipedia

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   South Africa has four licensed mobile operators: MTN, Vodacom (majority owned by the UK’s Vodafone ), Cell C (75% owned by Saudi Oger, an international telecommunications holdings firm), and 8ta, a subsidiary of Telkom. In 2012, mobile penetration was estimated at more than 10%, one of the highest rates in the world. [4]