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With Belarus Market Close to Saturation, Velcom Focuses on ARPU and Margin
February 3, 2010
The basic mobile services are being commoditized and even regulated around the world, no reason to presume the picture will look different in Belarus. Revenue decline due to price erosion can be compensated with higher usage and additional services, which demand higher bandwidth and faster network. The rollout of 3G will help Velcom build efficient infrastructure to accommodate the increase in data usage. Growth will at least decelerate, though.