Is prepaid growth an illusion?

摘要

The prepaid wireless market wasrnthe banner story of the first quarter. While the postpaid segment saw net subscriber additions fall by 57% -bringing overall postpaid subscriber growth to an all-time low of 3.9% over the last 12 months - the prepaid space continued its streak of strong growth. But prepaid providers' net additions of 68% - accounting for more than 80% of the overall market growth in the quarter - have some questioning whether the uptick can possibly be true.