Three quarters of GCC mobile phone users prefer prepaid plans
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Study says 70% of those surveyed in UAE favour prepaid mobile plans
February 9, 2021
Prepaid mobile is the preferred option for 76 per cent of GCC phone users, according to a new study by Ding, a global mobile top-up service.
The report says 81 per cent of mobile phone users in Qatar, 76 per cent in Saudi Arabia and 70 per cent of those surveyed in the UAE favour prepaid mobile plans.
Those surveyed said prepaid plans are ideal for controlling expenditure (28 per cent) as well as suiting their needs better (31 per cent). In comparison, only 32 per cent of US respondents said they use prepaid mobile.
Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation.
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