Taiwan’s three major telecoms yesterday reported that revenue grew annually last month on increased demand for mobile and broadband services, as working from home, online shopping and distance learning became new norms amid a nationwide level 3 COVID-19 alert.
Chunghwa Telecom Co (中華電信) said that revenue inched up 1.4 percent to NT$16.34 billion (US$589.81 million) from NT$16.11 billion in May last year, bringing the company’s revenue for the first five months of this year to NT$82.78 billion, up 3.5 percent from NT$79.98 billion in the same period last year.
“As mobile users subscribed to more upscale plans, mobile service revenue continued to