Brazil mobile subscribers up 0.18% in January

Brazil's January mobile-phone subscriptions rose at a slower pace on-month, telecommunications regulator Anatel said Friday.

Market leader Telefonica Brasil SA lost ground in the period, Anatel's figures show.

Total mobile-phone users in Brazil increased to 262.26 million--up 0.18% from December, Anatel said. A total of 482,000 new subscribers were signed up--down from