Cell C claims one million gross additions in June

Cell C claims to have signed up over a million new customers in the month of June, although the company also lost over 650,000 customers at the same time.

In a statement, Cell C’s CEO Alan Knott-Craig said he was pleased to hit the sign-up landmark despite churn remaining high.

"I am exceptionally proud and excited to announce that for the first time in the history of Cell C we have connected more than one million customers in one month," Knott-Craig said.

"Last night we broke through the million gross connection barrier bringing our total customer base to over 11.7 million."

Although they added over a million new customers, the net figure after deducting losses came in at 338,000.

Last month, Cell C’s majority shareholder, Oger Telecom agreed to pump US$350 million into the company, with further funding expected next year.