Portugal’s telecoms regulator, the Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), reported that there were more than 10.7 million mobile phones in the country at the end of June, up 0.7% on the previous quarter and an 8.8% rise year-on-year. Of the total, 8.694 million were pre-paid users, up 12.5% on a year ago, and 2.027 million were contract customers, a 4.5% decrease on June 2004. ANACOM said that mobile penetration stood at 102.3% at the start of July, putting the country in a small group of EU nations with rates over 100%. The regulator also pointed to a rise in voice traffic, with call volumes up 6.6% quarter-on-quarter to 1.61 billion calls, and up 6.9% on the corresponding year-ago period.