The Malta Communications Authority’s market review for the period between July 2008 and December 2008 has re-confirmed Melita as the leading provider of home entertainment and broadband internet services throughout Malta and Gozo, the company observed in a statement this week.

“Statistics released by the MCA have once again confirmed that Melita is the preferred provider for television and broadband internet services. The MCA statistics have also confirmed the fast growth rate of Melita’s fixed telephony services. We thank our customers for trusting Melita and for trusting us as their preferred home entertainment and communications provider,” comments Melita CEO Stephen Wright.

Melita Mobile was not yet in operation during the period under review.

The market review shows that Melita has retained its position as Malta’s leading broadband internet provider in Malta.

As at December 2008, Melita’s broadband cable internet products enjoyed a 52% market share with over 52,000 families and businesses connected to Melita’s fast and reliable cable internet service.

The market review has also confirmed that Melita’s fixed-line telephony is continuing to grow steadily. At the end of 2008, around 55,000 fixed lines were connected to Malta’s cheapest fixed-line telephone network, representing a market share of more than 21% for Melita - 8% increase over 2007. During the same period, GO’s fixed lines continued to decrease sharply by more than 8%.

Melita is also the provider of choice for television services with 75% of the market subscribed to Melita’s affordable television packages. Melita’s digital television subscriptions continued to increase steadily and by the end of 2008, stood at over 48,000 subscriptions.

Mr Wright adds, “We are determined to offer our customers the best value for their money across all our services. Melita is offering cheaper, simpler and better services to all our customers and moreover, we strive to maintain a close relationship with our customers, by listening continuously to their feedback to help us adapt and develop products to suit the customers’ needs.

“Throughout 2008, we registered a huge success for our fixed telephony and also maintained a strong leading position in television and internet services by offering the best content at the most affordable prices and a fast and reliable broadband service with speeds of up to 30Mbits. As a matter of fact, Melita continues to drive the broadband internet market in Malta and Gozo towards further growth.”