Revenue, however, was higher at RM2.26 billion from RM2.21 billion on the back of the higher contribution from services revenue of RM2.03 billion amid better postpaid and fibre businesses, it said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia today.

Postpaid service revenue for Q3FY21 increased to RM1.03 billion, but average revenue per user (ARPU) decreased 3.6% year-on-year to RM81 from RM84 per month.

Maxis said the ARPU decrease was largely due to the dilution effect caused by the increased number of subscribers adopting the value-accretive Hotlink Postpaid.

Prepaid service revenue declined 4.5% to RM685 million in Q3FY21 and ARPU was slightly lower at RM39 per month from RM40 in Q3FY20.

For fibre connections, the group now has 512,000 customers, 88,000 of whom are new subscribers.

Maxis said the group remained in a good financial position to weather the Covid-19 crisis.

“Our balance sheet remains healthy and our funding and liquidity are well-positioned,” it said.