Mobile services had been a monopoly of Comoros Telecom until late 2016 when Telma, an operator from Madagascar, launched operations as the second mobile operator. This resulted in Comoros Telecom dropping its price 30% from the pre-competition period (3, left). While affordability improved in the Comoros, the availability of a diversity of data bundles to cater to different data requirements lags other more intensely competitive markets.