Afghanistan
As of June 2012, Afghanistan has 18.6 million subscribers in total, a 50% penetration rate. Another estimate, made in September 2010, found a penetration rate of 48.4% over a population estimate of 29.8 million.
The country's telcom regulator is the Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roshan (telco) | GSM (GPRS) 3G |
3.77 (Sept 2010) | Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) 51%, Monaco Telecom International (MTI) 36.75%, TeliaSonera AB 12.25% |
| 2 | Etisalat | GSM (GPRS, EDGE) 3G (HSPA+) |
3.2 (Sept 2010) | Etisalat (UAE) |
| 3 | AWCC | GSM (GPRS, EDGE) | 3.72 (Sept 2010) | Telephone Systems International |
| 4 | MTN | GSM (GPRS, EDGE) 3G (UMTS) |
3.66 (Sept 2010) | MTN (100%) |
| 5 | Wasel | CdmaOne | 2.6 (September 2008) | Wasel Telecom Afghanistan |
| 6 | Afghan Telecom | CDMA2000 1X (Cellular/WLL) | 0.084 (Sept 2010) | MCIT (state owned) |
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