Congo, Democratic Republic of The
In September 2010 the penetration rate was estimated at 14.74% over a population estimate of 71.7 million.
The country's telcom regulator is Agence de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications du Congo (ARTPC).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airtel | GSM-900 3G (HSPA+) |
5.0 (Aug, 2012) | Bharti Airtel (98.5%) |
| 2 | Vodacom | GSM-900/1800 Wimax |
6.24 (Jun, 2012) | Vodacom (51%), Congolese Wireless Network (49%) |
| 3 | Tigo | GSM | 2.3 (Sep, 2010) | MIC (100%) |
| 4 | Orange-RDC | GSM-900 3G+ (HSDPA) |
2.3 (Nov, 2012) | France Telecom (100%) (formerly: Congo Chine Télécoms) |
| 5 | Supercell | GSM-900 | 0.028 (covers Kivu only) | |
| 6 | Africell | GSM 3G |
launch expected July 2012 | Lintel Limited |
| 7 | SemaTel | GSM | not started | Hits Telecom (60%) |
| 8 | U-Com | CDMA | not started | Global Vision Telecom (Telecel International) |
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