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Algeria

The country has 26.2 million subscribers in total, or a 75% penetration rate. [1] (September 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is ARPT.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Djezzy GSM, GPRS, EDGE 13.38 [2] (December 2007) Orascom Telecom
2 Mobilis GSM, GPRS 9.5 [3] (September 2007) Algerie Telecom
3 Nedjma GSM, GPRS, EDGE 4 [4] (September 2007) Wataniya Telecom

Angola

The country has 1.0 million subscribers in total, or a 8% penetration rate. [5] (June 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Unitel GSM 1.2 [6] (December 2005)  ?
2 Movicel CdmaOne 0.400 [7] (December 2005)  ?

Bahrain

The country has 1.152 million subscribers in total, or a 144% penetration rate. [8] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 BATELCO GSM 0.643 [9] (June 2007) Bahrain Telecommunications Company
2 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM
UMTS, HSDPA		 0.529 [10] (March 2008) Zain (56.25%)

Benin

The country has 0.803 million subscribers in total, or a 10.71% penetration rate.[citation needed] (September 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Areeba GSM 0.652 [11] (December 2007) MTN 75%
2 Moov GSM 0.450 [12] (August 2007) Atlantique Telecom
3 BBcom GSM Not Yet Available Bell Benin Communications
4 Libercom GSM Not Yet Available Benin Telecom

Botswana

The country has 0.823 million subscribers in total, or a 50.2% penetration rate. [13] (March 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 MASCOM GSM 0.874 [14] (December 2007) Mascom Wireless (Pty) Limited, MTN 44%
2 Orange GSM 0.471 [15] (June 2007) 51.0%

Burkina Faso

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 1.069 [16] (March 2008) Zain (100%)
2 Telmob(Onatel) CdmaOne
GSM		 0.463 [17] (June 2007) Maroc Telecom
3 Moov GSM Not Yet Available Atlantique Telecom

Burundi

The country has 0.150 million subscribers in total, or a 1.9% penetration rate. [18] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Safaris GSM Not Yet Available Africell PLC Company
2 ONATEL GSM Not Yet Available ONATEL
3 Spacetel GSM Not Yet Available Spacetel - Burundi
4 Telecel GSM Not Yet Available Telecel-Burundi Company

Cameroon

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 MTN GSM 2.559 [19] (December 2007) MTN
2 Orange GSM 1.628 [20] (June 2007) France Télécom

Cape Verde

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 CVMOVEL GSM Not Yet Available Cabo Verde Telecom

Central African Republic

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Centrafrique Telecom Plus GSM Not Yet Available Centrafrique Telecom Plus
2 Moov GSM Not Yet Available Atlantique Telecom

Chad

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 5% penetration rate. [21] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 0.664 [22] (March 2008) Zain (100%)
2 Tigo GSM 0.362 [23] (March 2008) MIC (87.5%)

Comoros

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 comorestelecom HURI[24] GSM Not Yet Available Societe Nationale des Telecommunications (Comores Telecom)

Congo, Republic of the

The country has 1.29 million subscribers in total, or a 34% penetration rate. [25] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 1.084 [26] (March 2008) Zain (90%)
2 Libertis GSM 0.316 [27] (December 2007) MTN
3 Warid GSM, GPRS Launched. 14th March, 2008 Warid Telecom

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The country has 5.93 million subscribers in total, or a 10% penetration rate. [28] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Vodacom GSM 3.269 [29] (December 2007) Telkom (50%), Vodafone (50%)
2 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 2.493 [30] (March 2008) Zain (98.5%)
3 Tigo GSM 0.519 [31] (March 2008) MIC (100%)
4 Congo Chine Telecom GSM Not Yet Available Congo Chine Telecom

Côte d'Ivoire

The country has 7.4 million subscribers in total, or a 40.28% penetration rate. [32] (March 2008)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 MTN GSM 2.679 [33] (December 2007) MTN
2 Orange GSM 1.27[citation needed] (December 2005) France Télécom
3 Moov 0.500 [34] (September 2006) Atlantique Telecom
4 Koz GSM 0.500 (April 2008) Comium
5 Warid GSM, GPRS, EDGE Not Yet Available Warid Telecom

Djibouti

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Evatis GSM Not Yet Available Djibouti Telecom SA

Egypt

The country has about 25 million subscribers in total, or a 33% penetration rate.[citation needed] (June 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Mobinil GSM 15.12 [35] (December 2007) Orange SA, Orascom Telecom,
2 Vodafone GSM
UMTS		 10.983 [36] (June 2007) Vodafone Group PLC (54.9%), Telecom Egypt (44.70%), Free Float (0.20%)
3 Etisalat GSM
UMTS		 1.0 [37] (June 2007) Etisalat (66%), Egypt Post (20%), National Bank of Egypt (10%), Commercial International Bank (4%)

Equatorial Guinea

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Orange GSM Not Yet Available GETESA

Eritrea

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Eritel GSM Not Yet Available Eritrea Telecommunications Services Corporation

Ethiopia

The country has 0.97 million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.[citation needed] (September 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 ETHMTN GSM Not Yet Available Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation

Gabon

The country has 1.05 million subscribers in total, or a 81% penetration rate. [38] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 0.687 [39] (March 2008) Zain (90%)
2 Libertis GSM 0.263 [40] (June 2007) Maroc Telecom
3 Moov GSM Not Yet Available Atlantique Telecom

Gambia

The country has 0.236 million subscribers in total, or a 14.4% penetration rate. [41] (March 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Gamtel GSM 0.200 [42] (May 2007) Gambia Telecommunications Cellular Company Ltd
2 Africell GSM 0.150 [43] (May 2007) Africell Gambia LTD
3 Comium GSM
GPRS		 Not Yet Available Comium Group

Ghana

The country has 7.60 million subscribers in total, or a 33.16% penetration rate. [44] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Areeba [45] GSM 4.016 [46] (December 2007) MTN 97.7%
2 Tigo [47] GSM 2.394 [48] (March 2008) MIC (100%)
3 Onetouch [49] GSM 1.276 [50] (December 2007) State-owned Ghana Telecom
4 Kasapa [51] CDMA2000 1X 0.289 [52] (December 2007) Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (100%)
1 Zain
•To become part of One Network		 GSM 0.003 [53] (March 2008) Zain

Guinea

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Areeba GSM 0.727 [54] (December 2007) MTN (75%)
2 Sotelgui Guinea GSM 0.16[citation needed] () Telekom Malaysia
3 Orange (Spacetel) GSM Not Yet Available France Télécom
4 Telecel GSM Not Yet Available Telecel Guinee SARL

Guinea-Bissau

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 2.7% penetration rate.[citation needed] (September 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Guinetel GSM Not Yet Available Guinetel
2 Areeba GSM 0.235 [55] (December 2007) MTN
3 Orange GSM Not Yet Available France Télécom

Iran

The country has 40.442 million subscribers in total, or a 40% penetration rate.[citation needed] (June 2008)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
National Operators
1 Hamrahe Aval GSM 22 [56] (January 2008) Mobile Communications Company of Iran
2 MTN IranCell GSM, GPRS, EDGE 6.006 [57] (December 2007) IranCell Communications Services Company, MTN (49%)
3 Taliya GSM 0.800[citation needed] Rafsanjan Industrial Complex
Regional Operators
4 MTCE GSM 0.036[citation needed] Mobile Telecommunications Company of Esfahan
5 Kish Free Zone GSM 0.006[citation needed] Kish Free Zone Organization

Iraq

The country has 9.83 million subscribers in total, or a 34% penetration rate. [58] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 7.766 [59] (March 2008) Zain (30%)
2 Asia Cell GSM 2.544 [60] (December 2006) Wataniya Telecom
3 Korek GSM Not Yet Available Korek Telecom Ltd.
3 Moutiny GSM Not Yet Available Moutiny
4 SanaTel GSM Not Yet Available SanaTel

Israel

The country has 8.87 million subscribers in total, or a 120% penetration rate.[citation needed] (September 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Cellcom [61] GSM
UMTS, HSPA		 2.96 [62] (June 2007) DIC 78.5% GS 5% BLL 5% Migdal 4% Fibi 2%
2 Orange [63] GSM
UMTS, HSDPA		 2.823 [64] (March 2008) Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited 55% free float 45%
3 Pelephone [65] CdmaOne
CDMA2000 EV-DO		 2.6 [66] (December 2007) Bezeq Israel Telecommunication Corporation Ltd
4 MiRS [67] iDEN 0.33[citation needed] () Motorola Israel Ltd.

Jordan

The country has 4.90 million subscribers in total, or a 83% penetration rate. [68] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 1.807 [69] (March 2008) Zain (96.52%)
2 Orange Jordan GSM 1.7 [70] (August 2007) Jordan Telecom
3 Umniah GSM 1 [71] (September 2007) Batelco
4 XPress iDEN 0.1[citation needed] () Private shareholders

Kenya

The country has 12.75 million subscribers in total, or a 34% penetration rate. [72] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Safaricom [73] GSM 6.5 [74] (June 2007) Telkom Kenya (60%), Vodafone (40%)
2 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 1.757 [75] (March 2008) Zain (80%)
3 Telkom Wireless CdmaOne Not Yet Available Telkom Kenya

Kuwait

The country has 3.6 million subscribers in total, or a 106% penetration rate. [76] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain GSM
UMTS, HSDPA		 1.613 [77] (March 2008) Zain (100%)
2 Wataniya GSM
UMTS, HSDPA		 1.106 [78] (June 2007) Wataniya Telecom

Lebanon

The country has 1.23 million subscribers in total, or a 30% penetration rate. [79] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 mtc touch GSM 0.643 [80] (March 2008) Zain (Management Contract)
2 Alfa GSM Not Yet Available Fal Dete Telecommunications1

1. Fal Dete Telecommunications owners are Detecon Int, GmbH 51%, FAL Holding Arabia Co. ltd 45%

Lesotho

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 11.2% penetration rate.[citation needed] (September 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Vodacom GSM 0.365 [81] (December 2007) Telkom (50%), Vodafone (50%)
2 Econet Ezi-Cel GSM Not Yet Available Econet Ezi Cel Lesotho (Pty)

Liberia

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 3.1% penetration rate.[citation needed] (September 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Lonesta GSM 0.304 [82] (December 2007) MTN
2 LIBERCELL GSM Not Yet Available Atlantic Wireless
3 Celcom GSM Not Yet Available Celcom Telecommunications
4 Comium GSM Not Yet Available Comium Services BVI

Libya

The country has 2.3 million subscribers in total, or a 26% penetration rate. [83] (March 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Al Madar [84] GSM 1.8 [85] (February 2007) State-owned via GPTC
2 Libyana GSM 0.5 [86] (February 2007) State-owned via GPTC

Madagascar

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain GSM 0.755 [87] (March 2008) Zain (100%)
2 Orange GSM 0.31[citation needed] (December 2005) France Télécom (40.01%)
3 Telma Mobile SA[88] CdmaOne 0.013 [89] (December 2006)

Malawi

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 0.755 [90] (March 2008) Zain (100%)
2 TNL GSM 0.14[citation needed] (September 2005) Malawi Telecommunications Limited, Telekom Malaysia

Mali

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Orange [91] GSM 0.58[citation needed] (December 2005) France Télécom (42.3%)
2 Malitel GSM Not Yet Available Malitel SA

Mauritania

The country has 0.767 million subscribers in total, or a 24.3% penetration rate. [92] (2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 MATTEL [93] GSM Not Available 51% Tunisie Télécom , 49 % Mauritanian state
2 Mauritel GSM 0.767 [94] (June 2007) Maroc Telecom

Mauritius

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 60% penetration rate. [95] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Cellplus GSM 0.438 [96] (December 2006) Mauritius Telecom group and France Télécom
2 Emtel GSM, EDGE
UMTS		 0.380 [97] (March 2008) MIC (50%), Currimjee
3 MTML CdmaOne 0.001[citation needed] (February 2007) Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited

Morocco

The country has 20.62 million subscribers in total, or a 66.85% penetration rate. [98] (March 2008)

The country's telcom regulator is ANRT.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Maroc Telecom GSM 13.697 [99] (March 2008) Vivendi (51%)
2 Méditel GSM 6.919 [100] (March 2008) Telefónica,
Portugal Telecom
3 Wana CdmaOne Not Yet Available ONA

Mozambique

The country has 1.6 million subscribers in total, or a 7.65% penetration rate. [101] (December 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 mCel GSM Not Yet Available Partially state-owned
2 Vodacom GSM 1.207 [102] (December 2007) Telkom (50%), Vodafone (50%)

Namibia

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 42% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 MTC GSM Not Yet Available Unknown
1 CellOne GSM Not Yet Available Unknown

Niger

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 0.755 [103] (March 2008) Zain (80%)
2 Sonitel GSM Not Yet Available Sahel-Com
3 Moov GSM Not Yet Available Atlantique Telecom

Nigeria

The country has 49.6 million subscribers in total, or a 35.87% penetration rate. [104] (June 2008)

The country's telcom regulator is NCC.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 MTN GSM 16.511 [105] (December 2007) MTN (81.87%)
2 Glo Mobile GSM 13 [106] (August 2007) Globacom
3 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 12.648 [107] (March 2008) Zain (65%)
4 Starcomms CDMA2000 1X 1.0 [108] (June 2007) Starcomms
5 Mtel GSM 0.150 [109] (June 2007) State-owned Nitel
6 Etisalat GSM, GPRS Not Yet Available Etisalat, Mubadala, Nigerian Investors
7 Multilinks Telkom CDMA2000 1X 0.162 [110] (March 2007) Telkom 75%

Oman

The country has 2.7 million subscribers in total, or a 81.53% penetration rate. [111] (March 2008)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Oman Mobile GSM 1.3 [112] (December 2007) Oman Tel
2 Nawras GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 1.1 [113] (January 2008) Omani Qatari Telecom

Palestine

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Jawwal GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1 million [114] (December 2007) Paltel Group
2 Wataniya GSM Not Yet Available Wataniya Telecom

Qatar

The country has 1.1 million subscribers in total, or a 100% penetration rate. [115] (September 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is ictQATAR.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Q-Tel GSM 1.1 [116] (September 2007) Q-Tel

Réunion

This French oversees territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in thousands)		 Ownership
 ? SFR GSM Not Yet Available SFR
 ? Orange Réunion GSM Not Yet Available Orange

Rwanda

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 MTN GSM 0.652 [117] (December 2007) MTN (55%), Tristar Investments (35%)
2 Terracom (ex-rwandatel) CdmaOne Not Yet Available terracom 99%

Saudi Arabia

The country has 21.5 million subscribers in total, or a 89% penetration rate. [118] (March 2007)

Rank Operator technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Al Jawal GSM 17.3 [119] (January 2008) State-owned Saudi Telecom
2 Mobily GSM 4.5 [120] (January 2008) Etisalat
3 Bravo iDEN 0.090 [121] (June 2007) Nasco, Wataniya International, Ali A. Tamimi Co., Mr. Sultan Najr Al Otaibi
4 Zain
•To become part of One Network		 Not Yet Available Zain

Senegal

The country has 4.135 million subscribers in total, or a 39.09% penetration rate. [122] (March 2008)

The country's telcom regulator is ARTP.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Orange GSM 2.803 [123] (March 2008) France Télécom (42.3%)
2 Tigo GSM 1.332 [124] (March 2008) MIC (100%)

Sierra Leone

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 6% penetration rate. [125] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain GSM, GPRS (planned) 0.376 [126] (March 2008) Zain (100%)
2 Comium Not Yet Available
3 Tigo GSM, GPRS 0.109 [127] (March 2008) MIC (100%)
4 Africell GSM Not Yet Available Lintel Limited
5 Datatel Not Yet Available

Somalia

The country has 0.45 million subscribers in total, or a 5% penetration rate.[citation needed] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 SOMAFONE GSM 0.201[citation needed] () Somafone FZ LLC
2 Nationlink GSM 0.139[citation needed] () Nationlink Telecom
3 Hormuud Telecom GSM 0.133[citation needed] () Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc
4 Telsom Mobile GSM 0.125[citation needed] () Telsom Mobile Somalia
5 Golis Telecom Somalia GSM Not Yet Available Golis Telecom Somalia

South Africa

The country has 38.7 million subscribers in total, or an 86% penetration rate.[citation needed] (March 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Vodacom GSM
UMTS, HSDPA		 24.255 [128] (December 2007) Telkom (50%), Vodafone (50%)
2 MTN GSM
UMTS, HSDPA		 14.799 [129] (December 2007) MTN
3 Cell C GSM 4.0 [130] (November 2007) Oger Telecom

Sudan

The country has 6.93 million subscribers in total, or a 18% penetration rate. [131] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 3.992 [132] (March 2008) Zain (100%)
2 MTN Sudan GSM 1.884 [133] (September 2007) MTN 55%
3 Sudani CDMA2000 1X Not Yet Available Sudatel
4 Canar CdmaOne Not Yet Available Etisalat (82%)

Swaziland

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 MTN GSM 0.380 [134] (December 2007) MTN 30%

Syria

The country has 6.5 million subscribers in total, or a 30.5% penetration rate. [135] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Syriatel GSM 3.47 [136] (December 2007) SYRIATEL
2 MTN Syria GSM 3.109 [137] (December 2007) MTN

Tanzania

The country has 8.34 million subscribers in total, or a 21% penetration rate. [138] (December 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is TCRA.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Vodacom GSM 3.945 [139] (December 2007) Telkom (50%), Vodafone (50%)
2 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM 2.591 [140] (March 2008) Zain (60%)
3 Tigo GSM 1.453 [141] (March 2008) MIC (100%)
4 ZANTEL GSM 0.554 [142] (September 2007) Etisalat (51%) and Zanzibar Telecom Ltd
5 Benson Informatics Not Yet Available

Togo

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Moov Not Yet Available Atlantique Telecom

Tunisia

The country has 5.65 million subscribers in total, or a 55% penetration rate. [143] (May 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Tuntel GSM 3.26 [144] (March 2006) State-owned Tunisie Télécom
2 Tunisiana GSM 3.65 [145] (December 2007) Wataniya Telecom (50%), Orascom Telecom Holding SAE (35%), Carthage Consortium (15%)

Turkey

The country has 61.109 million subscribers in total, or an 86.57% penetration rate.[citation needed] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Turkcell GSM, GPRS, EDGE 35.4 [146] (December 2007) TeliaSonera (37.09%), Cukurova Group (27.05%), Alfa Group (13.22%)
2 Vodafone GSM, GPRS, EDGE 15.709 [147] (September 2007) Vodafone (100%)
3 Avea GSM, GPRS, EDGE 10.0 [148] (December 2007) Turkish Telecom (81%), Türkiye İş Bankası (19%)

Uganda

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 MTN GSM, GPRS 2.362 [149] (December 2007) MTN (97%)
2 Zain
•Part of One Network		 GSM, GPRS 1.653 [150] (March 2008) Zain (100%)
3 UT Mobile CdmaOne
GSM
UMTS, HSDPA		 0.822 [151] (December 2007) Uganda Telecom Ltd
4 Warid GSM, GPRS, EDGE 0.750 [152] (July 2008) Warid Telecom
5 HITS Telecom GSM, GPRS Not Yet Available House of Integrated Technology and Systems Uganda Limited

United Arab Emirates

The country has 7.2 million subscribers in total, or a 151% penetration rate.