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Albania

The country has 2.215 million subscribers in total, or a 61.5% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)

The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ERT).

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 AMC GSM 1.14 [1] (September 2007) Cosmote
2 Vodafone GSM 1.075 [2] (September 2007) Vodafone

Andorra

The country has 0.071 million subscribers in total, or a 100% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 MOBILAND GSM 0.071 [3] (September 2007) STA

Austria

The country has 9.4 million subscribers in total, or a 113% penetration rate according toRTR Telecom Monitor (2nd quarter 2007).

The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Austria is the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR).

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 A1 GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 3.854 [4] (September 2007) mobilkom austria
2 T-Mobile GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 3.2 [5] (September 2007) Deutsche Telekom
3 One GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 1.8 [6] (December 2006) Mid Europa Partners (65%), France Télécom (35%)
4 3 UMTS, HSDPA 0.474 [7] (22 August 2007) Hutchison Whampoa

Belarus

The country has 6.958 million subscribers in total, or a 72% penetration rate. [8] (December 2007)

The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Belarus is the Ministry of Communications and Informatization

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 MTS GSM 3.73 [9] (December 2007) RUP Mezhdugorodnaya Svyaz (51%), MTS (49%)
2 Velcom GSM 2.95 [10] (December 2007) SB Telecom (100%)/(owned by mobilkom austria )
3 Best GSM 0.178 [11] (December 2007) NII SA (75%), Beltelecom (25%)
4 DIALLOG CDMA 0.10 [12] (December 2007) CIB B.V. (50%), RUP MGTS (29.7%), Infobank (17%)

Belgium

The country has 10.185 million subscribers in total, or a 96.9% penetration rate. [citation needed] (June 2007)

The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Belgium is the Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications (BIPT)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Proximus GSM, UMTS 4.42 [13] (June 2007) Belgacom
2 Mobistar GSM, UMTS 3.08 [14] (September 2007) France Télécom (50.6%)
3 BASE GSM, UMTS 2.6 [15] (June 2007) KPN

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The country has 3.62 million subscribers in total, or a 79.5% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2006)

The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 BH Mobile GSM 1.8 [citation needed] () BH Telecom
2 m:tel BH GSM 1.2 [citation needed] () Telekom Srpske (Telekom Srbija 65%, Government of Republika Srpska 35%)
3 HT-ERONET GSM 0.62 [citation needed] () HT Mostar

Bulgaria

The country has more than 10 million subscribers in total, or a 133.2% penetration rate. [16] (September 2007)

The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Bulgaria is the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 M-Tel GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 5.0 [17] (December 2007) mobilkom austria
2 GloBul GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 4.0 [18] (December 2007) Cosmote
3 vivatel GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 1.0 [19] (November 2007) BTC

Croatia

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 108.9% penetration rate. [20] (September 2007)

The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Croatia is the Hrvatske agencije za telekomunikacije (website only available in local language)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 T-Mobile GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 2.3 [21] (September 2007) T-Hrvatski Telekom 100% (51% Deutsche Telekom, 49% Croatian Government)
2 VIPnet GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 2.077 [22] (September 2007) mobilkom austria
3 Tele2 GSM, GPRS, UMTS 0.300 [23] (September 2006) Tele2
4 Tomato GSM Not Yet Available VIPnet

Czech Republic

The country has 12.749 million subscribers in total, or a 123.2% penetration rate. (September 2007)

The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in the Czech Republic is the Czech Telecommunication Office

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 T-Mobile GSM, UMTS 5.2 [24] (September 2007) Deutsche Telekom
2 O2 GSM, UMTS 4.967 [25] (September 2007) Telefónica
3 Vodafone GSM 2.582 [26] (September 2007) Vodafone

Cyprus

The country has 0.8699 million subscribers in total, or a 109.5% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Cytamobile-Vodafone GSM 0.670 [27] (December 2005) Cyprus Telecommunications Auth
2 Areeba GSM, UMTS 0.106 [28] (September 2007) MTN (100%)

Denmark

The country has 5.76 million subscribers in total, or a 104.9% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 TDC GSM, UMTS 3.0 [29] (September 2007) TDC
2 Sonofon GSM 1.667 [30] (September 2007) Telenor (100%)
3 Telia GSM, UMTS 1.452 [31] (September 2007) TeliaSonera
4 debitel1 GSM 0.3 [citation needed] () TeliaSonera (78%), Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab, Fleggaard Holding
5 3 UMTS 0.12 [citation needed] () Hutchison Whampoa (60%), Investor AB (40%)
6 DLG Tele GSM 0.04 [citation needed] () ?

1 Virtual Mobile Network Operator, using TDC and Sonofon networks.

Estonia

The country has 1.5725 million subscribers in total, or a 117% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 EMT GSM, UMTS 0.759 [32] (September 2007) TeliaSonera (53.7%)
2 Elisa GSM, UMTS 0.3125 [33] (September 2007) Elisa
3 Tele2 GSM 0.5 [34] () Tele2

Faroe Islands

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

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Føroya Tele GSM Not Yet Available Faroese Telecom
2 Kall GSM Not Yet Available Kall P/F

Finland

The country has 5.4 million subscribers in total, or a 105% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Sonera GSM, UMTS 2.392 [35] (September 2007) TeliaSonera
2 Elisa GSM, UMTS 2.16 [36] (September 2006) Elisa
3 DNA Finland GSM, UMTS 0.81 [37] (December 2005) Finnet
4 GSM Aland GSM Not Yet Available Mariehamns Telefon, Alands Telefonandelslag

France

The country has 53.076 million subscribers in total, or a 84% penetration rate. [38] (September 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is ARCEP.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Orange GSM, UMTS 23.504 [39] (September 2007) France Télécom (99%)
2 SFR GSM, UMTS 18 [40] (June 2007) Vivendi (56%), Vodafone (44%)
3 Bouygues Télécom GSM, UMTS 8.923 [41] (September 2007) Bouygues group

Germany

The country has 92.809 million subscribers in total, or a 112.7% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is FNA.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 T-Mobile EDGE, GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 34.5 [42] (September 2007) Deutsche Telekom
2 Vodafone GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 32.541 [43] (September 2007) Vodafone
3 E-Plus GSM, UMTS 13.6 [44] (June 2007) KPN
4 O2 GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 12.168 [45] (September 2007) Telefónica

Gibraltar

The British overseas territory has 0.022 million subscribers in total, or a 89% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 GIBTEL GSM 0.022 [citation needed] () Gibraltar Telecommunications Int. Ltd.

Greece

The country has 15.447 million subscribers in total, or a 138.3% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Cosmote GSM, UMTS 5.94 [46] (September 2007) OTE (77.97%)
2 Vodafone GSM, UMTS 5.346 [47] (September 2007) Vodafone
3 Wind GSM, UMTS 4.161 [48] (May 2007) Weather Investments
4 Q-Telecom GSM Not Yet Available Weather Investments

Greenland

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

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 TELE Greenland GSM Not Yet Available TELE Greenland A/S

Guernsey

The British Crown dependency has 0.055 million subscribers in total, or a 95% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Cable & Wireless GSM Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless
2 WAve GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Wave Telecom

Hungary

The country has 10,149,000 subscribers in total, or a 100.9% penetration rate. [49] (June 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 T-Mobile GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 4.6 [50] (September 2007) Deutsche Telekom
2 Pannon GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 3.220 [51] (September 2007) Telenor (100%)
3 Vodafone GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA 2.212 [52] (September 2007) Vodafone (100%)

Iceland

The country has 0.274 million subscribers in total, or a 99% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Viking wireless GSM Not Yet Available IMC Island ehf
2 Vodafone Iceland GSM Not Yet Available Dagsbrún hf.
3 Siminn GSM Not Yet Available Siminn hf

Republic of Ireland

The country has 4.8 million subscribers in total, or a 114% penetration rate. [53] (Q2 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is ComReg.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (percent of total) Millions Ownership
1 Vodafone GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSPDA 2.217 [54] (September 2007) Vodafone
2 O2 GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 1.632 [55] (September 2007) Telefónica
3 Meteor GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS (planned) 0.87 [citation needed] () eircom
4 3 UMTS, HSPDA (roams on Vodafone's GSM/GPRS networks where no UMTS) 0.13 [citation needed] () Hutchison Whampoa
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
5 eircom Mobile (using Meteor) Not Yet Available eircom
6 Tesco Mobile (using O2) Not Yet Available Tesco Ireland

Isle of Man

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

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Manx Telecom GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Telefónica
2 Sure Mobile GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless

Italy

The country has 87.351 million subscribers in total, or a 146.1% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is AGCOM.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 TIM GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 35.3 [56] (September 2007) Telecom Italia
2 Vodafone GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 29.151 [57] (September 2007) Vodafone (76.86%), Verizon (23.14%)
3 Wind GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 15.3 [58] (September 2007) Orascom Telecom
4 3 UMTS, HSDPA 7.677 [59] (22 August 2007) Hutchison Whampoa
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
5 Coop Voce (using TIM) GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA Not Yet Available Coop (Italy)
6 UNO Mobile (using Vodafone) GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Carrefour
7 Poste Mobile (using Vodafone) GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Poste Italiane
8 FASTWEB (using 3) GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Tiscali
9 Conad (using Vodafone) GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Conad
10 Tiscali (using TIM) GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Tiscali
11 50&Più Fenacom (using 3) GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available 50&Più Fenacom

Jersey

The British Crown dependency has 0.088 million subscribers in total, or a 98% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Jersey Telecom Mobile GSM Not Yet Available Jersey Telecom
2 Sure Mobile GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless
3 Airtel-Vodafone GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Bharti

Latvia

The country has 2.228 million subscribers in total, or a 97.25% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Latvijas Mobilais Telefons GSM, UMTS 1.006 [60] (December 2007) Lattelecom, Government of Latvia, TeliaSonera, Digital Latvian Radio and Television Centre
2 Tele2 GSM, UMTS 1.0 [61] (July 2006) Tele2
3 BITE Latvija GSM, UMTS 0.222 [62] (March 2007) TDC

Liechtenstein

The country has 0.032 million subscribers in total, or a 87% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Mobilkom liechtenstein GSM 0.0052 [63] (September 2007) mobilkom austria
2 Orange GSM Not Yet Available France Télécom
3 swisscom-mobile GSM Not Yet Available Swisscom Mobile Ltd
4 Tele2 GSM Not Yet Available Tele2

Lithuania

The country has 4.93 million subscribers in total, or a 144% penetration rate. [citation needed] (March 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Omnitel GSM UMTS EDGE 2.041 [64] (September 2007) TeliaSonera
2 Bité GSM 1.84 [65] (December 2006) TDC
3 Tele2 GSM 1.00 [citation needed] () Tele2

Luxembourg

The country has 0.759 million subscribers in total, or a 164% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 LuxGSM GSM, UMTS, HSDPA Not Yet Available P & T Luxembourg
2 Tango GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Tango SA
3 VOX Mobile GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, EDGE 0.076 [66] (September 2007) VOXmobile S.A.

Republic of Macedonia

The country has 1.31 million subscribers in total, or a 64.55% penetration rate. [citation needed] (March 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 T-Mobile GSM, GPRS 0.84 [citation needed] (March 2006) Magyar Telekom
2 Cosmofon GSM, GPRS 0.541 [67] (September 2007) OTE
3 VIP Operator GSM, GPRS Not Yet Available mobilkom austria

Malta

The country has 0.357 million subscribers in total, or a 88.8% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions)
1 Vodafone GSM, GPRS, UMTS 0.197 [68] (September 2007)
2 GO GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 0.16 [citation needed] ()

Moldova

The country has 1.669700 million subscribers in total, or a 48.64% penetration rate. [69] (September 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is ANRTI.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Orange GSM, GPRS, EDGE 1.200 [70] (December 2007) France Télécom 94.3% [71]
2 Moldcell GSM, GPRS, EDGE 0.474 [72] (September 2007) Fintur Holdings B.V. 100% [73] 1
3 Interdnestrcom operating in Transnistria region only CDMA 0.150 [74] (December 2007) It has close links to Sheriff
3 Eventis GSM, GPRS, EDGE not available Eventis Telecom (51%)
4 Unité CDMA 0.0227 [75] (September 2007) Moldtelecom 100%

1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%

Monaco

The country has 0.016 million subscribers in total, or a 21% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Monaco-telecom GSM, UMTS 0.036 [76] (March 2007) Cable and Wireless 49%, Société Nationale de Financement 45%

Montenegro

The country has approximately 1.105 million subscribers in total, or a 163.66% penetration rate. [77] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 ProMonte GSM, GPRS, EDGE 0.481 [78] (September 2007) Telenor (100%)
2 T-Mobile GSM, GPRS, EDGE 0.369 [79] (September 2007) 100% Crnogorski Telekom (76.53% Magyar Telekom (30.1% Deutsche Telekom), 23.47% publicly traded)
3 m:tel GSM, GPRS, EDGE 0.157 [80] (September 2007) 51% Telekom Srbija, 49% Ogalar

Netherlands

The country has 17.492 million subscribers in total, or a 105.6% penetration rate. [citation needed] (June 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 KPN GSM, GPRS, UMTS 8.8 [81] (June 2007) KPN
2 T-Mobile
•Includes the previous Orange network.
GSM, GPRS, UMTS 4.8 [82] (October 2007) Deutsche Telekom
3 Vodafone GSM, GPRS, UMTS 3.892 [83] (September 2007) Vodafone

Norway

The country has 4.8 million subscribers in total, or a 106% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Telenor 2.808 [84] (September 2007) Telenor (100%)
2 NetCom 1.580 [85] (September 2007) TeliaSonera

Poland

The country has 39.235 million subscribers in total, or a 101.9 % penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Orange GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS 13.487 [86] (September 2007) TPSA (France Télécom is a key investor (47,50%) in TPSA)
2 Plus GSM GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS 13.000 [citation needed] (July 2007) Vodafone, TDC, KGHM, PKN Orlen, PSE
3 Era GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS 12.7 [87] (September 2007) Deutsche Telekom (97%)
4 Play UMTS 0.048 [citation needed] (July 2007) Novator, Netia, Tollerton

Portugal

The country has 13.561 million subscribers in total, or a 125.0% penetration rate. [88] (September 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is ANACOM.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 TMN GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 6.004 [89] (September 2007) Portugal Telecom
2 Vodafone GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 4.957 [90] (June 2007) Vodafone
3 Optimus GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 2.60 [91] (January 2007) SonaeCom
4 Radiomóvel Telecomunicações, S.A. CDMA 0.00 [citation needed] (January 2007) ZAAP

Romania

The country has 21.389 million subscribers in total, or a 98.7% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is ANRCTI.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Orange GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 9.31 [92] (September 2007) France Télécom
2 Vodafone GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 8.579 [93] (September 2007) Vodafone
3 Cosmote GSM 3.0 [94] (October 2007) OTE, Romtelecom
4 Zapp CDMA 0.5 [95] (December 2006) Oger Telecom
5 DigiMobil UMTS Not Yet Available RCS&RDS

Russian Federation

The country has 163.73 million subscribers in total, or a 111.8% penetration rate. [96] (August 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 MTS GSM 55.15 [97] (October 2007) Sistema
2 Beeline GSM 41.80 [98] (September 2007) VimpelCom (100%: Alfa Group (44%), Telenor (29.9%))
3 MegaFon GSM, EDGE 34.016 [99] (September 2007) TeliaSonera 43.8%, Telecominvest and IPOC International Growth Fund
4 Tele2 Russia GSM 7.996 [100] (September 2007) Tele2
5 Uralsvyazinform GSM 4.619 [101] (June 2007) ?
6 SMARTS GSM 3.75 [102] (March 2007) ?
7 Sibirtelecom GSM 3.7 [103] (June 2007) Svyazinvest Holding Company
8 Nizhni Novgorod Telecom GSM 1.18 [citation needed] (June 2006) ?
9 Sotovaja Svjaz MOTIV (Jekatrinburg) GSM 0.95 [citation needed] (June 2006) ?
10 New Telephone Company GSM 0.63 [citation needed] (June 2006) ?
11 SkyLink CDMA1xEV-DO 0.440 [104] (December 2006) Sistema

San Marino

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

Rang Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Prima GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA Not Yet Available San Marino Telecom

Serbia

The country has 8.15 million subscribers in total, or a 109% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 mt:s GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS 5.26 [105] (October 2007) Telekom Srbija (80% Government of Serbia, 20% OTE)
2 Telenor GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS 2.84 [106] (September 2007) Telenor
3 Vip GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS 0.05 [107] (June 2007) mobilkom austria

Slovakia

The country has 5.455 million subscribers in total, or a 100.1% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Orange GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 2.7 [108] () France Télécom
2 T-Mobile GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 2.3 [109] (September 2007) Deutsche Telekom
3 O2 GSM 0.496 [110] (September 2007) Telefónica

Slovenia

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 89.7% penetration rate. [111] (September 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Mobitel GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 1.37 [citation needed] () Mobitel
2 SI.Mobil-vodafone GSM, GPRS, UMTS 0.4799 [112] (September 2007) mobilkom austria
3 tusmobil GSM Not Yet Available tusmobil
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
6 debitel-si (using Mobitel) GSM Not Yet Available debitel
4 izimobil (using Mobitel) GSM Not Yet Available izimobil
5 M mobil (using Si.Mobil) GSM Not Yet Available simobil

Spain

The country has 49 million subscribers in total, or a 108% penetration rate. [113] (June 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 movistar GSM, UMTS 22.420 [114] (September 2007) Telefónica
2 Vodafone GSM, UMTS 15.473 [115] (September 2007) Vodafone
3 Orange GSM, UMTS 10.921 [116] (September 2007) France Télécom
4 Yoigo UMTS 0.240 [117] (September 2007) Teliasonera

Virtual Mobile Network Operators: Euskaltel, Carrefour Móvil, Sweno (El Corte Inglés), The Phone House, Ono

Sweden

The country has 10 million subscribers in total, or a 112% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)

The country's telcom regulator is PTS.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Telia GSM, UMTS 4.818 [118] (September 2007) TeliaSonera
2 Tele2 GSM, UMTS 3.55 [citation needed] (December 2005) Tele2
3 Telenor GSM, UMTS 1.853 [119] (September 2007) Telenor (100%)
4 3 UMTS Not Yet Available Hutchison Whampoa (60%), Investor AB (40%)
5 Spring Mobil GSM Not Yet Available Tele2 (50%)

Switzerland

The country has 7.043 million subscribers in total, or a 97% penetration rate. [citation needed] (June 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Swisscom GSM, UMTS 4.469 [citation needed] (June 2006) State-owned Swisscom
2 Sunrise GSM, UMTS 1.289 [citation needed] (June 2006) TDC A/S
3 Orange GSM, UMTS 1.285 [citation needed] (June 2006) France Télécom
4 Tele2 GSM Not Yet Available Tele2
5 In&Phone GSM Not Yet Available In&Phone
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
6 M-Budget Mobile (using Swisscom) GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Migros
7 Coop Mobile (using Orange) GSM Not Yet Available Coop (Switzerland)
8 OrangeClick (using Orange) GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available Orange SA
9 Yallo (using Sunrise) GSM Not Yet Available TDC A/S
10 Cablecom (using Sunrise) GSM Not Yet Available Cablecom
11 mobilzone net (using Orange) GSM, UMTS Not Yet Available MobilZone net
12 Salut!-mobile (using Sunrise) GSM Not Yet Available TDC A/S

Turkey

The country has 57.009 million subscribers in total, or a 80.12% penetration rate. [citation needed] (June 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Turkcell GSM, GPRS, EDGE 33.8 [120] (June 2007) TeliaSonera (37.09%), Cukurova Group (27.05%), Alfa Group (13.22%)
2 Vodafone GSM, GPRS, EDGE 15.709 [121] (September 2007) Vodafone (100%)
3 Avea GSM, GPRS, EDGE 7.5 [citation needed] (September 2006) Turkish Telecom (81%), Türkiye İş Bankası (19%)

Ukraine

The country has 54.8 million subscribers in total, or a 118% penetration rate. [122] (December 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 Kyivstar GSM, GPRS, EDGE 23.16 [123] (December 2007) Telenor (56.52%), Alfa Group (43.48%)
2 MTS GSM, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 19.93 [124] (November 2007) MTS (100%)
3 life:) GSM, GPRS, EDGE 8.5 [125] (December 2007) Turkcell (54.2%), SCM Holdings (45.8%)
4 Beeline GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2.2 [126] (December 2007) VimpelCom (100%)
5 Velton Telecom CDMA 0.11 [127] (December 2007)
6 ITC CDMA 0.11 [128] (December 2007)
7 Intertelecom CDMA 0.095 [129] (December 2007)
8 PEOPLEnet CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 0.075 [130] (December 2007) Telesystemy Ukrainy
9 Golden Telecom GSM 0.042 [131] (October 2007) VimpelCom (100%)
10 CST Invest CDMA 0.025 (November 2007)
11 Utel UMTS, HSDPA 0.005 [132] Ukrtelecom (100%)

United Kingdom

The country has 77.335 million subscribers in total, or a 127.6% penetration rate. [citation needed] (June 2007)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers (in millions) Ownership
1 O2 GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 17.9 [133] (September 2007) Telefónica
2 Vodafone GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 17.647 [134] (June 2007) Vodafone
3 T-Mobile GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 17.0 [135] (September 2007) Deutsche Telekom
4 Orange GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 15.400 [136] (September 2007) France Télécom
5 3 UMTS, HSDPA (roams onto O2 or Orange's GSM/GPRS networks where the UMTS network is unavailable) 3.75 [137] (August 2006) Hutchison Whampoa
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
6 Virgin Mobile (MVNO, uses T-Mobile) GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 4.52 [138] (December 2006) Virgin Media
7 Tesco Mobile (MVNO, uses O2) GPRS, GSM 1.5 [citation needed] (July 2007) Tesco
8 MobileWorld (MVNO, uses T-Mobile) GSM, GPRS Not Yet Available The Carphone Warehouse
9 Fresh Mobile (MVNO, uses T-Mobile) GSM, GPRS Not Yet Available The Carphone Warehouse
10 Blyk (MVNO, uses Orange) GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS Not Yet Available Sofinnova Partners and other private investors
11 BT (MVNO, uses Vodafone) GSM, GPRS Not Yet Available British Telecom

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