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This is a '''list of [[mobile phone]] [[mobile phone network|network]] operating companies'''.

<i>"Atomic weapons, atomic bombs, thermonuclear weapons and hydrogen bombs are all alternative names for nuclear weapons."</i>

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I don't think this line is correct - these are different <i>kinds</i> of nuclear weapons, not simply different names for them IIRC? -[[User:Stewacide|stewacide]]

== World ==

These are the world's '''largest mobile network operators''', by number of subscribers (and by proportionate subscribers, if the company has holdings in other operators). The largest in the world by turnover is [[Vodafone]].

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Actually that line is correct because all four of those names commonly refer to nuclear weapons in general - There is of course a distinction between pure fission devices and modern multi-stage fusion weapons, but I believe this destinction is adequately explained in the next paragraph. I thought this sentence was important to put right up front to show people that this entire article referred to devices which can be called any of these names. That way when you want to know about Hydrogen bombs as soon as you start reading this article you realize you are in the right place and do not need to find alternative information.

! Rank !! Company !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in [[million]]s)</small> !! Subscribers<br><small>(including minority stakes)</small>

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|align=right| 1 || [[China Mobile]] ([[China]]) || [[GSM]] || 231.01 ||

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|align=right| 2 || [[Vodafone]] ([[United Kingdom]]) || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 165.01 || 450.90

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|align=right| 3 || [[China Unicom]] ([[China]]) || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]] || 122.99 ||

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|align=right| 4 || [[T-Mobile]] ([[Germany]]) || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 80.88 || 120.00

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|align=right| 5 || [[América Móvil]] ([[Mexico]]) || [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 73.76 ||

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|align=right| 6 || [[Telefónica|Telefónica Móviles]] ([[Spain]]) || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]], [[CDMA]] || 69.94 || 85.27

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|align=right| 7 || [[Orange SA|Orange]] ([[France]]) || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 66.74 || 69.55

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|align=right| 8 || [[Cingular Wireless|Cingular]] ([[United States]]) || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 54.00 ||

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|align=right| 9 || [[NTT DoCoMo]] ([[Japan]]) || [[Personal Digital Cellular|PDC]], [[FOMA]] || 50.82 ||

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|align=right| 10 || [[Mobile TeleSystems|MTS]] ([[Russia]]) || [[GSM]] || 48.33 ||

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==Americas==

As a side note - I was pleased to see this article made the [[brilliant prose]] page and is being actively edited. -- [[:Trelvis|Trelvis]]

===Argentina=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had in [[August]] [[2005]] 18,758,335 subscribers in total.

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! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

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| [[movistar]] || [[GSM]] || 6.73 || [[Telefónica|Telefónica Móviles]]

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| [[CTI Movil]] || [[GSM]] || 4.92 || [[América Móvil]]

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| [[Personal (mobile phone service)|Personal]] || [[GSM]] || 4.81 || [[Telecom Argentina]]

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| [[NEXTEL]] || [[iDEN]] || 0.43 || [[Sprint Nextel]]

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===Brazil=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]])

:"all four of those names commonly refer to nuclear weapons in general" would mean that a pure fission device is a kind of "hydrogen bomb"! I changed this. - [[User:Patrick|Patrick]] 00:53 Jan 23, 2003 (UTC)

The country had 78,947,332 subscribers in total, or a 42.85% penetration rate.

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! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

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|colspan=4 align=center|'''National operators'''

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| [[Vivo (mobile phone network)|Vivo]] [http://www.vivo.com.br/]|| [[CDMA]], [[TDMA]] || 28.79 || [[Telefónica|Telefónica Móviles]] and [[Portugal Telecom]]

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| [[Telecom Italia Mobile|TIM]] [http://www.tim.com.br/]|| [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 18.01 || [[Telecom Italia]]

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| [[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]] [http://www.claro.com.br/]|| [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 17.12 ||[[América Móvil]]

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|colspan=4 align=center|'''Regional operators'''

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| [[Oi (mobile phone network)|Oi]] [http://www.oi.com.br/] || [[GSM]] || 8.72 || [[Telemar]]

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| [[Telemig Celular]]/[[Amazônia Celular]] [http://www.telemigcelular.com.br/]|| [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 4.23 || [[Telpart]]

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| [[Brasil Telecom GSM]] [http://www.brasiltelecom.com.br/]|| [[GSM]] || 1.64 || [[Brasil Telecom]]

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| [[CTBC]] [http://www.ctbc.com.br/]|| [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 0.35 ||

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| [[Sercomtel Celular]] [http://www.sercomtelcelular.com.br/]|| [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 0.09 || [[Londrina]] city ([[Paraná]])[[State-owned]] [[Sercomtel]]

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|colspan=4 align=center|'''Specialized Mobile Radio'''

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| [[NEXTEL]] [http://www.nextel.com.br/]|| [[iDEN]] || || [[Sprint Nextel]]

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===Canada=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

(clarka) Please leave in the link to [[Nuclear War Survival Skills]]. I didn't link in the concepts of civil defense or survivalism, but if we're going to talk about the weapons at least we should mention one source of defensive information.

{{main|List of Canadian mobile phone companies}}

The country had 15,583,039 subscribers in total.

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! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

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|align=right| 1 || [[Rogers Wireless]] || [[GSM]] || 5.71 || [[Rogers Communications]]

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|align=right| 2 || [[Bell Mobility]] || [[CDMA]] || 4.44 || [[Bell Canada]]

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|align=right| 3 || [[TELUS Mobility]] || [[CDMA]] || 4.15 || [[Telus]]

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|align=right| 4 || [[Microcell Telecommunications|Fido]] || [[GSM]] || || [[Rogers Wireless]]

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|align=right| 5 || [[Aliant Mobility]] || [[CDMA]] ||0.67 || [[Aliant]]

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|align=right| 6 || [[SaskTel Mobility]] || [[CDMA]] || 0.32 || [[SaskTel]]

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|align=right| 7 || [[MTS Mobility]] || [[CDMA]] || 0.30 || [[Manitoba Telecom Services|MTS]]

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|align=right| 8 || [[Virgin Mobile]] || [[CDMA]] || || [[Virgin Group]]

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===Chile===

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The country had in [[June]] [[2005]] 10,572,000 subscribers in total.

I've just created the [[neutron bomb]] page, which used to redirect here. These weapons are reallay very different from fission and hydrogen bombs, perhaps there should be a small bit about them here? I've also linked the one instance of 'neutron bomb' in this article to the new article. -- [[User:Lommer|lommer]] 04:14 16 May 2003 (UTC)

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This article cites test numbers. From which year are these numbers? --[[User:Eloquence|Eloquence]] 07:31 19 May 2003 (UTC)

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I find it unfortunate that this article has been hacked into incomprehensible pieces recently. Basically all of the science and facts have been relegated to sub articles (design and effects), leaving an over emphasis on piecemeal historical and cultural information. The break off of neutron bomb is an unfortunate side effect - since the new article is inferior to the original information about nuetron bombs within the context of other weapons designs.

| [[movistar]] || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]], [[TDMA]] || [[Telefónica Móviles]]

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| [[Entel PCS]] || [[GSM]] || [[Hurtado Vicuña]]

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| [[Smartcom]] || [[CDMA]] || [[América Móvil]]

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===Colombia=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

I think it would be a much more powerful article if we put the details of what a nuclear weapon is and what it does (design and effects) up front and the history, culture, politics and military use in supporting articles.

The country had 15,581,389 subscribers in total.

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! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

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|align=right| 1 || [[Comcel]] || [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 9.17 || [[América Móvil]]

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|align=right| 2 || [[movistar]] || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]], [[TDMA]] || 4.76 || [[Telefónica|Telefónica Móviles]]

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|align=right| 3 || [[Ola]] || [[GSM]] || 1.65 || [[Empresas Públicas de Medellín]] and [[Empresa de Teléfonos de Bogotá]]

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===Ecuador=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]])

Just thought I would share my vision for what this article should be in the hope that some clear vision could be imparted - unfortunately I can't spare the manpower to make this happen right now. [[User:Trelvis|trelvis]]

The country had 5,221,535 subscribers in total.

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I have moved a large part of the page to a new article [[history of nuclear weapons]] - and have reintroduced a large portion on the effects of a nuclear weapon back into the article. This is an attempt to make the article primarily a description of what a nuclear weapon is and what it does with clear cross links to related topics (history, who has them, what movies are about them, political issues, warfare and strategy, methods of delivery, etc) [[User:Trelvis|trelvis]] 22:15 9 Jun 2003 (UTC)

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! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

I just restored the large portion of the article dealing with effects from the new article nuclear explosion. I think we should cut down some of the gory details (all the numbers and technical details) of this section in the main article and have more detail at the explosion article - but the content should not be cut altogether - eventually this main article should have a quick summary of what the other articles explain in detail.[[User:Trelvis|Trelvis]] 20:43 12 Jun 2003 (UTC)

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|align=right| 1 || [[Porta]] || [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 3.38 || [[América Móvil]]

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|align=right| 2 || [[movistar]] || [[CDMA]], [[TDMA]] || 1.65 || [[Telefónica|Telefónica Móviles]]

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|align=right| 3 || [[Alegro PCS]] || [[CDMA]] || 0.18 || [[TELECSA]]

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===Mexico=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

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The country had 42,530,100 subscribers in total, or a 40.00% penetration rate.

''The declared nuclear powers are... North Korea''

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:I'd like to see some documentation for that claim. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 20:39, Mar 4, 2004 (UTC)

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::Firstly I would like to appologise about modifiying the article before checking here. I didn't realise it was a contensious issue. Anyway, I think this article [http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/nkorea.us/index.html] goes very close. It at least documents that they intend to be a nuclear power and that they have processed fuel rods, one of the key components. I will see if I can find a better source. [[User:Steven jones|Steven jones]] 23:14, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

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|align=right| 1 || [[Telcel]] || [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 32.29 || [[América Móvil]]

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|align=right| 2 || [[movistar]] || [[GSM]] || 5.85 || [[Telefónica|Telefónica Móviles]]

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|align=right| 3 || [[Iusacell]] || [[CDMA]] || 1.62 || [[Grupo Salinas]]

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|align=right| 4 || [[Unefon]] || [[CDMA]] || 1.44 || [[Moisés Saba]] and [[TV Azteca]]

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===Peru=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

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The country had 4,655,214 subscribers in total, or a 16.62% penetration rate.

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! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

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|align=right| 1 || [[movistar]] || [[CDMA]], [[TDMA]] || 2.99 || [[Telefónica|Telefónica Móviles]]

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|align=right| 2 || [[TIM]] || [[GSM]] || 1.46 || [[América Móvil]]

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|align=right| 3 || [[NEXTEL]] || [[iDEN]] || 0.21 || [[Sprint Nextel]]

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===United States=== (as of [[December]] [[2004]])

Great article. I wonder, though, if more attention could be drawn to the human costs and horrors resultant from a nuclear bomb blast. (For example, all the horrible things that happened to people after the bomb in Hiroshima.) Of course, one would have to be careful about keeping NPOV, but I think an objective analysis of the human costs involved with these weapons would be in order. [[User:Mike Church|Mike Church]] 08:07, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The country had 182,140,862 subscribers in total.

:I have added a Hiroshima aftermath picture. Feel free to adjust it to your liking. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 16:18, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

These are the largest mobile phone companies in the [[United States]], by number of subscribers.

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! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

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|align=right| 1 || [[Cingular]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 54.0 || [[SBC Communications|SBC]] (60%) and [[BellSouth]] (40%)

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|align=right| 2 || [[Verizon Wireless]] || [[CDMA]] || 47.4 || [[Verizon Communications]] (55%) and [[Vodafone]] (45%)

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|align=right| 3 || [[Sprint]] || [[CDMA]], [[iDEN]] || 44.4 || [[Sprint Nextel Corporation]]

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|align=right| 4 || [[T-Mobile]] || [[GSM]] || 19.2 || [[Deutsche Telekom]]

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|align=right| 5 || [[ALLTEL]] || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]], [[TDMA]] || 10.6 || [[ALLTEL|ALLTEL Corporation]]

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|align=right| 6 || [[U.S. Cellular]] || [[CDMA]], [[TDMA]] || 5.2 || [[U.S. Cellular|United States Cellular Corp.]]

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|align=right| 7 || [[TracFone]] || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]], [[TDMA]] || 4.9 || [[América Móvil]]

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|align=right| 8 || [[Virgin Mobile]] ([[Mobile Virtual Network Operator|MVNO]] using Sprint) || [[CDMA]] || 3.0 || [[Virgin Group]]

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|align=right| 9 || [[Dobson Communications]] || [[GSM]], [[TDMA]] || 1.6 ||

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|align=right| 10 || [[MetroPCS]] || [[CDMA]] || 1.5 ||

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|align=right| 11 || [[Cricket Communications]] || [[CDMA]] || 1.49 ||

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''In [[North America]], IS-2000 is commonly known as [[Code division multiple access|CDMA]]. IS-136 is known as [[Time division multiple access|TDMA]]. However, CDMA and TDMA are general terms that can refer to several different technologies.''

==Introduction==

I dislike the new introduction. I think a more general description of what they are is appropriate. As it currently stands, it gets too specific too quickly. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 20:28, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

:Ok, I added fixed it up. It's a lot better now, but (IMHO) there is still room for improvement. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 22:58, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

===Venezuela===

I fixed the grammar and the ambiguous phrasing. [[User:Bensaccount|Bensaccount]] 23:03, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The country had in [[June]] [[2005]] 9,830,348 subscribers in total, or a 37.10% penetration rate.

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|colspan=4 align=center|'''National operators'''

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| [[movistar]] || [[CDMA]] || 5.2 || [[Telefónica|Telefónica Móviles]]

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| [[Movilnet]] || [[CDMA]], [[TDMA]] || 3.4 || [[Cantv]] and [[Verizon Communications|Verizon]]

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|colspan=4 align=center|'''Regional operators'''

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| [[Digitel TIM]] || [[GSM]] || 1.2 || [[Telecom Italia]]

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| [[Digicel]] || [[GSM]] ||

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| [[Infonet]] || [[GSM]] ||

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==NeutralityAsia Pacific==

===Australia=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

I dispute the neutrality of this article because of often reverts of phrasing edits. ([[User:Bensaccount|Bensaccount]])

The country had 18,094,000 subscribers in total.

:Just because an article gets edited a lot doesn't mean its a NPOV violation. Please indicated what part of the article you think shows bias. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 23:17, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

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| [[Telstra Mobile]] || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]] || 8.23 || [[Telstra]] (~50% [[State-owned]])

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|| [[Optus Mobile]] || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]] || 6.03 || [[Singapore Telecommunications]]

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| [[Vodafone]] || [[GSM]] || 2.89 || [[Vodafone]]

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| [[3 (telecommunications)|3]] || [[UMTS]] || 0.53 || [[Hutchison Whampoa]]

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|| [[Orange Australia]] || [[CDMA]] || 0.42 || [[Hutchison Whampoa]]

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===Bangladesh=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

Giving human traits to a nation is a bias. [[User:Bensaccount|Bensaccount]] 23:24, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 3,762,000 subscribers in total, or a 2.80% penetration rate.

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!width=120| Operator !!width=90| Technology !!width=75| Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !!width=150| Ownership

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|| [[GrameenPhone]] || [[GSM]] || 3.70 || [[Telenor]] and [[Grameen Bank]]

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|| [[Aktel]] || [[GSM]] || 2.00 || [[AK Khan & Company]] and [[Telekom Malaysia]]

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|| [[Banglalink]] || [[GSM]] || 0.46 || [[Orascom Telecom]]

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|| [[CityCell]] || [[CDMA]] || 0.32 || [[Singapore Telecommunications]], [[Pacific Motors]] and [[Far East Telecom]]

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|| [[bMobile]] || [[GSM]] || ''Not available yet'' || [[State-owned]]

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===China, People's Republic of=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]])

==Discussion==

The country had 372,800,000 subscribers in total.

:Besides changing "The declared nuclear powers are the" to "Nuclear weapons are posessed by the" and removing two of my sentences (both actions which I disagree with), I didn't see anything else that was lost by reverting. If there was, I apologize.[[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 23:09, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

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::And for the record: "Nuclear weapons have only been used twice against people" - this is factually incorrect. There were people on the ground near most of the early atomic bomb tests, almost all of whom thereafter died of leukemia or cancer. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 23:13, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

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!width=120| Operator !!width=90| Technology !!width=75| Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !!width=150| Ownership

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| [[China Mobile]] || [[GSM]] || 231.01 || [[State-owned]]

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| [[China Unicom]] || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]] || 122.99 || [[State-owned]]

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====Hong Kong====

Im glad you can discuss after reverting. I also changed bad grammar by the way.

The administrative region had in [[June]] [[2005]] 8,384,880 subscribers in total, or a 120.80% penetration rate.

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|| [[CSL]] (CSL, 1O1O and One2Free) || [[UMTS]], [[GSM|GSM-900]], [[GSM-1800]], [[TDMA]] || [[Telstra]]

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|| [[3 (telecommunications)|3]]¹ || [[UMTS]], [[GSM|GSM-900]], [[GSM-1800]], [[CDMA]] || [[Hutchison Whampoa]]

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|| [[Smartone]] and [[eXtra]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM|GSM-900]], [[GSM-1800]] || [[Sun Hung Kai]] and [[BT]]

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|| [[Sunday Communications Ltd|Sunday]]² || [[UMTS]], [[GSM-1800]] ||

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|| [[Peoples (wireless provider)|Peoples]] || [[GSM-1800]] ||

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|| [[New_World_Development_Co._Ltd.|New World Mobility]] || [[GSM-1800]] ||

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<sub>

1. Previously [[Orangina SA|Orange]] Hong Kong, [[Xin Gan Xian]], [[Everyday PCS]].<br>

2. July 2005: [[PCCW]] former owner of [[CSL]] has agreed in June to buy the 59.9% of shares held by the two biggest shareholders at HK$0.65 each share. The acquisition has received approval from Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority, and has progressed to a mandatory unconditional cash offer to buy the remaining stock at HK$0.65 per share. Total cost to [[PCCW]] will be approx HK$1.942bn, allowing its reentry into the wireless market and access to [[Sunday]]'s 3G licence.

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===China, Republic of (Taiwan)=== (as of [[July]] [[2005]])

"Anger" is an emotion. Nations dont feel argry.

The country had 20,515,000 subscribers in total, or a 90.92% penetration rate.

"Nuclear power" is political wording that doesnt belong in a definition.

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[[User:Bensaccount|Bensaccount]] 23:17, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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::In reality it really doesn't mean anything related see [[nuclear power]]

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|| [[Chunghwa Telecom]] || [[GSM]] || 8.11 || [[State-owned]]

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|| [[Far EasTone]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || ||

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|| [[KG Telecom]] || [[GSM]] || ||

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|| [[MobiTai]] || [[GSM]] || ||

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|| [[Taiwan Mobile]] || [[GSM]] || ||

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|| [[VIBO]] || [[UMTS]] || ||

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|| [[APBW]] || [[CDMA]] || ||

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===India=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]])

:May I suggest that we move this conversation at [[Talk:Nuclear weapon]] instead? It seems a more appropriate place [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 23:20, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

The country had 62,570,000 subscribers in total, or a 5.76% penetration rate.

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!width=120| Operator !!width=90| Technology !!width=75| Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !!width=150| Ownership

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|| [[Airtel]] || [[GSM]] || 13.41 || [[Bharti Tele-Ventures]]

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|| [[BSNL]] || [[GSM]] || 11.32 || [[State-owned]]

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|| [[RIM]] || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]] || 11.13 || [[Reliance Industries Limited]]

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|| [[Hutch (Indian cellular company)|Hutch]] || [[GSM]] || 9.30 || [[Hutchison Whampoa]]

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|| [http://www.ideacellular.com !DEA] || [[GSM]] || 5.88 ||[[Birla]] ([[Tata Group]])

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|| [[Spice]] || [[GSM]] || 1.48 || [[Spicecorp]] and [[DISTACOM]]

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|| [[MTNL]] || [[GSM]] || 1.22 || [[State-owned]]

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===Indonesia=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 30,000,000 subscribers in total, or a 13.48% penetration rate.

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!width=120| Operator !!width=90| Technology !!width=75| Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !!width=150| Ownership

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|| [[Telkomsel]] || [[GSM]] || 21.58 || [[State-owned]] [[PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia]] and [[Singapore Telecommunications]]

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|| [[Indosat]] || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]] || 12.90 || [[Technologies Telemedia]]

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|| [[XL]] || [[GSM]] || 4.30 || [[Telekom Malaysia]]

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|| [[Mobile8]] || [[CDMA]] || ||

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|| [[Esia]] || [[CDMA]] || ||

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|| [[TelkomFlexi]] || [[CDMA]] || ||

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|| [[LippoTel]] || [[GSM]] || ||

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===Japan=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]]) ([[Mobile]] and [[Personal Handy-phone System]] included)

==Summary==

The country had 93,314,900 subscribers in total.

Ok, so to summarize - I accept the article, except for the changes made [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Nuclear_weapon&diff=2753482&oldid=2753463 here].

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| [[NTT DoCoMo]] || [[Personal Digital Cellular|PDC]], [[FOMA]], [[Personal Handy-phone System|PHS]] || 50.82 || [[NTT]] (~50% [[State-owned]])

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| [[KDDI Corporation|KDDI]] || [[CDMA]] || 20.54 || [[KDDI Corporation|KDDI]]

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| [[Vodafone Japan]] || [[UMTS]], [[Personal Digital Cellular|PDC]] || 14.99 || [[Vodafone]]

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| [[TU-KA]] || [[Personal Digital Cellular|PDC]] || 3.53 || [[KDDI Corporation|KDDI]]

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| [[Willcom]] || [[Personal Handy-phone System|PHS]] || 3.37 || [[Carlyle Group]], [[Kyocera]] and [[KDDI Corporation|KDDI]]

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| [[Astel]] || [[Personal Handy-phone System|PHS]] || 0.07 ||

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===Korea, Republic of=== (as of [[September]] [[2005]])

*Bensaccount removed "A single nuclear weapon is capable of destroying a city. "

The country had 37,911,000 subscribers in total, or a 78.30% penetration rate.

**I think giving the reader an idea of the power of a nuclear bomb is extremely relavant to the article and definitely belongs in the introduction.

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*They only been used twice in anger -> twice on cities

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**Ben disputes the neutrality of "in anger". It's a common english phrase - to "fire guns in anger" - IE, with malice. It's incidental that they've only been used on cities twice. The idea is that they were used to intentionally kill people twice - IE, twice in anger. Again, I think it was better the way it was before. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 23:27, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

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| [[SK Telecom]] || [[UMTS]], [[CDMA]] || 19.34 || [[SK Corporation]]

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| [[KTF]] || [[UMTS]], [[CDMA]] || 12.28 || [[KT Corporation|KT]]

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| [[LG Telecom]] || [[CDMA]] || 6.29 || [[LG Group|LG Corporation]] and [[BT Group plc|BT]]

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===Malaysia=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

Point 1. I removed because it was ambiguous (cities can vary in size). It can be put back in if you want.

The country had 16,551,000 subscribers in total, or a 63.30% penetration rate.

Point 2. I removed because of bias. (Ok you are comparing it to firing guns in anger, its still the same (IN ANGER) (???) ) [[User:Bensaccount|Bensaccount]] 23:33, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

Point 3. See [[nuclear power]]

|-

!width=120| Operator !!width=90| Technology !!width=75| Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !!width=150| Ownership

|-

| [[Maxis Berhad]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || ||

|-

| [[Celcom]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || || [[Telekom Malaysia]]

|-

| [[Digi]] || [[GSM]] || || [[Telenor]]

|}

===Pakistan=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]])

:In the english language, it's pretty much accepted that the phrase "nuclear power" can refer either to the energy of harnessed atomic reactions, or the nations capable of building atomic weapons. I don't understand what's objectionable - anyone who knows english should understand what that phrase means, although linking to the wrong one (in this case, the former instead of the latter) is not a good idea.

The country had 15,511,045 subscribers in total, or a 10.07% penetration rate.

:As far as "in anger" - I still don't see what you are objecting to. It's another common english phrase, synonomous to "with malice". [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 23:41, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

!width=120| Operator !!width=90| Technology !!width=75| Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !!width=150| Ownership

|-

|| [[Mobilink]] || [[GSM]] || 7.46 || [[Orascom Telecom]]

|-

|| [[Ufone GSM]] || [[GSM]], [[CDMA]] || 2.57 || [[State-owned]]

|-

|| [[Paktel]] || [[GSM]], [[TDMA]], [[AMPS]] || ''Not available yet'' || [[Millicom]]

|-

|| [[Telenor]] || [[GSM]] || 0.83 || [[Telenor]]

|-

|| [[Instaphone]] || [[TDMA]], [[AMPS]] || ''Not available yet'' || [[Millicom]]

|-

|| [[Warid Telecom]] || [[GSM]] || 0.51 || [[Abu Dhabi Group]]

|}

===Philippines=== (as of [[December]] [[2004]])

::I know the meaning of anger and I dont know why you keep defining it and showing examples of its use and giving synonyms. I still object to the word being used (its biased to give human emotions to a nation). [[User:Bensaccount|Bensaccount]] 23:55, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The country had in [[March]] [[2005]] 34,800,000 subscribers in total, or a 41.10% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

!width=120| Operator !!width=90| Technology !!width=75| Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !!width=150| Ownership

|-

|| [[Smart Communications]] || [[GSM]] || 14.60 || [[Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company]]

|-

|| [[Globe Telecom]]&sup1; || [[GSM]] || 12.51 || [[Ayala Corporation]] and <br>[[Singapore Telecommunications]]

|-

|| [[Sun Cellular]] || [[GSM]] || 1.20 || [[Digital Telecommunications Philippines]]

|-

|| [[Next Mobile]] || [[Integrated Digital Enhanced Network|iDEN]] || 0.031 ||

|-

|| [[Extelcom]] || [[CDMA]] || 0.01 ||

|-

!colspan=4 align=center| [[Mobile Virtual Network Operator|Mobile Virtual Network Operators]]

|-

| [[Talk 'N Text]] (using Smart) || [[GSM]] || 4.61 || [[Smart Communications]]

|-

| [[Addict Mobile]] (using Smart) || [[GSM]] || || [[Smart Communications]]

|-

| [[Touch Mobile]] (using Globe) || [[GSM]] || || [[Globe Telecom]]

|}

_{1. UMTS service for Globe is in testing stage and is planned for launch by at least 2007.}

===Thailand=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

One more thing - do we want to link to [[weapon]] or [[bomb]]? I can't think of an instance where a nuclear weapon is not a bomb, so I think the latter (being more precise) is a better idea. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 23:43, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 28,000,000 subscribers in total, or a 44.12% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

!width=120| Operator !!width=90| Technology !!width=75| Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !!width=150| Ownership

|-

|| [[Advance Info Service]] (AIS) || [[GSM]] || 15.81 || [[Shin Corporation]] and [[Singapore Telecommunications]]

|-

|| [[DTAC]] || [[GSM]] || 8.24 || [[UCOM]] and [[Telenor]]

|-

|| [[Orange SA|Orange]] || [[GSM]] || || [[True Corporation]] and [[France Télécom]]

|-

|| [[Hutch]] || [[CDMA]] || 0.68 || [[Hutchison Whampoa]]

|-

|| [[Thai Mobile]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || || [[State-owned]]

|}

===Vietnam===

:I can think of only one nuclear weapon offhand that isn't a bomb; a fission-pumped X-ray laser, which was one of the proposed components of the original Star Wars ballistic missile defence system. It has a bomb in it, but the bomb isn't used for its direct explosive effects. None of these were ever actually built, though. Alternately, one could concievably consider a nuclear-powered attack sub or aircraft carrier to be a "nuclear weapon", but I think that's really stretching it. [[User:Bryan Derksen|Bryan]] 23:49, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 4,960,000 subscribers in total, or a 6.01% penetration rate.

''List of operators not available yet. To come soon''

==Europe==

:Ok, so we have one theoritcal weapon and attack craft that use nuclear power to move. If that's the best counter-evidence there is I think we're safe calling them bombs. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 23:52, Mar 13, 2004 (UTC)

===Austria=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]])

The country had 8,128,000 subscribers in total.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Mobilkom Austria|A1]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 3.30 || [[Telekom Austria]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[T-Mobile]] || [[GSM]] || 2.05 || [[Deutsche Telekom]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[One]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 1.54 ||

|-

|align=right| 4 || [[tele.ring]] || [[GSM]] || 0.98 || [[Deutsche Telekom]]

|-

|align=right| 5 || [[3]] || [[UMTS]] || 0.26 || [[Hutchison Whampoa]]

|}

===Belgium=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

Ben - the article has been changed a lot. Is there anything you still object to, or can we remove the dispute tag? [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 00:01, Mar 14, 2004 (UTC)

The country had 8,930,000 subscribers in total.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Proximus]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 4.21 || [[Belgacom]] and [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Mobistar]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 2.87 || [[France Télécom]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Base]] || [[GSM]] || 1.85 || [[KPN]]

|}

==Dirty bomb=Bulgaria===

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 4,729,700 subscribers in total, or a 60.41% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[M-Tel]]¹ || [[GSM]] || || [[Telekom Austria]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[GloBul]] || [[GSM]] || || [[OTE]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Viva]] || [[GSM]] || || [[State-owned]] [[Bulgarian Telecommunation Company|BTC]] (Bulgarian Telecommunication Company)

|}

¹ [[UMTS]] licence has been acquired by [[M-Tel]] in March 2005.

===Czech Republic=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

I rewrote this paragraph:

The country had 10,834,000 subscribers in total.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[T-Mobile]]¹ || [[GSM]] || 4.46 || [[Deutsche Telekom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Eurotel Praha]] (Prague) || [[GSM]] || 4.42 || [[Český Telekom]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Oskar Mobil]] || [[GSM]] || 1.95 || [[Vodafone]]

|}

¹ [[UMTS]] service for T-Mobile CZ is currently being planned for launch on March 2006.

===Finland===

:Dirty bombs were first announced by the United States of America as neutron bombs intended to kill people while leaving facilities intact. The weapons were deployed in Europe during the closing chapters of the Cold War, for possible use in stopping a Soviet advance into Western Europe. More recently, officials of Western nations have feared insurgent groups might attempt to creat dirty bomb of provisional radioactive materials that are not sufficiently enriched to be used for a nuclear explosive. Officials also fear insurgents might attempt to attack a nuclear facility, using an existing site as an in situ dirty bomb ignited by sabotage or attack.

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 4,988,000 subscribers in total, or a 95.63% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Operator !! Technology !! Ownership

|-

| [[Sonera]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || [[Telia Sonera]]

|-

| [[Elisa]] (formerly Radiolinja) || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] ||

|-

| [[DNA Finland]] || [[GSM]] || [[Finnet]]

|-

| [[GSM Åland]] || [[GSM]] || [[Mariehamns Telefon]] and [[Ålands Telefonandelslag]]

|-

!colspan=3 align=center| [[Mobile Virtual Network Operator|Virtual Mobile Network Operators]]

|-

| [[Saunalahti]] || [[GSM]] ||

|-

| [[Tele2]] || [[GSM]] ||

|-

| [[Cubio]] || [[GSM]] ||

|}

===France=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]]) ([[Metropolitan France]] only.)

This paragraph confuses neutron bombs with the present use of [[dirty bomb]]. Originally "dirty bomb" merely meant a nuclear weapon that would spread a lot of fallout, but over the last 10 years the term has come to mean a non-nuclear [[radiological weapon]], comparatively much more easy for terrorists to assemble than a nuclear weapon. Neutron bombs use extremely high radiation doses from the blast in order to kill, and don't rely on the type of radiation damage that dirty bombs rely on. [[User:Tempshill|Tempshill]] 20:16, 15 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The country had 43,884,700 subscribers in total, or a 75.00% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Orange SA|Orange]] || [[GSM]] || 20.67 || [[State-owned]] [[France Télécom]]

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[SFR]] || [[GSM]] || 15.69 || [[SFR Cegetel]] and [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Bouygues Telecom]] || [[GSM]] || 7.53 || [[Bouygues|Bouygues group]]

|}

===Germany=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had 74,088,000 subscribers in total.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[T-Mobile]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 28.18 || [[Deutsche Telekom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Vodafone]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 27.72 || [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[E-Plus (operator)|E-Plus]] || [[GSM]] || 9.80 || [[KPN]]

|-

|align=right| 4 || [[O2 plc|O₂]] || [[GSM]] || 8.39 || [[O2 plc|O₂ plc]]

|}

===Greece=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

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The country had 11,659,600 subscribers in total.

The term 'bomb' is not as good as the more general term weapon. 'bomb' has a connotation of a device dropped or used with a timing mechanism. The complex multiple warhead ballistic missiles now used for delivery are not reflected by the simplistic term 'bomb'. The word 'bomb' also has a sense which does not carry the damage done due to radiation - many people refer to a bomb thinking of the blast and incediary effects, but the addition of strong radiation stretches the usual usage. Weapon is the prefered term by governments and technical documents and we should stick with it. [[User:Trelvis|Trelvis]] 00:11, Mar 16, 2004 (UTC)

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Cosmote]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 4.38 || [[OTE]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Vodafone]] || [[GSM]] || 4.17 || [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[TIM]]¹ || [[GSM]] || 2.26 ||

|-

|align=right| 4 || [[Q-Telecom]]² || [[GSM]] || 0.85 || [[Info-Quest]]

|}

<sub>

1. Was [[Telestet]] until [[February]] [[2004]] but the name is still used coloquially.<br>

2. The newest mobile telecom in Greece uses Vodafone's infrastructure until it builds its own network.

</sub>

===Hungary=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]])

:hear, hear. So what if the only usable nuclear weapons currently are bombs? Other nuclear weapons have been theorized including the X-ray laser mentioned above and EMP devices using nuclear explosives. To count these out is, imho, wrong. [[User:Alex.tan|Alex.tan]] 03:25, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The country had 9,020,623 subscribers in total, or a 89.40% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[T-Mobile]] || [[GSM]] || 4.09 || [[Deutsche Telekom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Pannon GSM]] || [[GSM]] || 3.08 || [[Telenor]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Vodafone]] || [[GSM]] || 1.86 || [[Vodafone]]

|}

===Italy===

==Nuclear landmines and handhelp nukes==

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 62,750,000 subscribers in total, or a 109.42% penetration rate.

I'd like to see some references for both nuclear landmines and handheld nukes. I've never heard of nuclear landmines and it doesn't sound credible to me. As far as hand-held nukes, in discussions on Al Queda, I've heard reporters say several times that the smallest nuke the US ever managed to build was 160 lbs -- not exactly handheld. If that's true, then this article is wrong. [[User:Raul654|&rarr;Raul654]] 14:19, May 2, 2004 (UTC)

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[TIM]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 26.3 || [[Telecom Italia]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Vodafone]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 17 || [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Wind]] || [[GSM]] || 7.7 || [[Orascom Telecom]]

|-

|align=right| 4 || [[3 (telecommunications)|3]] || [[UMTS]] || 5.2 || [[Hutchison Whampoa]]

|}

===Netherlands===

:Actually there are documented cases of nuclear landmines being deployed by the U.S. and NATO countries in Germany during the Cold War. These were not landmines in the usual sense - more often they were simply remotely detonated nuclear bombs designed to be left behind (possibly buried) during a retreat and detonated once soviet troops moved into the blast range. As far as hand-held nukes are concerned, while the U.S. never developed hand-held nukes (I believe the smallest warhead they ever deployed was the [[Davy Crockett (nuclear device)]], the USSR developed a low-yield warhead that could be fit in a briefcase. Many of these were produced, with the idea that agents carrying them could infiltrate the U.S. and then detonate them in large cities. For either of these topics some time spent googling should be sufficient to provide references -[[User:Lommer|lommer]] 21:15, 2 May 2004 (UTC)

The country had in [[June]] [[2005]] 16,660,000 subscribers in total.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[KPN]] || [[GSM]] || 3.9 || [[KPN]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Vodafone]] || [[GSM]] || 3.6 || [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Telfort]] || [[GSM]] || 2.4 || [[KPN]]

|-

|align=right| 4 || [[T-Mobile]] || [[GSM]] || 2.3 || [[Deutsche Telekom]]

|-

|align=right| 5 || [[Orange SA|Orange]] || [[GSM]] || 1.65 || [[France Telecom]]

|}

===Norway===

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 4,716,090 subscribers in total, or a 102.40% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small>

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Telenor]] || 2.5

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[NetCom (Norway)|NetCom]] || 1.2

|}

===Poland===

==Fusion Nukes and Fission boosters confusion==

The country had in [[June]] [[2005]] 25,300,000 subscribers in total, or a 65.90% penetration rate.

There was a recent edit by an anonymous account to this paragraph (emphasis added):

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

:[The difference between Fusion and Fission Weapons] is blurred by the fact that they are combined in nearly all complex modern weapons: a smaller fission bomb is first used to reach the necessary conditions of high [[temperature]] and [[pressure]] to allow fusion to occur. On the other hand, a ''fission'' device is more efficient when a ''fusion'' core first boosts the weapon's energy.

|-

The words fusion and fission were interchanged in the last sentance. This sentance is very confusing - I thought that no fusion weapons existed that were not detonated by fission reactions? If this is the case, the sentance in it's current form makes no sense. If, OTOH, the sentance was correct before the edit, it is completely redundant and makes no sense. -[[User:Lommer|lommer]] 19:20, 6 May 2004 (UTC)

! <small>Rank</small> !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscri bers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Era (operator)|Era]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 8.60² || [[Elektrim]] and [[Deutsche Telekom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Orange Polska]] || [[UMTS]]¹, [[GSM]] || 7.44² || [[TPSA]] and [[France Telecom]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Plus GSM]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 7.03² || [[Vodafone]], [[TDC (company)|TDC]], KGHM, [[PKN Orlen]], PSE

|-

|align=right| 4 || Netia Mobile¹ || [[UMTS]]¹ || - || Novator 70% and [[Netia]] 30%

|}

<sub>

::The sentence should say that fission weapons are more efficient with a fusion core - this refers to the fission-fusion-fission advanced thermonuclear weapon designs. This paragraph was originally together with a more detailed explanation of these advanced weapons which is now at [[nuclear weapons design]] - out of context that sentence may be confusing, but is correct. [[User:Trelvis|Trelvis]] 14:42, May 7, 2004 (UTC)

1. Not yet operational as of [[September]] [[2005]].

<sub>

Added note on [[suitcase bombs]] in the delivery methods section.

2. As of [[December]] [[2004]].

</sub>

===Portugal===

The country had in [[March]] [[2005]] 10,642,600 subscribers in total, or a 101.60% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Operator !! Technology !! Ownership

|-

|[[Telecomunicações Móveis Nacionais, SA|TMN]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || [[Portugal Telecom]]

|-

|[[Vodafone]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || [[Vodafone]]

|-

|[[Optimus Telecomunicações, S.A.|Optimus]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || [[Sonae]], [[France Télécom]]

|-

|colspan=4 align=center|'''[[Mobile Virtual Network Operator|Mobile Virtual Network Operators]]'''

|-

|[[Yorn|Yorn (Young ORiginal Network)]] (using Vodafone) || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || [[Vodafone]]

|-

|[[rede4]] (using Optimus) || [[GSM]] || [[Sonae]], [[France Télécom]]

|-

|[[UZO]] (using TMN) || [[GSM]] || [[Portugal Telecom]]

|}

===Romania=== (as of [[July]] [[2005]])

The country had 11,640,000 subscribers in total, or a 53.65% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Orange Romania]] || [[GSM]] || 6.00 || [[France Télécom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Connex GSM Romania]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 5.25 || [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Zapp Mobile]] || [[CDMA]] || 0.30 || [[Oger Telecom]]

|-

|align=right| 4 || [[Cosmorom]] || [[GSM]] || 0.09 || [[OTE]]

|}

===Russian Federation=== (as of [[July]] [[2005]])

The country had 102,440,000 subscribers in total, or a 70.60% penetration rate.

These are the largest mobile phone companies in [[Russia]], by number of subscribers.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Mobile TeleSystems|Mobile TeleSystems - MTS]] || [[GSM]] || 35.74 || [[AFK Sistema]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Bee Line GSM|VimpelCom - Bee Line GSM]] || [[GSM]] || 35.35 || [[Telenor]] and [[Alfa Group]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[MegaFon]] || [[GSM]] || 19.15 || [[Telia Sonera]], [[Telecominvest]] and [[IPOC International Growth Fund]]

|-

|align=right| 4 || [[Uralsvyazinform]] || [[GSM]] || 2.95 ||

|-

|align=right| 5 || [[SMARTS]] || [[GSM]] || 2.39 ||

|-

|align=right| 6 || [[Tele2]] || [[GSM]] || 1.91 ||

|-

|align=right| 7 || [[Sibirtelecom]] || [[GSM]] || 1.48 ||

|}

===Serbia & Montenegro===

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 4,729,600 subscribers in total, or a 44.96% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small>

|-

| [[MOBTEL]] || [[GSM]] ||

|-

| [[ProMonte]] || [[GSM]] ||

|-

| [[MONET GSM|MONET]] || [[GSM]] ||

|-

| [[Mobilna Telefonija Srbija]] || [[GSM]] ||

|}

===Spain=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had 40,921,800 subscribers in total.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[movistar]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 19.38 || [[Telefónica|Telefónica Móviles]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Vodafone]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 11.84 || [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Amena]]¹ || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 9.70 || [[France Télécom]]

|}

<sub>

1. to be rebranded [[Orange SA|Orange]] Spain

</sub>

===Sweden=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small>

|-

| [[Telia]] || [[UMTS]],[[GSM]] || 4.32

|-

| [[Tele2Comviq]] || [[UMTS]],[[GSM]] || 3.50

|-

| [[Vodafone]] || [[UMTS]],[[GSM]] || 1.52

|-

| [[3 (telecommunications)|3]] || [[UMTS]] ||

|-

| [[Spring Mobil]] || [[GSM]] ||

|}

===Switzerland=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had 6,426,000 subscribers in total.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Swisscom Mobile]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 4.04 || [[State-owned]] [[Swisscom]] and [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Sunrise (telecommunication)|Sunrise]] || [[GSM]] || 1.23 || [[TDC Group]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Orange SA|Orange]] || [[GSM]] || 1.15 || [[France Télécom]]

|}

===Turkey=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had 39,608,677 subscribers in total.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Turkcell]] || [[GSM]] || 25.60 || [[Cukurova Group]] and [[Telia Sonera]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Telsim]] || [[GSM]] || ''not available yet'' || Currently possessed by state, to be sold off soon.

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Avea]] || [[GSM]] || ''not available yet'' || [[Türk Telekom]], [[Telecom Italia]] and [[Türk İş Bankası]]

|}

===Ukraine=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]])

The country had 23,000,000 mobile subscribers in total, or a 48.9% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Ukrainian Mobile Communications]] || [[GSM]], [[Nordic_Mobile_Telephone|NMT]] || ~11.0 || [[Mobile_TeleSystems|MTS]] (100%)

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Kyivstar]] || [[GSM]] || 10.9 || [[Telenor]] (56.52%), [[Alfa_Group|Alfa Group]] (43.48%)

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Astelit life:)]] || [[GSM]] || 1.1 || [[Turkcell]] (54.2%), [[SCM Holdings]] (45.8%)

|-

|align=right| 4 || [[Ukrainian RadioSystems]] || [[GSM]] || 0.1 || [[Optima-Telecom]] and [[PRIVAT Group]]

|-

|align=right| 5 || [[Golden Telecom]] || [[GSM]] || 0.06 || [[Golden Telecom Inc.]] (GLDN)

|-

|align=right| 6 || [[DCC]] || [[TDMA]] || 0.04 || [[Turkcell]] (54.2%), [[SCM Holdings]] (45.8%)

|-

|-

|align=right| - || CDMA operators || [[CDMA]] || 0.1 || [[ITC Ukraine]], [[Velton]], etc.

|-

|}

===United Kingdom=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had 63,601,000 subscribers in total

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[T-Mobile]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 16.06 || [[Deutsche Telekom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Vodafone]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 15.49 || [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[O2 plc|O₂]] || [[GSM]] || 14.62 || [[O2 plc|O₂ plc]]

|-

|align=right| 4 || [[Orange SA|Orange]] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 14.46 || [[France Télécom]]

|-

|align=right| 5 || [[3 (telecommunications)|3]] || [[UMTS]] || 3.21 ¹ || [[Hutchison Whampoa]]

|}

¹ Data as of [[August]] [[24]] [[2005]].

There are also a number of [[MVNO|Virtual Mobile Network Operators]], including [[Virgin Mobile]], [[Tesco|Tesco Mobile]], and [[EasyGroup|easyMobile]].

==Middle East & Africa==

===Algeria=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]])

The country had 9,879,847 subscribers in total, or a 30.87% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Djezzy]] || [[GSM]] || 5.69 || [[Orascom Telecom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Mobilis]] || [[GSM]] || 3.19 || [[State-owned]] [[Algérie Télécom]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Nedjma]] || [[GSM]] || 1.00 || [[Wataniya Telecom]]

|}

===Egypt=== (as of [[August]] [[2005]])

The country had 11,223,984 subscribers in total.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[MobiNil]] [http://www.mobinil.com] || [[GSM]] || 5.91 || [[Orascom Telecom]] and [[France Télécom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Vodafone]] [http://www.vodafone.com.eg] || [[GSM]] || 5.32 || [[Vodafone]]

|}

===Kenya=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had 4,611,070 subscribers in total, or a 14,40% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Safaricom]] [http://www.safaricom.co.ke]] || [[GSM]] || ''Not available yet'' || [[State-owned]] [[Telkom Kenya]] and [[Vodafone]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Celtel]] [http://www.ke.celtel.com] || [[GSM]] || ''Not available yet'' || [[MTC]]

|}

===Mauritius=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]]

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 622,565 subscribers in total.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Cellplus]] || [[GSM]] || 0.39 || [[Mauritius Telecom]] group and [[France Telecom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Emtel]] || [[GSM]] || ''Not available yet'' || Millicom International Cellular

|}

===Morocco=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had 10,725,000 subscribers in total, or a 35.88% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[IAM]] (Itissalat al-Maghrib) [http://www.mobileiam.ma] || [[GSM]] || 7.19 || [[State-owned]] [[Maroc Télécom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Méditel]] [http://www.meditel.ma] || [[GSM]] || 3.54 || [[Telefónica|Telefónica Móviles]] and [[Portugal Telecom]]

|}

===Mozambique=== (as of [[May]] [[2005]])

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 708,000 subscribers in total, or a 3.73% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[mCel]] || [[GSM]] || 0.77 || Partially [[state-owned]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Vodacom]] || [[GSM]] || ''Not available yet'' || [[Telkom]], [[Vodafone]] and [[VenFin]]

|}

===Nigeria=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had 13,316,597 subscribers in total, or a 10.56% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| || [[Glo Mobile]] [http://www.gloworld.com] || [[GSM]] || ''Not available yet '' ||

|-

|align=right| || [[MTN Nigeria]] [http://www.mtnonline.com] || [[GSM]] || 6.38 || [[MTN]]

|-

|align=right| || [[Mtel]] [http://www.mtelnigeria.com] || [[GSM]] || ''Not available yet'' || [[State-owned]] [[Nitel]]

|-

|align=right| || [[Vmobile]] [http://www.vmobile-nigeria.com] || [[GSM]] || ''Not yet'' || [[First Bank of Nigeria]] and [[AKIIPOC]]

|}

===Saudi Arabia===

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 9,175,800 subscribers in total, or a 36.82% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Al Jawal]] || [[GSM]] || ''Not available yet'' || [[State-owned]] [[Saudi Telecom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Mobily]] || [[GSM]] || ''Not available yet'' || [[Etisalat]]

|}

===South Africa=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Vodacom-Vodafone]] [http://www.vodacom.co.za] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 14.29 || [[Telkom]], [[Vodafone]] and [[VenFin]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[MTN]] [http://www.mtn.co.za] || [[UMTS]], [[GSM]] || 8.41 || [[Mobile Telephone Networks]]

|-

|align=right| 3 || [[Cell C]] [http://www.cellc.co.za] || [[GSM]] || ''not available yet'' || [[Oger Telecom]]

|}

===Sudan===

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 1,048,600 subscribers in total, or a 3.04% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Mobitel]] || [[GSM]] || || [[Sudatel]] and [[MSI Cellular Holdings]]

|}

===Tunisia=== (as of [[June]] [[2005]])

The country had in [[December]] [[2004]] 3,575,700 subscribers in total, or a 37.59% penetration rate.

{|{{prettytable}} width=435

|-

! Rank !! Operator !! technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership

|-

|align=right| 1 || [[Tuntel]] || [[GSM]] || ''Not available yet'' || [[State-owned]] [[Tunisie Télécom]]

|-

|align=right| 2 || [[Tunisiana]] || [[GSM]] || 1.56 || [[Wataniya Telecom]] and [[Orascom Telecom]]

|}

== Sources of information ==

*[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/at_glance/cellular04.pdf International Telecommunications Union's cellular statistics]

*[http://www.cellular-news.com/ Cellular News web site]

*[http://www.gsmworld.com GSM Association web site]

*[http://www.cdg.org CDMA Development Group web site]

*[http://www.rtr.at/web.nsf/englisch/Telekommunikation_Markt_Marktinfos_Marktinfos_MarktanteileMobilfunkbetreiber2005?OpenDocument Austrian Mobile Telecoms' data]

*[http://www.teleco.com.br Brazilian Mobile Telecoms' data]

*[http://www.cwta.ca Canadian Mobile Telecoms' data]

*[http://www.sic.gov.co Colombian Mobile Telecoms' data]

*[http://www.supertel.gov.ec Ecuadorian Mobile Telecoms' data]

*[http://www.ntc.gov.ph/whatsnew-frame.html Filipino Mobile Telecoms' data]

*[http://www.arcep.fr French Mobile Telecoms' data]

*[http://www.myphone.gr/library/article-16.html Greek Mobile Telecoms' data]

*[http://www.tca.or.jp Japanese Mobile Telecoms' data]

*[http://www.osiptel.gop.pe Peruvian Mobile Telecoms' data]

*[http://www.mobile-arsenal.com.ua/ Ukrainian mobile operators info]

*[http://www.americamovil.com América Móvil subsidiaries' subscriber numbers]

*[http://www.unefon.com.mx Unefon subscriber numbers]

*[http://www.iusacell.com.mx Iusacell subscriber numbers]

*[http://www.chinamobilehk.com/investor_relations.htm China Mobile subscriber numbers]

*[http://www.t-mobile.net/CDA/about_t-mobile,2,0,,en.html?w=1088&h=733 T-Mobile company data]

*[http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/aboutUs/index.jsp Verizon company data]

*[http://cingular.com/about/company_overview Cingular company data]

*[http://www.telefonicamoviles.com/eng/accionistaseinversores/inversores/hechos_relev/hechos_relev.html# Telefonica company data]

*[http://www.sprint.com/sprint/fastfacts/overview/ Sprint PCS company data]

*[http://www.t-mobile.com/company/about/quickfacts.asp T-Mobile USA company data]

*[http://www.orange.com/English/aboutorange/whereweare.asp?UID=# Orange Statistics]

*[http://www.mmo2.com/media/pr_040721a.asp O2 Data]

*[http://www.vodafone.com/article_wide/0,3041,CATEGORY_ID%253D306%2526LANGUAGE_ID%253D0%2526CONTENT_ID%253D230772,00.html Vodafone company data]

*[http://www.turkcell.com.tr/index/0,1028,69300,00.html Turkcell company data]

*[http://www.telecomitalia.it/cgi-bin/tiportale/TIPortale/ep/contentView.do?channelId=-9794&LANG=EN&contentId=20336&programId=9597&programPage=/ep/TImedia/TISearch.jsp&tabId=3&pageTypeId=-8663&contentType=EDITORIAL TIM company data]

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