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Anguilla

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 LIME GSM-850 Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless
2 Digicel GSM-1900
850/1900 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel
3 Weblinks GSM-850 Weblinks

Antigua und Barbuda

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 APUA GSM-850 Not Yet Available Antigua Public Utilities Authority
2 LIME GSM-850 Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless
3 Digicel GSM-900
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel

Argentinien

The country has 38.7 million subscribers in total, or a 96.03% penetration rate.[1] (November 2007)

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Movistar GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA

16.4[2] (Sept 2010)

Telefónica
2 Claro GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 14.64[3] (Sept 2008) América Móvil (100%)
3 Personal GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA

15.988[2] (Sept 2010)

Telecom Argentina
4 NEXTEL iDEN

1.1[2] (Sept 2010)

NII Holdings

Aruba

The country's telecom regulator is the DTZ

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Digicel CdmaOne
GSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel
2 MIO CDMA 2000 EV-DO - 850 MHz
Not Yet Available DTH Television and telecommunications N.V.
3 SetarNV GSM-900 (EDGE)
850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 Not Yet Available Setar N.V.

Bahamas

The country has 0.260 million subscribers in total, or a 122.6% penetration rate.[4] (November 2007)

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 BTC GSM-850/1900 0.260[4] (Nov 2007) The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd

Barbados

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 LIME GSM-1900 0.159[5] (March 2007) Cable & Wireless
2 Digicel CdmaOne
GSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel
3 Sunbeach CdmaOne Not Yet Available Telecom Holdings Ltd.

Belize

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Digicel GSM-1900
850 MHz HSPA+		 0.120[6] (June 2007) Belize Telemedia Limited
2 Smart CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO		 0.025[7] (Dec 2005) Speednet

Bermuda

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Cellular One CdmaOne
GSM-1900		 Not Yet Available Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd
2 Digicel GSM-1900
850 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel

Bolivien

The country has 3.33 million subscribers in total, or a 35% penetration rate.[8] (May 2008)

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Entel GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 2[9] (Dec 2008) Entel SA
2 Tigo D-AMPS
GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS		 2.860[10] (July 2012) MIC (100%)
3 NuevaTel PCS GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS		 1.63[11] (Sept 2009) Trilogy International Partners

Bonaire

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Digicel GSM Not Yet Available Digicel
2 CHIPPIE GSM Not Yet Available United Telecommunications Services

Brasilien

The country has 265.52 million subscribers in total, or a 136.9% penetration rate.[12] (May 2013)

Anatel regulates the country's telecommunications.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Vivo CDMA Phaseout
GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+
2600 MHz LTE Under tests		 76.09[12] (May 2013) Telefónica (100%)
2 TIM GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+
LTE Under tests		 72.01[12] (May 2013) Telecom Italia (100%)
3 Claro GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+
2600 MHz LTE Under tests		 66.51[12] (May 2013) América Móvil (100%)
4 Oi
GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
2600 MHz LTE Under tests		 49.77[12] (May 2013) Oi (55%), PT Telecom (25%), BNDES (20%)
5 CTBC [2] GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 0.89[12] (May 2013) Grupo Algar
6 Nextel iDEN
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ Deploying		 0.09[12] (May 2013) NII Holdings
7 Sercomtel Celular [3] GSM-900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 0.06[12] (May 2013) Londrina city government, Copel
8 SKY Brasil 2600 MHz LTE DirecTV (97%), Organizações Globo (3%)

Britische Jungferninseln

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 CCT GSM-900/1900 Not Yet Available CCT Global Communications
2 LIME 850 MHz Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless
3 Digicel GSM-1800/1900
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel

Kanada

Main article: List of Canadian mobile phone companies

As of Q4 2012, Canada has 26 million subscribers in total for a 76% penetration rate. [13]

The country's telecom regulator is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). However, it does not regulate most aspects of mobile phone service; prices and service quality are not regulated at all, while spectrum allocation is handled by Industry Canada.

There are numerous mobile virtual network operators, such as Virgin Mobile Canada. These are not presently listed due to difficulty retrieving data for all such operators, and uncertainty as to whether the figures below include MVNOs operating on the applicable networks.[14]

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Rogers Wireless
includes Fido and Chatr		 GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/ 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+
AWS/2600 MHz LTE		 9.29[15] (Sept 2011) Rogers Communications
2 Bell Mobility
includes Solo and Virgin Mobile		 CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
850/ 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+
AWS/2600 MHz LTE		 7.37[16] (Sept 2011) Bell Canada
3 Telus Mobility
Includes Mike, Clearnet and Koodo		 Telus Network
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
850/ 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+
AWS LTE
Mike Network
iDEN, WiDEN		 7.21[17] (Sept 2011) Telus
4 SaskTel Mobility CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
850/ 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+
AWS LTE		 0.57[18] (Dec 2010) SaskTel
5 Wind Mobile 1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 0.51[19] (Nov 2012) Vimpelcom Ltd
6 MTS Mobility CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+
AWS LTE		 0.49[20] (June 2011) MTS
7 Videotron 1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+[21] 0.25[22] (Sept 2011) Videotron
8 Mobilicity 1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA 0.053[23] (August 2010) Mobilicity
9 Public Mobile CDMA2000 1xRTT 0.003[24] (August 2010) Public Mobile

Cayman-Inseln

The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a 5% penetration rate.[citation needed]

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 LIME GSM-850/1900 Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless
2 Digicel CdmaOne
GSM-900
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel

Chile

The country has 19,3 million subscribers in total, or a 113% penetration rate.[25]

The country's telcom regulator is SUBTEL.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Movistar D-AMPS
GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS		 6.9[26] (Jan 2010) Telefónica
2 Entel GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+		 6.5[27] (March 2008) Almendral Group
3 Claro CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-1900 (GPRS)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 3.3[28] (Dec 2008) América Móvil (100%)
4 Nextel iDEN NII Holdings
5 VTR Móvil AWS UMTS

Kolumbien

The country has 48.1 million subscribers in total, and a mobile service penetration of 103.4 lines per 100 inhabitants.[29] (October 2012)

The country's telcom regulator is CRC

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Claro GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+		 29.37[29] América Móvil (99.4%)
2 Movistar GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+		 12.36[29] Telefónica
3 Tigo GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+		 6.07[29] MIC (50% + 1 Share), EPM and ETB
4 UFF! GSM (GPRS, EDGE),
UMTS, HSDPA		 0,27[29] Grupo Bancolombia (70%) and Organización Ardila Lülle
5 UNE GSM (GPRS, EDGE)
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+,
2600 MHz LTE		 0,08[29] Empresas Públicas de Medellín
6 ETB GSM (GPRS, EDGE)
UMTS, HSDPA		 Launched in April 2012 (News) ETB
7 Avantel iDEN Avantel
8 Virgin Mobile GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+		 Virgin Mobile
9 Móvil Éxito GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+		 Éxito

Costa Rica

The country has 5.5[30] million subscribers in total, with 4.74 million people there's about 116 mobile lines for every 100 citizen. (116% penetration rate)

Until 2011, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad had a monopoly on wireless communications. In November, 2011, after the market was open as required by DR-CAFTA, Claro and Movistar started service.[31][32]

The country's telecom regulator is SUTEL (Spanish)[33]

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Kölbi [4] GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 4.345[30] Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
2 Movistar[5] GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 0.385[34] Telefónica
3 Claro[6] GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 0.495[35] América Móvil
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
4 Tuyo Móvil [7]
(using Kölbi)		 GSM (GPRS, EDGE)
UMTS, HSDPA		 0.165[36] Televisora de Costa Rica S.A.
5 Fullmóvil [8]
(using Kölbi)		 GSM (GPRS, EDGE)
UMTS, HSDPA		 0.110[30] Virtualis[37]

Cuba

The country has over 1 million subscribers in total, or a 9% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Cubacel [9] GSM-900 (GPRS)
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Empresa de Telecommunicaciones de Cuba, SA

Curaçao

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Digicel GSM-900/1900 Not Yet Available Digicel
2 CHIPPIE GSM-900
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available United Telecommunications Services

Dominica

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Digicel GSM-900/1900
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel
2 LIME GSM-850 Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless

Dominikanische Republik

The country has 8.836 million subscribers in total, or a 90.69% penetration rate. [10] (July 2010)

The country's telcom regulator is Indotel.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Claro CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x
GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 4.5 es:Claro#República Dominicana (July 2009) América Móvil (100%)
2 Orange GSM-1800/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 2.845[38] (Sept 2010) Orange S.A. (100%)
3 Viva CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)		 0.500 (Dec 2006) [citation needed] Trilogy International Partners (100%)
4 Tricom CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO		 Not Yet Available Tricom (100%)

Ecuador

The country has 11.5 million subscribers in total, or a 82.57% penetration rate.[39] (December 2008)

The country's telcom regulator is Suptel.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Claro GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA		 8.304[28] (Dec 2008) América Móvil (100%)
2 movistar GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA		 4.043[26] (Sept 2008) Telefónica
3 CNT CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-1900		 0.303[39] (Dec 2008) Telecsa

El Salvador

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 57% penetration rate.[40] (Sept 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is SIGET.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Tigo D-AMPS
GSM (GPRS, EDGE)
UMTS		 3.073[10] (July 2012) MIC (100%)
2 Claro GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 1.426[28] (June 2007) América Móvil (95.8%)
3 movistar CdmaOne
GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE (planned))
900/1900 MHz UMTS		 0.847[41] (Dec 2006) Telefónica
4 Digicel GSM (GPRS, EDGE) 0.2[42] (March 2006) Digicel
5 RED iDEN Not Yet Available Intelfon

Falklandinseln

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Touch GSM-900 Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless

Grenada

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 LIME GSM-850 (EDGE) Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless
2 Digicel GSM 900/1800 (EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel

Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana (Guyane)

As of September 2012, the penetration rate was 153% for Guadeloupe (0.449 million inhabitants), 148% for Martinique (0.396 m.inh.) and 127% for French Guiana (0.236 m.inh.).[43]

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)
markets share (%)		 Ownership
1 Orange Caraïbe GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE), 3G+ Orange S.A.
2 Digicel GSM-900 Digicel
3 Only GSM-900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS		 15%, 25%, 27%
(Q2 2012)[44]		 Outremer télécom

Guatemala

The country has 18,528,667 subscribers in total, or a 139.56% penetration rate.[45] (August 2011)

The country's telcom regulator is SIT.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Tigo GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+		 7.967[45] (August 2011) MIC (55%)
2 Claro CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-900/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 6.299[45] (August 2011) América Móvil (99.2%)
3 movistar CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+		 4.280[45] (August 2011) Telefónica (100%)
4 Digicel GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) (Planned) Not Yet Available Digicel
5 Infonet iDEN Not Yet Available Intelfon

Guyana

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 CelStar GSM Not Yet Available Cel* Star Guyana Inc
2 Cellink Plus[11] GSM-900 0.305[46] (June 2007) Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company
3 Digicel GSM-900 Not Yet Available Digicel

Haiti

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Digicel GSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS		 2.5[47] (Feb 2011) Digicel
2 Comcel/Voila GSM-850 1.2[48] (Feb 2011) Trilogy International Partners
3 NATCOM GSM-900 0.5[49] (Jan 2012) 60% owned by Viettel Mobile and 40% by the Haitian State[50]

Honduras

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 35% penetration rate.[40] (Sept 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is CONATEL.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Tigo CdmaOne
GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 4.756[10] (July 2012) MIC (66.7%)
2 Claro GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 0.927[28] (June 2007) América Móvil (100%)
3 Tegucel Sulacel Ceibacel GSM-1900 Not Yet Available HONDUTEL (100%)
4 Digicel GSM-1900 Not Yet Available Digicel

Jamaika

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate.[51] (2009)

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Digicel CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS		 1.8[52] (Sept 2007) Digicel
2 LIME D-AMPS
GSM-1900
1900 MHz UMTS		 1.2[52] (Sept 2007) Cable & Wireless
3 Claro CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-850
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 0.162[52] (Sept 2007) América Móvil (100%)

Mexiko

The country has 95.5 million subscribers in total, or a 85.5% penetration rate.[53] (August 2012)

The country's telcom regulator is COFETEL.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Telcel D-AMPS
GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+
LTE Under tests		 61.239[54] (July 2010) América Móvil (100%)
2 Movistar CdmaOne
GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 18.257[54] (July 2010) Telefónica
3 Iusacell CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+		 3.789[54] (July 2010) Grupo Salinas (76%), Publicly Traded (23%)
4 Unefon CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+		 3.789[54] (July 2010) Grupo Salinas (76%), Publicly Traded (23%)
5 Nextel iDEN, WCDMA, HSPA+ 3.185[54] (July 2010) NII Holdings

Montserrat

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 LIME GSM-850 Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless

Nicaragua

The country has 4.2 million subscribers in total, or a 71% penetration rate.[55] (2010)

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Claro
(formerly Enitel)		 GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 2.52[55] (Dec 2010) América Móvil (99.3%)
2 Movistar D-AMPS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x
GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE (planned))
850/1900 MHz UMTS		 1.68[55] (Dec 2010) Telefónica

Panama

The country has 2.414 million subscribers in total, or a 71% penetration rate.[56] (November 2008)

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Móvil GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 1.091[5] (March 2007) Cable & Wireless
2 Movistar GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 0.939[41] (Dec 2006) Telefónica
3 Claro GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 Not Yet Available América Móvil
4 Digicel GSM-1800/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel

Paraguay

The country has 5.954.388 subscribers in total, or a 96% penetration rate.[57] (May 2009)

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Tigo D-AMPS
GSM-850/1900
850 MHz UMTS		 3.697[10] (July 2012) MIC (100%)
2 Personal D-AMPS
GSM-850
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 1.75[58] (June 2008) ABC Color and Telecom Argentina
3 Claro GSM-1900
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 0.450[59] (Sept 2007) América Móvil(100%)
4 VOX GSM- 1900 - 850
900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
1700 - 2100 MHz AWS LTE		 0.3[citation needed] COPACO S.A.

Peru

The country has 29.26 million subscribers in total, or approximately 99% penetration rate.[60] (2010)

The country's telcom regulator is OSIPTEL [12].

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Movistar D-AMPS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS
1700 MHz UMTS/UMTS band 4 or AWS (soon)		 12.9[61] (June 2011) Telefónica
2 Claro
(Formerly TIM)		 GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 7.178[28] (Dec 2008) América Móvil (100%)
3 Nextel iDEN
1900 MHz UMTS
1700 MHz UMTS/UMTS band 4 or AWS (soon)		 0.7039[62] (March 2009) Americatel Perú
4 Viettel Viettel
GSM BTS (2G y 3G)		 Viettel Mobile

Puerto Rico & United States Virgin Islands

These U.S. territories have 3 million subscribers in total, or a 84% penetration rate.[63] (June 2012).

The telecom regulator for Puerto Rico and the U.S.V.I. at federal level is the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The local telecom regulator for Puerto Rico is the Junta Reglamentadora de Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico (JRTPR).

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 AT&T Mobility[64]
•Includes Centennial Communications
•Includes Centennial de Puerto Rico [13] 		GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+
700 MHz/AWS LTE		 1.1[65] (March 2010) AT&T
2 Claro Puerto Rico [14] CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+
LTE (Planned)		 1.8[66] América Móvil (100%)
4 T-Mobile Puerto Rico [15] UMA
GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
AWS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+
LTE (Planned)		 Deutsche Telekom
4 Sprint Corporation [67] CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
LTE		 SoftBank Corporation (78%)
5 Open Mobile Puerto Rico [16] CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
700 MHz LTE		 0.265[68] (Dec 2009) M/C Venture Partners and Columbia Capital
6 TracFone Wireless [17]
•Includes TracFone and NET10 Wireless		 CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT
GSM (GPRS)		 América Móvil (98.2%)
8 Proxtel iDEN
 North Sight Communications, Inc.

  1. Currently unable to determine Sprint, T-Mobile, and TracFone subscriber numbers without the United States' subscribers.

St. Kitts und Nevis

The country has approximately 25,000 subscribers in total.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 LIME GSM-850/1900 Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless
2 Digicel GSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel
3 C HIPPIE GSM Not Yet Available UTS[disambiguation needed]

St. Lucia

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 LIME GSM-850 Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless
2 Digicel GSM 900/1800 (EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel

St. Vincent und die Grenadinen

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 LIME GSM-850 Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless
2 Digicel GSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel

Surinam

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 40% penetration rate.[69] (April 2007)

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Telesur GSM 900/1800 Not Yet Available Telesur
2 Digicel GSM 900/1800 Not Yet Available Digicel
3 UNIQA GSM-900 Not Yet Available Intelsur/UTS

Trinidad und Tobago

Main article: List of Trinidad and Tobago mobile phone companies

The country has 1.2 million subscribers in total, or a 95% penetration rate.[citation needed]

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 bMobile GSM-1800 (EDGE) 1.005[5] (March 2007) TSTT, Cable & Wireless (49%), Government of Trinidad and Tobago (51%)
2 Digicel GSM-850/1900 (EDGE) 0.5[70] (March 2007) Digicel

Turks- und Caicosinseln

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 ' Digicel GSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS		 Not Yet Available Digicel
2 LIME GSM-850 Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless

Vereinigte Staaten

Main article: List of United States mobile phone companies

The country has 322.9 million subscribers in total, or a 103% penetration rate.[71] (June 2011)

The country's telecom regulator is the FCC.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Verizon Wireless CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
700 MHz LTE
1700/2100 MHz (AWS) LTE (Planned 2013)		 116.8[72] (June 2013)
 Verizon Communications (55%)
Vodafone Group plc (45%)
2 AT&T Mobility
•Includes AT&T GoPhone, Aio Wireless, Alltel, and SIM Shalom Mobile		 GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+
700 MHz/AWS LTE		 108.51&2[73][74] (June 2013) AT&T
3 Sprint Corporation
•Includes Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile USA, Assurance Wireless, and Clearwire		 CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, 1x Advanced, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
WiMAX
1900 MHz LTE
800 MHz LTE, 2600 MHz TD-LTE (Planned 2013)		 53.61&3[75] (June 2013) SoftBank Corporation (80%)[76]
4 T-Mobile US
•Includes MetroPCS and GoSmart Mobile 		T-Mobile
GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz/AWS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+
1700/2100 MHz (AWS) LTE
MetroPCS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
1900 MHz/AWS LTE		 44.11&4[77] (June 2013) Deutsche Telekom (74%)
5 U.S. Cellular CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
700 MHz/850 MHz LTE		 4.968[78] (June 2013) Telephone and Data Systems (82%)
6 Cricket Communications CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, 1x Advanced, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
1700/2100 MHz (AWS) LTE		 4.839[79] (June 2013) Leap Wireless International
7 C Spire Wireless CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
1900 MHz/AWS LTE		 1.0005[80] (Aug 2013) Telapex, Inc. (Cellular South)
8 nTelos
•Includes Frawg		 CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
LTE (Planned 2013)		 0.454[81] (June 2013) nTelos Holdings Corp.
9 Cincinnati Bell Wireless 1900 MHz GSM (GPRS, EDGE)
AWS HSPA, HSPA+		 0.370[82] (June 2013) Cincinnati Bell, Inc.
10 Cellcom CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
700 MHz LTE		 0.3005[83] (July 2013) Nsight, Inc.
11 Alaska Wireless Network (AWN)
•Includes Alaska Communications Systems, Alaska DigiTel Network, and GCI Wireless		 GCI Network
GSM (GPRS, EDGE)
UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+
Alaska Communications Systems & Alaska DigiTel Network
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
700 MHz LTE		 0.257[84][85] (June 2013) General Communication, Inc. (67%)
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (33%)
12 SouthernLINC iDEN, WiDEN 0.150[86] (Mar 2013) Southern Company
13 Bluegrass Cellular CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
700 MHz LTE		 0.130[87] (May 2005) Bluegrass Cellular, Inc,
14 Appalachian Wireless CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
700 MHz LTE		 0.100 [88] (Apr 2012) Appalachian Wireless

  1. AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile US numbers include Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands subscribers.
  2. As of Q3 2013, approximately 591,000 Alltel subscribers (within the 26 markets formerly divested to ATN, Inc.) are included in AT&T Mobility's subscriber count. As mandated by the FCC, AT&T will continue to operate Alltel's CDMA2000 1xRTT and EV-DO networks for Alltel's existing customers, including roaming partners, until at least June 15, 2015.[89]
  3. Number of retail customers (postpaid and prepaid) + reseller (wholesale) customers. Excludes approximately 1.4 million Clearwire fixed wireless retail subscribers.
  4. As of Q2 2013, MetroPCS subscribers are included in T-Mobile US's total subscriber count. T-Mobile will shutdown MetroPCS's CDMA, Ev-DO, and 1900 MHz LTE networks by the end of 2015.
  5. C-Spire and Cellcom are private carriers that do not reveal their metrics. They are estimated to have around 1 million and 300,000 subscribers, respectively.

Uruguay

The country has 4.757 million subscribers in total.[90] (Dec 2011)

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Antel 1800 MHz GSM
2100 MHz UMTS		 2.246[91] (Jun 2012) State-owned
2 Movistar 850/1900 MHz GSM
850/1900 MHz UMTS		 1.808[91] (Jun 2012)
3 Claro 1900 MHz GSM
1900 MHz UMTS		 0.771[91] (Jun 2012)

Venezuela

The country has 26.673 million subscribers in total, or a 96.0% penetration rate.[92] (Sept 2008)

The country's telcom regulator is CONATEL.

Rank Operator Technologie Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Movilnet D-AMPS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 13.047[93] (March 2008) CANTV
2 Movistar CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA HSUPA HSPA+ (Planned)		 11.562[26] (Sept 2008) Telefónica
3 Digitel GSM, DIGITEL GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE)
900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		 5.0[93] (Dec 2007) Telvenco

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