MTS Turkmenistan (Turkmen: MTS Türkmenistan) was a mobile phone operator in Turkmenistan. It was fully owned by Russia's MTS (network provider). As of 2013, it had 1.89 million subscribers.[1] Its rival Altyn Asyr had 3.5 million subscribers.[2] It was officially closed sometime in late 2017, leaving Altyn Asyr the only major mobile network operator in the country. [3][4][5]
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Company background
On July 25, 2012, the company signed an agreement with the TurkmenTelecom enterprise of Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan which says that MTS Turkmenistan will on a monthly basis pay to TurkmenTelecom 30% of its net profit derived from operations in Turkmenistan. This agreement was for five years and may be extended another five years subject to some conditions. The company had also been granted GSM and 3G licenses for a three-year term. [6]
Number of Subscribers
| Date | Subscribers |
|---|---|
| March 2006 | 90,000 [7] |
| December 2007 | 360,000 [8] |
| December 2008 | 930,000 [9] |
| December 2009 | 1,760,000 [10] |
| December 2010 | 2,420,000 [11] |
| September 2012 | 850,000 [12] |
| December 2012 | 1,440,000 [13] |
| March 2013 | 1,890,000 [14] |
References
- ^ "MTS Turkmenistan revenues up to TMT 27 MLN in Q4".
- ^ "Number of subscribers to national cellular communication operator "Altyn Asyr" exceeded 3 million | Turkmenistan.ru".
- ^ "Turkmenistan: MTS packing up and leaving, further dampening investor climate". Eurasia.net. 3 Jan 2019.
- ^ "Russian Telecom Giant MTS Suspends Operations In Turkmenistan". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 29 September 2017.
- ^ "MTS begins Turkmenistan network tear-down". Mobile World Live. 4 Jan 2019.
- ^ "MTS Resumes Operations in Turkmenistan". Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Turkmen president urges minister of communications to lower tariffs for mobile services | Turkmenistan.ru".
- ^ "MTS announces subscriber growth numbers for December 2008". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "MTS announces subscriber growth numbers for December 2008". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Subscriber Numbers for December 2010". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Subscriber Numbers for December 2010". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Subscriber Numbers for Q4 2012". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Subscriber Numbers for Q4 2012". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Subscriber Numbers for Q1 2013". Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
External links
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