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GSM Worldwide Networks on Air GSM Worldwide Networks on Air GSM Worldwide Networks on Air Showing All Live Networks (As of Apr 2004) Country/Area Organisation Name Network Name** Licensed Service Technology Service Area Start Date AFGHANISTAN Telecom TDCA AFGHANISTAN GSM 900 Jun 2003 Development Company Afghanistan Ltd. AFGHANISTAN Telephone Systems AWCC AFGHANISTAN GSM Apr 2002 International Inc 900/1800 ALBANIA Albanian Mobile A M C MOBIL Albania GSM 900 May 1996 Communications ALBANIA Vodafone Albania vodafone ALBANIA GSM Aug 2001 900/1800 ALGERIA Algerie Telecom ALGERIAN MOBILE ALGERIA GSM 900 Feb 1999 NETWORK ALGERIA Orascom Telecom Djezzy ALGERIA GSM Feb 2002 Algerie Spa 900/1800 ALGERIA Wataniya Telecom Wataniya Telecom ALGERIA GSM Jul 2004 Algerie Algerie 900/1800 ANDORRA Servei De Tele. MOBILAND Andorra GSM 900 Mar 1995 DAndorra ANGOLA UNITEL S.a.r.l. UNITEL ANGOLA GSM 900 Apr 2001 ANGUILLA Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless (West ANGUILLA GSM 850 Sep 2003* (West Indies) Ltd. Indies) Ltd. Anguilla Anguilla ANTIGUA & Antigua Public APUA PCS ANTIGUA & GSM 1900 Jan 2000 BARBUDA Utilities Authority- BARBUDA APUA ANTIGUA & Antigua Wireless Antigua Wireless ANTIGUA & GSM Oct 2002* BARBUDA Ventures Limited Ventures Limited BARBUDA 900/1900 ANTIGUA & Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless ANTIGUA & GSM 850 Jan 2004* BARBUDA Caribbean Cellular BARBUDA (Antigua) Limited ARGENTINA CTI Compania de CTI Movil ARGENTINA GSM Nov 2003* Telefonos del 850/1900 Interior S.A. ARGENTINA CTI PCS S.A. CTI Movil ARGENTINA GSM 1900 Nov 2003* ARGENTINA Hutchison PORT-HABLE ARGENTINA GSM 900 Mar 2001* Telecommunications Argentina S.A. ARGENTINA Telecom Personal SA Personal ARGENTINA GSM 1900 May 2001 ARGENTINA Telefonica UNIFON ARGENTINA GSM 1900 Jun 2002 Comunicaciones Personales SA ARMENIA REP OF ArmenTel ARMGSM Armenia Rep. of. GSM 900 Dec 1996 file:///D|/0%20Work%20in%20Progress/Networks%20on%20Air.htm (1 of 32)26-April-2004 14:02:01 GSM Worldwide Networks on Air ARMENIA REP OF Karabakh Telecom NKRGSM Nagorno Karabakh GSM 900 Feb 2002 Region ARUBA New Millenium Digicel ARUBA GSM Jul 2003 Telecom Services 900/1800 (NMTS) ARUBA SETAR (Servicio di SETAR GSM ARUBA GSM 1800 TBC* Telecomunicacion di Aruba) ARUBA SETAR (Servicio di SETAR GSM ARUBA GSM 1900 Dec 2001 Telecomunicacion di Aruba) ARUBA SETAR (Servicio di SETAR GSM ARUBA GSM 900 Dec 2001 Telecomunicacion di Aruba) AUSTRALIA Hutchison 3G Hutchison 3G Australia AUSTRALIA 3G Apr 2003 Australia Pty Limited Pty Limited AUSTRALIA Singtel Optus Limited YES OPTUS Australia GSM 900 May 1993 AUSTRALIA Telstra Corporation Telstra MobileNet Australia GSM Apr 1993 Limited 900/1800 AUSTRALIA Vodafone Pacific vodafone Australia GSM Oct 1993 Limited 900/1800 AUSTRIA Hutchison 3G 3 AT AUSTRIA 3G TBC Austria GmbH AUSTRIA Mobilkom Austria AG A1 AUSTRIA GSM Dec 1993 & Co KG 900/1800/3G AUSTRIA ONE GMBH one AUSTRIA GSM 1800 Oct 1998 AUSTRIA T-Mobile Austria T-Mobile A Austria GSM Jul 1996 GmbH 900/1800 AUSTRIA Tele.ring Telekom Tele.ring AUSTRIA GSM 1800 May 2000 Service GmbH AZERBAIJAN REP Azercell Telecom BM AZERCELL GSM Azerbaijan Rep of GSM 900 Dec 1996 OF AZERBAIJAN REP J.V. Bakcell BAKCELL GSM 2000 Azerbaijan, Rep of GSM 900 Dec 1998 OF BAHAMAS The Bahamas The Bahamas BAHAMAS GSM 1900 Feb 2004 Telecommunications Telecommunications Company Ltd Company Ltd BAHRAIN Bahrain BATELCO Bahrain GSM 900 May 1995 Telecommunications Company BAHRAIN MTC Vodafone MTC Vodafone BAHRAIN 3G Dec 2003* (Bahrain) B.S.C. (Bahrain) B.S.C. BAHRAIN MTC Vodafone MTC VODAFONE BAHRAIN GSM Dec 2003* (Bahrain) B.S.C. Bahrain 900/1800 BANGLADESH GrameenPhone Ltd GrameenPhone Bangladesh GSM 900 Mar 1997 BANGLADESH Sheba Telecom ShebaWorld BANGLADESH GSM 900 Sep 1998 (PVT) Ltd. file:///D|/0%20Work%20in%20Progress/Networks%20on%20Air.htm (2 of 32)26-April-2004 14:02:01 GSM Worldwide Networks on Air BANGLADESH TM International AKTEL BANGLADESH GSM 900 Oct 1997 (Bangladesh) Ltd BARBADOS Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless BARBADOS GSM 1900 Aug 2003 Barbados Ltd. (Barbados) Limited BARBADOS Cellular Cellular BARBADOS GSM Feb 2004* Communications Communications 900/1800 Barbados Barbados BARBADOS Digicel (Barbados) Digicel BARBADOS GSM Oct 2003* Limited 900/1800 BARBADOS Sunbeach Sunbeach BARBADOS GSM TBC* Communications Inc Communications Inc 900/1900 BELARUS JLLC Mobile MTS BELARUS GSM Jun 2002 TeleSystems 900/1800 BELARUS Mobile Digital VELCOM BELARUS GSM Apr 1999 Communications 900/1800 BELGIUM BASE NV/SA BASE BELGIUM GSM 1800 Mar 1999 BELGIUM Belgacom Mobile PROXIMUS Belgium GSM Jan 1994 900/1800 BELGIUM Mobistar S.A. Mobistar Belgium GSM 900 Aug 1996 BELIZE Belize Belize BELIZE GSM 1900 Dec 2002* Telecommunications Telecommunications Ltd Ltd BELIZE International International BELIZE GSM 1900 May 2003 Telecommunication Telecommunication Limited (INTELCO) Limited (INTELCO) BENIN Bell Benin Bell Benin BENIN GSM Nov 2002* Communications Communication BBCOM 900/1800 (BBCOM) BENIN Office des Postes et Office des Postes et BENIN GSM 900 May 2000 Telecommunications Telecommunications du Benin du Benin BENIN Spacetel-Benin BeninCell BENIN GSM 900 Jun 2000 BENIN Telecel Benin Ltd TELECEL BENIN BENIN GSM 900 Jul 2000 BERMUDA Mobility Limited MOBILITY LTD. BERMUDA GSM 1900 Oct 2002 BERMUDA Telecommunications Telecommunications BERMUDA GSM 1900 Sep 2003 (Bermuda & West (Bermuda & West Indies) Ltd Indies) Ltd BHUTAN B-Mobile B-Mobile BHUTAN GSM 900 Nov 2003 BOLIVIA Entel SA Entel BOLIVIA GSM 1900 Nov 2000 BOLIVIA Nuevatel PCS De Nuevatel PCS De BOLIVIA GSM 1900 Nov 2000 Bolivia SA Bolivia SA BOSNIA Eronet Mobile ERONET BOSNIA GSM 900 Sep 2000 HERZEGOVINA Communications Ltd HERZEGOVINA BOSNIA Public Enterprise BH GSMBIH Bosnia & GSM 900 Oct 1996 HERZEGOVINA Telecom Sarajevo Herzegovina BOSNIA RS MOBILNA SRPSKE REPUBLIC OF GSM 900 Jul 1999 HERZEGOVINA Telecommunications SRPSKA JSC Banja Luka file:///D|/0%20Work%20in%20Progress/Networks%20on%20Air.htm (3 of 32)26-April-2004 14:02:01 GSM Worldwide Networks on Air BOTSWANA Mascom Wireless MASCOM BOTSWANA GSM 900 Jun 1998 (Pty) Limited BOTSWANA Orange (Botswana) ORANGE BOTSWANA GSM 900 Jun 1998 Pty Limited BRAZIL Albra Claro BRAZIL GSM 1800 Oct 2003 Telecommunicacoes Ltda BRAZIL Alecan Claro BRAZIL GSM 1800 Oct 2003 Telecommunicacoes Ltda BRAZIL Americel S.A. Claro BRAZIL GSM 1800 Oct 2003 BRAZIL ATL - Algar Telecom Claro BRAZIL GSM 1800 Oct 2003* Leste S.A. BRAZIL Brasil Telecom Brasil Telecom Celular BRAZIL GSM 1800 Jan 2004 Celular S.A BRAZIL Sercomtel Celular S/ SERCOMTEL BRAZIL GSM 1800 Dec 2003 A BRAZIL Stemar Claro BRAZIL GSM 1800 Oct 2003 Telecommunicacoes Ltda BRAZIL Telet S.A. Claro BRAZIL GSM 1800 Oct 2003 BRAZIL Tess S.A. Claro BRAZIL GSM 1800 Oct 2003 BRAZIL TIM Celular S.A. TIM BRASIL Region III (Sao GSM 1800 Oct 2002 Paulo) BRAZIL TNL PCS S.A. TNL PCS S.A. BRAZIL GSM 1800 Jun 2002 BRITISH VIRGIN Caribbean Cellular CCT BRITISH VIRGIN GSM Jun 2004 ISLANDS Telephone ISLANDS 900/1900 BRUNEI DataStream DTSCom Brunei Darussalam GSM 900 Sep 1993 DARUSSALAM Technology BULGARIA Cosmo Bulgaria GLOBUL BULGARIA GSM Sep 2001 Mobile EAD 900/1800 BULGARIA MobilTel AD M-TEL GSM Bulgaria GSM 900 Sep 1995 BURKINA FASO Celtel Burkina Faso Celtel Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO GSM 900 Jan 2001 BURKINA FASO Onatel Onatel Burkina Faso GSM 900 Dec 1996 BURKINA FASO Telecel Faso SA Telecel Faso SA BURKINA FASO GSM 900 Dec 2000 BURUNDI Africell PLC Company SAFARIS BURUNDI GSM 900 Jun 2000 BURUNDI Spacetel - Burundi Spacetel - Burundi BURUNDI GSM 900 Nov 2000 BURUNDI Telecel-Burundi Telecel-Burundi BURUNDI GSM 900 Feb 2000 Company Company CAMBODIA, Cambodia Samart Hello GSM CAMBODIA, GSM 900 Apr 1999 KINGDOM OF Communication Co KINGDOM OF Ltd CAMBODIA, Cambodia CAMBODIA CAMBODIA, GSM 1800 Apr 1998 KINGDOM OF Shinawatra Co. Ltd SHINAWATRA KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA, CamGSM MOBITEL Cambodia GSM 900 Nov 1996 KINGDOM OF Kingdom of file:///D|/0%20Work%20in%20Progress/Networks%20on%20Air.htm (4 of 32)26-April-2004 14:02:01 GSM Worldwide Networks on Air CAMEROON MTN Cameroon Ltd MTN Cameroon CAMEROON GSM 900 Feb 2000 CAMEROON Orange Cameroun S. Orange CAMEROON GSM 900 Jan 2000 A. CANADA Microcell MICROCELL Canada GSM 1900 Dec 1996 Telecommunications Inc (Fido) CANADA Rogers Wireless Inc Rogers Wireless CANADA GSM Nov 2001 850/1900 CAPE VERDE Cabo Verde Telecom CVMOVEL CAPE VERDE GSM 900 Dec 1997 CAYMAN ISLANDS Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless CAYMAN ISLANDS GSM Sep 2003 (Cayman Islands) (Cayman Islands) 850/1900 Limited Limited CAYMAN ISLANDS Digicel Cayman Ltd. Digicel Cayman Ltd. CAYMAN ISLANDS GSM Feb 2004* 900/1800 CAYMAN ISLANDS Wireless Ventures Wireless Ventures CAYMAN ISLANDS GSM Mar 2004* (Cayman Islands) Ltd (Cayman Islands) Ltd 850/1900 CENTRAL Nationlink Telecom Nationlink Telecom CENTRAL GSM 900 Feb 2004* AFRICAN RCA RCA AFRICAN REPUBLIC REPUBLIC CENTRAL TELECEL TELECEL CENTRAL GSM 900 Nov 1999 AFRICAN CENTRAFRIQUE CENTRAFRIQUE AFRICAN REPUBLIC REPUBLIC CHAD CelTel Tchad SA CELTEL CHAD GSM 900 Oct 2000 CHAD Tchad Mobile SA LIBERTIS CHAD GSM 900 Sep 2000 CHILE ENTEL PCS ENTEL PCS CHILE GSM 1900 Mar 1998 CHILE ENTEL TELEFONIA ENTEL TELEFONIA CHILE GSM 1900 Mar 1998 MOVIL MOVIL CHILE Telefonica Movil de TELEFONICA CHILE GSM 1900 Apr 2003 Chile CHINA, PEOPLES China Mobile CHINA MOBILE China GSM 900 Nov 1994 REP OF CHINA, PEOPLES China Unicom CHINA UNICOM GSM China GSM 900 Jul 1995 REP OF COLOMBIA Colombia Movil SA Colombia Movil SA COLOMBIA GSM 1900 TBC COLOMBIA Comunicacion Comunicacion Celular COLOMBIA GSM 850 Apr 2003* Celular SA Comcel SA Comcel SA SA COLOMBIA Empresa Regional de Empresa Regional de COLOMBIA GSM 850 Jun 2003* Comunicaciones Comunicaciones
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