Antigua and Barbuda

Ran
k

Operator

Subscribers

Technology

1 APUA

(in millions)

GSM-850 MHz

Not Yet Available

Ownership

Antigua Public
Utilities Authority

GSM-850 MHz (GPRS, EDGE)

2 LIME

UMTS, HSPA+

Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless

1700 MHz LTE

GSM-900 MHz
3 Digicel

2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

Not Yet Available Digicel

700 MHz LTE

Bahamas[edit]
The country has 0.260 million subscribers in total, or a 122.6% penetration rate.
[9]

(November 2007)

Ran
k

Operator

Technology

Subscribers
(in millions)

GSM-850/1900
1 BTC

(GPRS, EDGE)

0.260[9] (Nov

850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2007)

700 MHz LTE

Ownership

The Bahamas
Telecommunications
Company Ltd

Barbados[edit]
Ran
k

Operator

1 LIME

Technology

Subscribers

Ownership

(in millions)

GSM-1900

0.159[10] (March

UMTS, HSPA+

2007)

Cable & Wireless

CdmaOne
2 Digicel

GSM 900/1800

Not Yet Available

Digicel

2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

3 Sunbeach

CdmaOne

Not Yet Available

Telecom Holdings
Ltd.

Belize[edit]
Ran
k

Operator

1 DigiCell

Technology

Ownership

0.120[11] (June

Belize Telemedia

850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2007)

Limited

CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000

EV-DO

Canada[edit]

(in millions)

GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)

CdmaOne
2 Smart

Subscribers

0.025[12] (Dec
2005)

Speednet

Main article: List of Canadian mobile phone companies

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

[19]

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. [20]
Subscriber

Ran

Operator

Technology

Ownership

(in millions)

GSM-850/1900
(GPRS, EDGE)
1

Rogers

850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, 9.45[21] (Q4

includes Fido and Chatr HSPA+

2014)

Rogers
Communications

700/1700/2600 MHz LTE, LT

E-A

CdmaOne
Telus
2

Includes Mike, Clearnet,

Koodo, and Public
Mobile

CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO

Rev 0, Rev A
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA,
DC-HSPA+

8.30[22] (Q4
2014)

Telus

1700 MHz LTE

iDEN (on Mike Network)

3 Bell

CdmaOne

includes Solo and Virgin CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO

8.12[23] (Q4

Bell Canada

Rev 0, Rev A
Mobile

850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA,

DC-HSPA+

2014)

700/1700/2600 MHz LTE

Globalive
4 Wind

1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HS 0.80

PA+

[24]

(Q4

2014)

Communications
Corporation, Vimp
elcom Ltd

CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO
5 SaskTel

Rev 0, Rev A

0.57[25] (Dec

850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, 2010)

SaskTel

HSPA+
1700 MHz LTE

CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO
6 MTS

Rev 0, Rev A

0.49[26] (June

850 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSP 2011)

MTS

A+
1700 MHz LTE

1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC

7 Vidotron

-HSPA+[27]
700 MHz LTE

8 Mobilicity

0.25[28] (Sept
2011)

1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HS 0.053[29] (Au

PA+

gust 2010)

Videotron

Mobilicity

Costa Rica[edit]
The country has 5.5[34] 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.[35][36]
The country's telecom regulator is SUTEL (Spanish) [37]

Ran
k

Operator

Technology

Subscribers
(in millions)

GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE)

1 Klbi

850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA

Ownership

Instituto
4.345[34]

2600 MHz LTE

Costarricense de
Electricidad

GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE)

2 Movistar

850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA

0.385[34]

Telefnica

0.495[34]

Amrica Mvil

1800MHz LTE

GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE)

3 Claro

2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

1800 MHz LTE

Mobile Virtual Network Operators

Tuyo Mvil GSM (GPRS, EDGE)

(using Klbi) UMTS, HSDPA

0.165[38]

Televisora de Costa
Rica S.A.

Fullmvil

GSM (GPRS, EDGE)

(using Klbi) UMTS, HSDPA

0.110[34]

Virtualis[39]

Cuba[edit]
The country has over 1 million subscribers in total, or a 9% penetration rate.
Ran
k

Operator

1 Cubacel [2]

Technology

GSM-850/900 (GPRS)
2100 MHz UMTS

Subscribers
(in millions)

Ownership

Not Yet Available ETECSA

Dominica[edit]
Ran
k

Operator

1 Digicel

Technology

GSM-900/1900 MHz
2100 MHz UMTS

Subscribers
(in millions)

Ownership

Not Yet Available

Digicel

Not Yet Available

Cable & Wireless

GSM-850/1900 MHz
2 LIME

UMTS, HSPA+
700 MHz LTE

Dominican Republic[edit]
The country has 10.371 million subscribers in total, or a 90.69% penetration rate. [3] (Dec
2013)
The country's telcom regulator is Indotel.

Ran
k

Operator

Technology

Subscribers
(in millions)

Ownership

CdmaOne
Claro
1 (formerly
CODETEL)

CDMA2000 1x
GSM-850/1900
(GPRS, EDGE)

4.5 (July 2009)

Amrica Mvil (100%)

850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA

1700 MHz LTE

GSM-1800/1900
(GPRS, EDGE)
2 Orange

900 MHz UMTS, DCHSPA+

2.845[40] (Sept
2010)

Orange S.A. (100%)

1800 MHz LTE

CdmaOne
3 Viva

CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 0.500 (Dec 2006) Trilogy International

EV-DO

[citation needed]

Partners (100%)

GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)

CdmaOne
4 Tricom

CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000

EV-DO

Not Yet Available Tricom (100%)

1900 MHz LTE

El Salvador[edit]
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 57% penetration rate. [45] (Sept 2007)
The country's telcom regulator is SIGET.

Ran
k

Operator

Subscribers

Technology

D-AMPS
1 Tigo

GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)

850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2 Claro

5 RED

2012)

MIC (100%)

1.426[46] (June

Amrica

850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2007)

Mvil (95.8%)

0.847[47] (Dec

GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)

850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA

4 Digicel

3.073[15] (July

GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)

CdmaOne
3 Movistar

Ownership

(in millions)

900 MHz GSM (GPRS, EDGE)

2006)

0.2[48] (March

900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 2006)

iDEN

Telefnica

Digicel

Not Yet Available Intelfon

Grenada[edit]
Ran
k

Operator

1 LIME

2 Digicel

Technology

GSM-850 (EDGE)

GSM 900/1800 (EDGE)

2100 MHz UMTS

Subscribers
(in millions)

Ownership

Not Yet Available

Cable & Wireless

Not Yet Available

Digicel

Guatemala[edit]
The country has 18,528,667 subscribers in total, or a 139.56% penetration rate. [51] (August
2011)
The country's telcom regulator is SIT.
Ran
k

Operator

1 Tigo

Technology

Subscribers
(in millions)

GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)

7.967[51] (August

850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2011)

Ownership

MIC (55%)

CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000
2 Claro

EV-DO

6.299[51] (August

GSM-900/1900

2011)

Amrica Mvil (99.2%)

(GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000
3 Movistar

EV-DO

4.280[51] (August

GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)

2011)

Telefnica (100%)

1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

1900 MHz LTE

4 Infonet

Haiti[edit]

iDEN

Not Yet Available Intelfon

Ran
k

Operator

Technology

GSM-900/1800 (EDGE)

1 Digicel

Subscribers

2.5[53] (Feb

2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 2011)

2 Comcel/Voila GSM-850

3 NATCOM

Ownership

(in millions)

Digicel

1.2[54] (Feb

Trilogy International

2011)

Partners

GSM-900

0.5[55] (Jan

2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA

2012)

60% owned by Viettel

Mobile and 40% by the
Haitian State[56]

Honduras[edit]
The country has 7.4 million subscribers in total, or a 90% penetration rate. [57] (2012)
The country's telcom regulator is CONATEL.
Ran
k

Operator

Technology

CdmaOne
1 Tigo

GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)

850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2 Claro

3 Tegucel

Subscribers
(in millions)

4.756[15] (July
2012)

GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)

0.927[46] (June

1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA

2007)

GSM-1900

Not Yet

Ownership

MIC (66.7%)

Amrica Mvil (100%)

HONDUTEL (100%)

Sulacel

Available

Ceibacel

Jamaica[edit]
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate. [58] (2009)
Ran
k

Operator

Technology

Subscribers
(in millions)

Ownership

CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000
1 Digicel

EV-DO

1.8[59] (Sept
2007)

GSM-900/1800

Digicel

2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

D-AMPS
2 LIME

1.2[59] (Sept

GSM-1900
1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2007)

Cable & Wireless

Mexico[edit]
The country has 103 million subscribers in total, or an 86.7% penetration rate. [60][61] (August
2013)
The country's current telcom regulator is IFETEL[62]
Ran
k

Operator

1 Telcel

Technology

D-AMPS
GSM-1900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE)

Subscribers
(in millions)

Ownership

71.3[32] (2014 Amrica

Mvil (100%

850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA

+

1700 MHz LTE

CdmaOne
2 Movistar

GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)

18.3[63] (July

850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2014)

Telefnica

1700 MHz LTE

CdmaOne
3

Iusacell & Unefo CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO

9.2[63] (July

2014)

GSM-850/1900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE)

AT&T Inc.

UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+

iDEN
4 Nextel

3.2[64] (Oct

1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2013)

1700 MHz LTE

AT&T Inc.

Nicaragua[edit]
The country has 4.2 million subscribers in total, or a 71% penetration rate. [65] (2010)
Ran
k

Operator

Claro
1 (formerly
Enitel)

2 Movistar

Technology

Subscribers
(in millions)

Ownership

GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)

2.52[65] (Dec

Amrica

850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2010)

Mvil (99.3%)

D-AMPS

1.68[65] (Dec

Telefnica

CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x
GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE

2010)

850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA

Panama[edit]
The country has 6,297,604 subscribers in total, or 164 active mobile phones per 100
inhabitants.[66] (January 2014)
Ran
k

Operator

Technology

Subscribers
(in millions)

Cable &

GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)

2.159 [67] (March

Wireless

850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

2014)

GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE)

0.939[47] (Dec

850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA

2006)

2 Movistar

3 Claro

4 Digicel

GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)

850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

GSM-1800/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)

1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

Ownership

Cable & Wireless

Telefnica

Not Yet Available

Amrica Mvil

Not Yet Available

Digicel

Saint Kitts and Nevis[edit]

The country has approximately 25,000 subscribers in total.
Ran

Operator

Technology

Subscribers

Ownership

(in millions)

1 LIME

2 Digicel

3 CHIPPIE

GSM-850/1900
UMTS

GSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

GSM

Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless

Not Yet Available Digicel

Not Yet Available UTS

Saint Lucia[edit]
Ran
k

Operator

1 LIME

2 Digicel

Technology

GSM-850
UMTS, HSPA+

GSM 900/1800 (EDGE)

2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+

Subscribers
(in millions)

Ownership

Not Yet Available Cable & Wireless

Not Yet Available Digicel

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[edit]

Ran
k

Operator

1 LIME

Technology

GSM-850 (GPRS)

Subscribers
(in millions)

Not Yet Available

Ownership

Cable & Wireless

GSM 900/1800

2 Digicel

2100 MHz UMTS

Not Yet Available

Digicel

Trinidad and Tobago[edit]

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]
Ran Operato
k

1 bmobile

Subscribers

Technology

GSM-1800 (EDGE)

1.005[10] (March

UMTS, HSPA+

2007)

GSM-850/1900 (EDGE)
2 Digicel

Ownership

(in millions)

1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA

+

0.5[78] (March
2007)

TSTT, Cable &

Wireless (49%), Government
of Trinidad and Tobago (51%)

Digicel

United States[edit]
Main article: List of United States mobile phone companies
The country has 335.65 million subscribers in total, or a 104% penetration rate.
[79]

(December 2013)

The country's telecom regulator is the FCC.

Ra
nk

Operator

1 Verizon Wireless

Technology

CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT EV-DO Rev 0,

Subscribers
(in millions)

Ownership

125.3[80] (Oct Verizon

Communica

Rev A
700/1700 MHz LTE

ober 2014)

tions

AT&T
GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSU
AT&T Mobility
2 Includes Cricket
Wireless

PA, HSPA,HSPA+
700/1700/1900 MHz LTE

118.7[80] (Octo

Cricket Wireless

ber 2014)

AT&T Inc.

CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, 1x Advanced, EVDO Rev 0, Rev A
1700 MHz LTE

Sprint Corporation
Includes Boost

3 Mobile, Virgin Mobile

USA and Assurance
Wireless

CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, 1x Advanced, EVDO Rev 0, Rev A

54.8[80] (Octo

WiMAX

ber 2014)

800/1900 MHz FD-LTE,

SoftBank
Corporation
(80%)

2500 MHz TD-LTE

T-Mobile
GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)
1900 MHz/AWS UMTS, HSDPA, HSU
T-Mobile US
4 Includes MetroPCS a
ndGoSmart Mobile

PA, HSPA,HSPA+
700/1700 MHz LTE

52.9[80] (Octo

MetroPCS

ber 2014)

CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0,
Rev A
1700/1900 MHz LTE

Deutsche
Telekom (74
%)

CdmaOne
5 U.S. Cellular

Telephone

CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0,

4.7[80] (Octob and Data

Rev A

er 2014)

700/850 MHz LTE

2%)

CdmaOne
6 C Spire Wireless

CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0,

1.000[81] (Aug

Rev A

2013)

1700/1900 MHz LTE

CdmaOne
7

Systems (8

nTelos

CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0,

0.457[82] (Sept

Includes Frawg

Rev A

ember 2014)

1900 MHz LTE

Telapex,
Inc. (Cellula
r South)

nTelos
Holdings
Corp.

CdmaOne
8 Cellcom

CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0,

0.300[83] (July

Rev A

2013)

Nsight, Inc.

700 MHz LTE

Alaska Wireless
Network (AWN)
Includes Alaska

9 Communications
Systems, Alaska
DigiTel Network, and
GCI Wireless

GCI Network

General

GSM (GPRS, EDGE)

Communica

UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSP

tion,

A+

Inc. (67%)

Alaska Communications Systems

0.257[84][85] (Ju Alaska

& Alaska DigiTel Network

ne 2013)

Communica

CdmaOne

tions

CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0,

Systems

Rev A

Group,

700 MHz LTE

Inc. (33%)

10 SouthernLINC

iDEN, WiDEN

0.150[86] (Mar Southern

2013)

CdmaOne
11 Bluegrass Cellular

CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0,

0.180[87] (April

Rev A

2014)

700 MHz LTE

Company

Bluegrass
Cellular,
Inc.

CdmaOne
12

Appalachian

CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0,

0.120[88] (Jan Appalachia

Wireless

Rev A

uary 2014)

n Wireless

700 MHz LTE

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. TMobile will shut down MetroPCS's CDMA, Ev-DO, and 1900 MHz LTE networks by the end of
2015.