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List of telephone operating companies

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This list identifies the fixed line operators and the mobile operators for the top 200 most populous countries in the world.

The list of countries and their populations is from List of countries by population. The CIA World Factbook is cited as the standard reference for the number of main lines for each of the listed countries.[1]

List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions is cited as the standard reference for the number of fixed broadband subscribers for each of the listed countries. The country naming convention follows the ISO 3166-1 standard as published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

World's largest telecom companies by total revenue

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Note: Numbers of total revenues of most telephone operating companies are sourced from Forbes or MarketScreener. When $USD revenues unavailable from reliable sites, currency conversions for 2019-2022 revenues are based on the closing currency exchange rate on the last day of 2019-2022 (December 31).

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Mobile satellite operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • AzEuroTel
  • Aztelekom
  • Baktelecom
  • Katel
  • Ultel

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Liberty Latin America as BTC

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

WiMAX operators

Fixed line operators

WiMAX operators

Mobile phone Operator

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Cable operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Benin Telecoms

Mobile operators

  • BBCOM (Bell Bénin Communication)
  • GLOBACOM
  • LIBERCOM
  • MOOV Bénin
  • MTN (MTN Group)

Fixed line operators

  • Bhutan Telecom Ltd.

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

National operators

Regional cooperatives

Mobile operators

  • Entel (ENTEL S.A.)
  • Viva (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones Nuevatel PCS de Bolivia S.A.) (Balesia and COMTECO)
  • Tigo Bolivia (TELECEL S.A.) (Millicom)

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • LEO Burundi
  • ONATEL Burundi

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Cable operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Comores Telecom

Fixed line operators

  • OCPT

Mobile operators

Mobile operators

  • Congo Telecom

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Grupo ICE
  • RACSA-ICE (Grupo ICE)
  • VoCex (R&H Telecom)
  • Tigo (Millicom)
  • Liberty (Liberty Latin America)
  • Telecable
  • CoopeGuanacaste

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • UTS Curaçao

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

  • CUBACEL

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

  • CYTA
  • Epic
  • PrimeTel

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Other operators

  • Call Systems CZ s.r.o.
  • XOTel Czech s.r.o.

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Data Service Providers

  • NOOR Data Network

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Telesonra

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Fixed line operators

$ safaricom Ethiopia

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Telecom Fiji

Mobile operators

  • Digicel Fiji (Digicel)
  • INKK Mobile (Boost Mobile)
  • Vodafone Fiji (Vodafone)

International operator

  • Fintel

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

  • Vini, a subsidiary of OPT Polynesia [fr] for mobile telephony, internet and television subscription services
  • Vodafone Polynésie (PMT)
  • Ora de Viti

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Major operators

Mobile operators

Major operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

WiMAX operators

Fixed line operators

  • Liberty Latin America as LIME

Mobile operators

This country had 0.159 million main lines in use in 1995.

Fixed line operators

  • Outremer Telecom

Mobile operators

Guam (United States)

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Sotelgui

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Natcom S.A (formerly Teleco S.A)

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Discontinued operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in October 2022, the top 5 operators accounted for 98.4% of market share.[91]

These operators are as follows:

Other notable operators include:

Mobile operators

The following operators have been classified as Wireless Service Providers by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India:[92]

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • TCI
  • Zoha Kish Telecom Iran
  • HiWEB

Mobile operators

TD-LTE operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

see also the Palestinian Territories

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Wireless broadband operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Jersey Telecom

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

WiMAX operators

Fixed line operators

  • Ministry of Communications – Kuwait (MOCK)

Mobile operators

  • VIVA - Kuwait Telecom Company (STC)
  • Ooreedoo Kuwait (Ooreedoo Group)
  • Zain Kuwait (Zain Group)

Fixed line operators

  • Kyrgyztelecom

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Lao Telecom

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

  • Bite (TDC)
  • LMT
  • Tele2
  • Triatel (Telekom Baltija)

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau S.A.R.L. (CTM)

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Telma

Mobile operators

  • Airtel
  • orange
  • Telma

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

WiMAX operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

  • Epic (Monaco Telecom)
  • GO mobile (Dubai Holding)
  • Melita Mobile

MVNO operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

  • Airtel
  • MyT
  • Emtel
  • Chilli (MTML)

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

WiMAX operators

Fixed line operators

  • INWI
  • Maroc Telecom (Government of Morocco and Etisalat)
  • Méditel (Finance com and Orange SA)

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Telecommunicacoes De Mozambique (TDM)

Mobile network operators

Fixed line operators

Fixed line operators

  • Telecom Namibia

Mobile operators

  • MTC Namibia

Nepal is the first country to provide 3G general service in South Asia, followed by Sri Lanka, via Nepal Telecom. 3G service is available throughout the country, including Everest Base Camp. 4G LTE WIMAX service has been recently provided at minimum cost at spots in major cities including government offices, public places, malls, shopping centres, hospitals, restaurant, and public parks. It is also freely available in places of religious worship.[96] Climbers of Mount Everest can use video call and other 3G services at the top of the mountain at no cost. LTE services have been installed in many base camps.

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

National network owners

Regulated UFB fibre companies (Crown Fibre Holdings suppliers)

Resellers

Mobile operators

Mobile operators

TIGO

Airtel Niger

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

  • Telekom (Magyar Telekom)
  • A1.mk (Telekom Austria)
    • Lycamobile.mk full (MVNO) use of A1 network
    • Telekabel.mk (Mvno) use Telekom network
    • Greenmobile.mk (Mvno) use A1 network
  • MTEL Macedonia

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Wireless Local Loop Operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Telikom PNG

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Puerto Rico Telephone (PRT-Claro) (América Movil)
  • Centennial Puerto Rico Residential (AT&T – before: Centennial Corp.)
  • San Juan Cable/Liberty Cablevision Puerto Rico (Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico – before: OneLink Communications, Inc.) (uses VOIP)
  • Liberty Cablevision Puerto Rico (uses VOIP)
  • Choice Cable TV (uses VOIP)

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Vodafone Qatar

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

SFR Réunion

Orange Réunion

Only Réunion

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators


Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Cable&Wireless/LIME
  • Karib Cable

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

  • Expresso – Senegal (CDMA)
  • Orange (GSM)
  • Tigo (GSM)

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Sierratel

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Solomon Telekom Co Ltd (Our Telecom)

Mobile operators

  • Bemobile/Vodafone
  • Our Telekom[98]

Fixed line operators

Hormuud Telecom [AmteL]

Mobile Operators

Somtel

Mobile operators

Heersare telecom [AmteL]

Fixed line operators

Mobile

Duopoly

Quadopoly

Other

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Public pay phone operators

  • Tritel

Dialog, Lanka Bell, and SLTMobitel are entitled to provide pay phone services according to their licences.

Fixed line operators

  • Thabit (Sudatel)
  • Canar (Etisalat)

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

MVNO operators

  • Halebop (Telia)
  • Lyca Mobile
  • Vectone mobile
  • GT Mobile
  • Glocalnet (Telenor)
  • Tango (Tele2)
  • NewPhone (Telenor)
  • Swedfone

Other operators

  • Spring Mobil

VoIP operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Swaziland Post and Telecommunication Corporation (SPTC)

Mobile operators

  • Swazi Mobile
  • Swazi MTN

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • Chunghwa Telecom
  • Taiwan Fixed Network
  • Sparq Telecommunications
  • Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

TOGOCOM

Mobile operators

The country had 0.030 million main lines in use in 2012.[100]

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

VoIP operators

  • TELECOMAX

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators (over $10 billion annual revenues)

Fixed line operators ($1 to $10 billion annual revenues)

Fixed line operators ($100 million to $1 billion annual revenues)

Fixed line operators (less than $100 million annual revenues)

Mobile operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

Mobile operators

Fixed line operators

  • TelOne

Mobile operators

See also


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