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Pakistan
Telenor’s wholly owned subsidiary, Telenor Pakistan, launched its GSM mobile network on 15 March 2005.
Telenor Pakistan`s market share is estimated to have increased further reaching 20% at the end of the first quarter of 2008.
License and network
Telenor Pakistan currently holds nationwide GSM 900/1800 licenses. Both licenses are valid for a 15-year period. Telenor Pakistan met its rollout obligations under the nationwide license during January, 2007 and expects to complete full roll-out of the network by mid-May 2007.
In addition to the two GSM licenses, the company holds a Long Distance and International (LDI) license through which it is providing nationwide and international call services.
The company has continued to roll out its GSM network rapidly during 2006 and during the year operated Pakistan’s fastest-growing mobile network, based on coverage and capacity. The network currently being rolled-out is WAP and GPRS enabled. After launching EDGE in August 2006, Telenor Pakistan has the country’s widest EDGE coverage.
At year-end 2006, Telenor Pakistan was distributing its services through a network of 15 company-owned sales and service centers, 170 franchisees and about 90,000 retail outlets selling subscriptions and refills.
Key figures - Telenor Pakistan
All figures refers to Q4 2007 unless otherwise stated
