Number of Uzbekistan Mobile Users May Triple by 2010

MOSCOW, Nov 10 (Prime-Tass) -- The number of mobile telecommunication subscribers in Uzbekistan may more than triple by 2010 reaching 3.5 million users, compared with the current 1 million users, Abdula Aripov, the general director of the Communications and Information Agency of Uzbekistan, told journalists Thursday.

The subscriber base is expected to double on the year to 1.1 million user by the end of this year “if the growth rate persists”, Aripov said.

The user base rose 68.7% since January 1 to 917,800 users as of September 30, he said.

Competition in mobile services is the driving force for user base growth, as companies introduce technologies and lower prices to lure customers, he said.

The average mobile penetration rate in Uzbekistan amounts to 4%, while in the country

Posted to the site on 10th November 2005