Moldovan mobile phone growth results in more than 2 million users

May 29, 2008 

At the beginning of this year, the number of mobile phone users was of 1.88 million. The penetration rate of such services per one hundred inhabitants increased by 19.7 percentage points and approached 61%. 
The first million of mobile telephony users was registered in September 2005. A year and a half later the figure amounted to 1.5 million users. During the first quarter of 2008, mobile phone service suppliers connected over 205.8 thousand new users, by more than three times more against the first quarter of 2007. 
The local mobile phone market is divided between three GSM networks (Orange, Moldcell and Eventis) and one CDMA (Unité) mobile operator. Orange Moldova launched its network in October 1998, Moldcell in April 2000, Moldtelecom (under the trademark Unité) in March 2007 and Eventis in December 2007.
Moldovan mobile phone growth results in more than 2 million users May 29 , 2008 At the beginning of this year , the number of mobile phone users was of 1.88 million . The penetration rate of such services per one hundred inhabitants increased by 19.7 percentage points and approached 61 % . The first million of mobile telephony users was registered in September 2005 . A year and a half later the figure amounted to 1.5 million users . During the first quarter of 2008 , mobile phone service suppliers connected over 205.8 thousand new users , by more than three times more against the first quarter of 2007 . The local mobile phone market is divided between three GSM networks ( Orange , Moldcell and Eventis ) and one CDMA ( Unité ) mobile operator . Orange Moldova launched its network in October 1998 , Moldcell in April 2000 , Moldtelecom ( under the trademark Unité ) in March 2007 and Eventis in December 2007 .
Moldovan mobile phone growth results
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more than 2 million users
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the beginning of this year
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the number
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mobile phone users
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The penetration rate
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such services
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one hundred inhabitants
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19.7 percentage points
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61%
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mobile telephony users
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September 2005
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the figure
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1.5 million users
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the first quarter of 2008
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mobile phone service suppliers
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over 205.8 thousand new users
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the first quarter of 2007
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The local mobile phone market
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three GSM networks
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Orange
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Moldcell
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Eventis
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one CDMA
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(Unité) mobile operator
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Orange Moldova
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its network
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October 1998
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Moldcell
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April 2000
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the trademark Unité
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March 2007
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Eventis
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December 2007
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