Cellular Subscribers Surpass 99m Mark

Cellular users in the country have crossed 99 million mark at the end of June 2010. According to data released by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Mobilink remains the largest cellular company with 33 percent market share while Telenor remains second with Ufone and Warid to Follow.

Data revealed that 1.18 million new cellphone users were added in the month of June, an increase of 1.21 per cent on monthly basis.

Cellular teledensity in the country reached 60.4 percent mark. Graphical details about cellular subscribers during year 2010 are as following:

Year 2009-2010 Insight

In year 2009-2010 Mobilink,Telenor and Zong showed positive growth while Ufone and Warid demoed negative growth due to cleaning of in-active subscribers.

Mobilink added around 3 million subscribers in one fiscal year while Telenor managed to add 2.9 million subscribers during the same period. Zong kept struggling with in-active subscribers and showed total addition of 317,717 subscribers.

Ufone lost some half a million while Warid had to clear around 1 million subscribers in one year.

Tech and telecom reporter for over 15 years


  • i wonder that even after giving free calls offer to dozen of citites zong is not able to catch much subscribers

    • Dear, it’s not important that if mobile networks give free calls offer then they can gain users, because including me and others which I know around me, are still using their existing networks and they did not avail such offered by zong or ufone….

  • Come on Aamir, Zong has crossed 7m mark, and its been 3 weeks, you are updating stats of june(2 months back),July was the major major month, where Zong regain, please pull and publish the data

  • ZONG IS THE MOST PATHETIC NETWORK IN PAKISTAN NO SERVICE QUALITY NO NETWORK COVERAGE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICES.DUMBS WORK AT ZONG…..

  • MOBILINK AND TELENOR HAVE TO DO THIS COZ THEY ARE OWNED BY FOREIGHNERS AND TO KEEP FAITH OF PPL ON THEM THEY DO SUCH ACTIVITIES AS TELENOR WAS NOT USED BY PPL AFTR DRAWN CARTOON ISSUE AND MOBILINK WAS RELATED WITH ISRAIEL PPL HATED THESE 2 COMPANIES NOW THEY ARE DOING ALL THIS TO KEEP PPL IN THIER FAVOUT ZONG UFONE AND WARID DNT DO THIS AND DNT NEED TO DO THIS COZ THEY DUN HAVE SUCH ISSUES…SB DRAMA HA SOCIAL SERVICE AND ALL THIS…

    • @majid, you are saying right. Other three ufone, warid and zong don’t need to do such kind of social activities. I also read news that mobilink (Orascom company) related with Israel. Therefore most of our officials are using ufone cause of security factor.

  • @ majid and symphony..plz yar fake news na phelai kro.agar orascom k israel se taluk hote to isko kb ka pakistan se bhagaya ja chuka hota…agar proove kar skte ho to koi link send kro jisme likha ho israel se relation ha…

  • umer sb, i’m so sorry to say k, ‘aap abhi tak bht barey ahmaqon ki dunya mein rehtey hain’!!! whenever there is a matter of vested interests, all nationalism is put aside. Be open eyed jinaab! Mobilink make their ads in India though they call ‘Apna Hai’. Telenor hire christian in their Islamic Ads. We people are really closed eyed or want to see the world our own way. :(

    • i amazes me how industry measures get tied up in religious ferver, thats why the world has been slow to respond to our plight becuase we are always confusing world politics with the true needs of the country.

      Go live in a cave if you downt want to use telephone service, what about the Arabs who screw over this country everyday becuase of the PTCL deal, what about the Chinese who subjecate our Uiger brothers and sisters in China

      the world is an ugly place – but dont make up stories that help you beleive that people like you are always right – you are no better than the rest

      • Mr. Truth, your reply has already been replied, “We people are really closed eyed and want to see the world our own way. :(“. I think you are either from Mobilink or Telenor if I closely read your reply. If both these operators can’t handle their ideas well, then why do these people play with the spiritualism of Mslims and Pakistanis???

  • MR Umer i think u must b satisfied now i dun ned to justify more as symphony and yasir have dun enough…..

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