Afghanistan (!!!!!) has more cellular competition than the US [telecom]

Apr 05, 2011 2 Replies

(from an article describing how the Taliban have allowed the cell companies to turn their networks back on. That's political, so not for here.....)



"The shutdown, which was honored by all four of Afghanistan's private cellular networks, shows the influence the Taliban wield in many parts of the country"



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- Two companies in the US, four in Afghanistan....



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We don't have just two. Yet.

Malaysia has about 1/11th the US population but has four major cellular providers: Maxis, Celcom, DiGi, and U Mobile.

Even Poland has 4 (or more) -- Orange, Plus, Era, and Play (more if you include the minor players, like the SIM card issuers affiliated with a couple of grocery chains, like Carrefour Polska, whose "frequent shopper" bonuses take the form of added minutes on the affiliated SIM card).

Cheers, -- tlvp

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