Country Name Region Name Currency Code Year GDP (USD Mil)

Bahrain Middle East BHD 2005 12995

Bahrain Middle East BHD 2004 0
Bahrain Middle East BHD 2003 9610
Bahrain Middle East BHD 2002 7940
Bahrain Middle East BHD 2001 7800
Bahrain Middle East BHD 2000 0
Israel Middle East ILS 2005 123434
Israel Middle East ILS 2004 117550
Israel Middle East ILS 2003 103689
Israel Middle East ILS 2002 110000
Israel Middle East ILS 2001 110000
Israel Middle East ILS 2000 110000
Jordan Middle East JOD 2005 12861
Jordan Middle East JOD 2004 11200
Jordan Middle East JOD 2003 9860
Jordan Middle East JOD 2002 9300
Jordan Middle East JOD 2001 8830
Jordan Middle East JOD 2000 8340
Kuwait Middle East KWD 2005 74658
Kuwait Middle East KWD 2004 0
Kuwait Middle East KWD 2003 41750
Kuwait Middle East KWD 2002 32800
Kuwait Middle East KWD 2001 0
Kuwait Middle East KWD 2000 0
Oman Middle East OMR 2005 0
Oman Middle East OMR 2004 0
Oman Middle East OMR 2003 21700
Qatar Middle East QAR 2005 28070
Qatar Middle East QAR 2004 0
Qatar Middle East QAR 2003 20430
Qatar Middle East QAR 2002 16500
Qatar Middle East QAR 2001 14500
Qatar Middle East QAR 2000 0
Saudi Arabia Middle East SAR 2005 309778
Saudi Arabia Middle East SAR 2004 250560
Saudi Arabia Middle East SAR 2003 188479
Saudi Arabia Middle East SAR 2002 186000
Saudi Arabia Middle East SAR 2001 173000
Saudi Arabia Middle East SAR 2000 0
Syria Middle East SYP 2005 26320
Syria Middle East SYP 2004 23130
Syria Middle East SYP 2003 21517
United Arab Emirates Middle East AED 2005 111300
United Arab Emirates Middle East AED 2004 0
United Arab Emirates Middle East AED 2003 70960
United Arab Emirates Middle East AED 2002 0
United Arab Emirates Middle East AED 2001 0
United Arab Emirates Middle East AED 2000 0
Yemen Middle East YER 2005 14452
Yemen Middle East YER 2004 12830
Yemen Middle East YER 2003 10831
Pakistan Asia & Pacific PKR 2005 110732
Pakistan Asia & Pacific PKR 2004 96120
Pakistan Asia & Pacific PKR 2003 68815
Pakistan Asia & Pacific PKR 2002 60500
Pakistan Asia & Pacific PKR 2001 59600
Pakistan Asia & Pacific PKR 2000 61700
GDP/Capita (USD Thou) Annual Exchange (= 1 USD) Population (mil.)
17.9 0.38 0.7
0 0.38 0.7
13.5 0.38 0.7
11.8 0.38 0.7
10.9 0.38 0.7
0 0.38 0.7
17.9 4.5 6.9
17.3 4.49 6.8
15.5 4.55 6.7
16.9 4.74 6.5
17.3 4.21 6.4
17.6 4.09 6.2
2.4 0.71 5.4
2.1 0.71 5.4
1.9 0.71 5.3
1.8 0.71 5.2
1.8 0.72 5
1.7 0.71 4.9
29.5 0.29 2.5
0 0.3 2.5
17.5 0.3 2.4
15.6 0.3 2.1
0 0.31 2
0 0.31 2
0 0.39 2.6
0 0.39 2.7
8.3 0.39 2.6
34.5 3.64 0.8
0 3.64 0.6
33 3.64 0.6
27 3.64 0.6
24.3 3.63 0.6
0 3.64 0.6
12.6 3.75 24.6
10.8 3.75 23.2
8.4 3.75 22.5
8.4 3.75 22.1
8.1 3.75 21.4
0 3.75 20.7
1.4 52.98 19
1.3 52.18 17.8
1.2 48.51 17.4
27.1 3.67 4.1
0 3.67 4.3
17.6 3.67 4
0 3.67 3
0 3.67 3
0 3.67 2.9
0.7 182.59 21
0.6 182.05 19.8
0.6 165.17 19.2
0.7 59.74 155.8
0.6 60.01 152.1
0.5 59.89 148.4
0.4 62.26 144.9
0.4 62.63 141.5
0.4 53.94 138.1
Country Name Region Name Year Combo
Oman Middle East 2006 Oman2006
Oman Middle East 2005 Oman2005
Oman Middle East 2004 Oman2004
Oman Middle East 2003 Oman2003
Oman Middle East 2002 Oman2002
Oman Middle East 2001 Oman2001
Oman Middle East 2000 Oman2000
Mainlines Estimated Teledensity Mainline Growth
271000 10.60% 2.20%
265237 10.30% 5.80%
250660 9.40% 12.40%
223008 8.60% -2.00%
227559 9.00% -1.30%
230446 9.40% 4.30%
221000 9.20% 0.90%
License
Country Name Region Name Year Period Combinations Penetration Total Subscribers
Afghanistan Middle East 2006 Dec Afghanistan2006 5.80% 1793000
Afghanistan Middle East 2005 Dec Afghanistan2005 3.60% 1116832
Afghanistan Middle East 2004 Dec Afghanistan2004 2.00% 613192
Afghanistan Middle East 2003 Dec Afghanistan2003 0.50% 145779
Afghanistan Middle East 2002 Dec Afghanistan2002 0.10% 20000
Afghanistan Middle East 2001 Dec Afghanistan2001 0.00% 0
Afghanistan Middle East 2000 Dec Afghanistan2000 0.00% 0
Bahrain Middle East 2006 Dec Bahrain2006 115.30% 838000
Bahrain Middle East 2005 Dec Bahrain2005 106.90% 777000
Bahrain Middle East 2004 Dec Bahrain2004 87.70% 640068
Bahrain Middle East 2003 Dec Bahrain2003 63.10% 447838
Bahrain Middle East 2002 Dec Bahrain2002 58.00% 390000
Bahrain Middle East 2001 Dec Bahrain2001 42.10% 301000
Bahrain Middle East 2000 Dec Bahrain2000 30.70% 212000
Cyprus Middle East 2006 Dec Cyprus2006 107.90% 901000
Cyprus Middle East 2005 Dec Cyprus2005 94.60% 789591
Cyprus Middle East 2004 Dec Cyprus2004 84.40% 658252
Cyprus Middle East 2003 Dec Cyprus2003 71.70% 551752
Cyprus Middle East 2002 Dec Cyprus2002 54.60% 417933
Cyprus Middle East 2001 Dec Cyprus2001 41.30% 314355
Cyprus Middle East 2000 Dec Cyprus2000 28.40% 217428
Iran Middle East 2006 Dec Iran2006 20.20% 13661000
Iran Middle East 2005 Dec Iran2005 12.90% 8717513
Iran Middle East 2004 Dec Iran2004 6.40% 4277028
Iran Middle East 2003 Dec Iran2003 5.10% 3377025
Iran Middle East 2002 Dec Iran2002 3.30% 2177463
Iran Middle East 2001 Dec Iran2001 2.70% 1730200
Iran Middle East 2000 Dec Iran2000 1.50% 962600
Iraq Middle East 2006 Dec Iraq2006 36.50% 9772057
Iraq Middle East 2005 Dec Iraq2005 19.90% 5322312
Iraq Middle East 2004 Dec Iraq2004 6.60% 1673282
Iraq Middle East 2003 Dec Iraq2003 0.30% 68000
Iraq Middle East 2002 Dec Iraq2002 0.00% 0
Iraq Middle East 2001 Dec Iraq2001 0.00% 0
Iraq Middle East 2000 Dec Iraq2000 0.00% 0
Israel Middle East 2006 Dec Israel2006 121.50% 8394000
Israel Middle East 2005 Dec Israel2005 113.50% 7844000
Israel Middle East 2004 Dec Israel2004 106.20% 7221000
Israel Middle East 2003 Dec Israel2003 98.70% 6606000
Israel Middle East 2002 Dec Israel2002 96.80% 6288448
Israel Middle East 2001 Dec Israel2001 86.60% 5511000
Israel Middle East 2000 Dec Israel2000 70.60% 4400000
Jordan Middle East 2006 Dec Jordan2006 78.30% 4235500
Jordan Middle East 2005 Dec Jordan2005 50.90% 2753800
Jordan Middle East 2004 Dec Jordan2004 29.60% 1609491
Jordan Middle East 2003 Dec Jordan2003 24.00% 1274142
Jordan Middle East 2002 Dec Jordan2002 23.90% 1234992
Jordan Middle East 2001 Dec Jordan2001 16.50% 829086
Jordan Middle East 2000 Dec Jordan2000 5.60% 275000
Kuwait Middle East 2006 Dec Kuwait2006 99.80% 2529679
Kuwait Middle East 2005 Dec Kuwait2005 93.90% 2379811
Kuwait Middle East 2004 Dec Kuwait2004 85.80% 2109694
Kuwait Middle East 2003 Dec Kuwait2003 71.50% 1701597
Kuwait Middle East 2002 Dec Kuwait2002 62.10% 1306737
Kuwait Middle East 2001 Dec Kuwait2001 50.80% 1038471
Kuwait Middle East 2000 Dec Kuwait2000 31.20% 620000
Lebanon Middle East 2006 Dec Lebanon2006 32.80% 1175000
Lebanon Middle East 2005 Dec Lebanon2005 29.60% 1059000
Lebanon Middle East 2004 Dec Lebanon2004 19.80% 899991
Lebanon Middle East 2003 Dec Lebanon2003 17.20% 772000
Lebanon Middle East 2002 Dec Lebanon2002 17.30% 766451
Lebanon Middle East 2001 Dec Lebanon2001 17.40% 764377
Lebanon Middle East 2000 Dec Lebanon2000 17.20% 743000
Oman Middle East 2006 Dec Oman2006 70.80% 1818000
Oman Middle East 2005 Dec Oman2005 51.90% 1333000
Oman Middle East 2004 Dec Oman2004 31.50% 837856
Oman Middle East 2003 Dec Oman2003 22.80% 593940
Oman Middle East 2002 Dec Oman2002 18.30% 463860
Oman Middle East 2001 Dec Oman2001 13.20% 322994
Oman Middle East 2000 Dec Oman2000 6.70% 160000
Palestinian Territory Middle East 2006 Dec Palestinian Territory2006 39.90% 1445000
Palestinian Territory Middle East 2005 Dec Palestinian Territory2005 30.10% 1090400
Palestinian Territory Middle East 2004 Dec Palestinian Territory2004 26.50% 929800
Palestinian Territory Middle East 2003 Dec Palestinian Territory2003 16.70% 564000
Palestinian Territory Middle East 2002 Dec Palestinian Territory2002 16.20% 520697
Palestinian Territory Middle East 2001 Dec Palestinian Territory2001 12.80% 395150
Palestinian Territory Middle East 2000 Dec Palestinian Territory2000 2.40% 75000
Qatar Middle East 2006 Dec Qatar2006 113.10% 919700
Qatar Middle East 2005 Dec Qatar2005 88.10% 716000
Qatar Middle East 2004 Dec Qatar2004 76.60% 490333
Qatar Middle East 2003 Dec Qatar2003 58.90% 365000
Qatar Middle East 2002 Dec Qatar2002 47.00% 286500
Qatar Middle East 2001 Dec Qatar2001 29.80% 177929
Qatar Middle East 2000 Dec Qatar2000 20.40% 119460
Saudi Arabia Middle East 2006 Dec Saudi Arabia2006 73.90% 18168191
Saudi Arabia Middle East 2005 Dec Saudi Arabia2005 54.20% 13311806
Saudi Arabia Middle East 2004 Dec Saudi Arabia2004 39.50% 9176000
Saudi Arabia Middle East 2003 Dec Saudi Arabia2003 32.10% 7238200
Saudi Arabia Middle East 2002 Dec Saudi Arabia2002 22.60% 5008000
Saudi Arabia Middle East 2001 Dec Saudi Arabia2001 11.80% 2529000
Saudi Arabia Middle East 2000 Dec Saudi Arabia2000 6.60% 1375900
Syria Middle East 2006 Dec Syria2006 24.50% 4667000
Syria Middle East 2005 Dec Syria2005 16.40% 3128470
Syria Middle East 2004 Dec Syria2004 10.80% 1920517
Syria Middle East 2003 Dec Syria2003 6.90% 1205000
Syria Middle East 2002 Dec Syria2002 2.40% 403381
Syria Middle East 2001 Dec Syria2001 1.30% 216370
Syria Middle East 2000 Dec Syria2000 0.20% 29000
Turkey Middle East 2006 Dec Turkey2006 72.30% 52548000
Turkey Middle East 2005 Dec Turkey2005 60.00% 43600000
Turkey Middle East 2004 Dec Turkey2004 48.40% 34700000
Turkey Middle East 2003 Dec Turkey2003 39.50% 27900000
Turkey Middle East 2002 Dec Turkey2002 33.50% 23300000
Turkey Middle East 2001 Dec Turkey2001 24.70% 16330000
Turkey Middle East 2000 Dec Turkey2000 22.60% 14790000
United Arab Emirates Middle East 2006 Dec United Arab Emirates2006 134.60% 5520000
United Arab Emirates Middle East 2005 Dec United Arab Emirates2005 109.80% 4500000
United Arab Emirates Middle East 2004 Dec United Arab Emirates200485.30% 3683000
United Arab Emirates Middle East 2003 Dec United Arab Emirates200373.60% 2972300
United Arab Emirates Middle East 2002 Dec United Arab Emirates200278.70% 2400000
United Arab Emirates Middle East 2001 Dec United Arab Emirates200164.10% 1909000
United Arab Emirates Middle East 2000 Dec United Arab Emirates200049.20% 1428100
Yemen Middle East 2006 Dec Yemen2006 13.40% 2801000
Yemen Middle East 2005 Dec Yemen2005 9.90% 2074846
Yemen Middle East 2004 Dec Yemen2004 5.30% 1041239
Yemen Middle East 2003 Dec Yemen2003 3.80% 730000
Yemen Middle East 2002 Dec Yemen2002 2.30% 422355
Yemen Middle East 2001 Dec Yemen2001 0.70% 119928
Yemen Middle East 2000 Dec Yemen2000 0.20% 32000
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2006 Dec Pakistan2006 31.10% 48422900
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2005 Dec Pakistan2005 13.90% 21702059
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2004 Dec Pakistan2004 5.30% 7985982
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2003 Dec Pakistan2003 2.40% 3557827
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2002 Dec Pakistan2002 1.30% 1875412
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2001 Dec Pakistan2001 0.70% 936336
Estimated Total Subscriber Growth
3G Subscribers Estimated 3G Subscriber Growth
60.50% 0 0.00%
82.10% 0 0.00%
320.60% 0 0.00%
628.90% 0 0.00%
0.00% 0 0.00%
0.00% 0 0.00%
0.00% 0 0.00%
7.90% 20000 400.00%
21.40% 4000 700.00%
42.90% 500 0.00%
14.80% 0 0.00%
29.60% 0 0.00%
42.00% 0 0.00%
51.40% 0 0.00%
14.10% 4000 566.70%
20.00% 600 500.00%
19.30% 100 0.00%
32.00% 0 0.00%
32.90% 0 0.00%
44.60% 0 0.00%
10.90% 0 0.00%
56.70% 0 0.00%
103.80% 0 0.00%
26.70% 0 0.00%
55.10% 0 0.00%
25.90% 0 0.00%
79.70% 0 0.00%
96.20% 0 0.00%
83.60% 0 0.00%
218.10% 0 0.00%
2360.70% 0 0.00%
0.00% 0 0.00%
0.00% 0 0.00%
0.00% 0 0.00%
0.00% 0 0.00%
7.00% 766000 228.80%
 8.60% 233000 703.40%
9.30% 29000 0.00%
5.00% 0 0.00%
14.10% 0 0.00%
25.30% 0 0.00%
52.80% 0 0.00%
53.80% 0 0.00%
71.10% 0 0.00%
26.30% 0 0.00%
3.20% 0 0.00%
49.00% 0 0.00%
201.50% 0 0.00%
175.00% 0 0.00%
6.30% 0 0.00%
12.80% 0 0.00%
24.00% 0 0.00%
30.20% 0 0.00%
25.80% 0 0.00%
67.50% 0 0.00%
90.80% 0 0.00%
11.00% 0 0.00%
17.70% 0 0.00%
16.60% 0 0.00%
0.70% 0 0.00%
0.30% 0 0.00%
2.90% 0 0.00%
15.20% 0 0.00%
36.40% 0 0.00%
59.10% 0 0.00%
41.10% 0 0.00%
28.00% 0 0.00%
43.60% 0 0.00%
101.90% 0 0.00%
28.00% 0 0.00%
32.50% 0 0.00%
17.30% 0 0.00%
64.90% 0 0.00%
 8.30% 0 0.00%
31.80% 0 0.00%
426.90% 0 0.00%
275.00% 0 0.00%
28.40% 2000 0.00%
46.00% 0 0.00%
34.30% 0 0.00%
27.40% 0 0.00%
61.00% 0 0.00%
48.90% 0 0.00%
46.90% 0 0.00%
36.50% 600000 0.00%
45.10% 0 0.00%
26.80% 0 0.00%
44.50% 0 0.00%
98.00% 0 0.00%
83.80% 0 0.00%
64.60% 0 0.00%
49.20% 0 0.00%
62.90% 0 0.00%
59.40% 0 0.00%
198.70% 0 0.00%
86.40% 0 0.00%
646.10% 0 0.00%
0.00% 0 0.00%
20.50% 0 0.00%
25.60% 0 0.00%
24.40% 0 0.00%
19.70% 0 0.00%
42.70% 0 0.00%
10.40% 0 0.00%
95.60% 0 0.00%
22.70% 825000 83.30%
22.20% 450000 1025.00%
23.90% 40000 3900.00%
23.80% 1000 0.00%
25.70% 0 0.00%
 33.70% 0 0.00%
72.10% 0 0.00%
35.00% 0 0.00%
99.30% 0 0.00%
42.60% 0 0.00%
72.80% 0 0.00%
252.20% 0 0.00%
274.80% 0 0.00%
14.50% 0 0.00%
48422900 123.10% 0 0.00%
21702059 171.80% 0 0.00%
7985982 124.50% 0 0.00%
3557827 89.70% 0 0.00%
1875412 100.30% 0 0.00%
936336 141.00% 0 0.00%
Country Name Region Name Year Combination Period Penetration Total Subscribers
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2006 Pakistan2006 Annual 0.10% 80000
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2005 Pakistan2005 Annual 0.00% 38450
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2004 Pakistan2004 Annual 0.00% 25500
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2003 Pakistan2003 Annual 0.00% 15000
Pakistan Asia & Pacific 2002 Pakistan2002 Annual 0.00% 3500
 Cable Other
Estimated Total Subscribers Growth DSL Subscribers Estimated Subscribers Estimated Subscribers
Yes 108.10% 40000 Yes 40000 Yes 300
Yes 50.80% 17450 21000 Yes 0
Yes 70.00% 12500 Yes 13000 Yes 0
Yes 328.60% 7000 Yes 8000 Yes 0
Yes 0.00% 1000 Yes 2500 Yes 0
Estimated License (Remarks)
Yes
Country Year Population
Bahrain 2005 700000
Bahrain 2004 700000
Bahrain 2003 700000
Bahrain 2002 700000
Bahrain 2001 700000
Bahrain 2000 700000
Israel 2005 6900000
Israel 2004 6800000
Israel 2003 6700000
Israel 2002 6500000
Israel 2001 6400000
Israel 2000 6200000
Jordan 2005 5400000
Jordan 2004 5400000
Jordan 2003 5300000
Jordan 2002 5200000
Jordan 2001 5000000
Jordan 2000 4900000
Kuwait 2005 2500000
Kuwait 2004 2500000
Kuwait 2003 2400000
Kuwait 2002 2100000
Kuwait 2001 2000000
Kuwait 2000 2000000
Oman 2005 2600000
Oman 2004 2700000
Oman 2003 2600000
Qatar 2005 800000
Qatar 2004 600000
Qatar 2003 600000
Qatar 2002 600000
Qatar 2001 600000
Qatar 2000 600000
Saudi Arabia 2005 24600000
Saudi Arabia 2004 23200000
Saudi Arabia 2003 22500000
Saudi Arabia 2002 22100000
Saudi Arabia 2001 21400000
Saudi Arabia 2000 20700000
Syria 2005 19000000
Syria 2004 17800000
Syria 2003 17400000
United Arab Emirates 2005 4100000
United Arab Emirates 2004 4300000
United Arab Emirates 2003 4000000
United Arab Emirates 2002 3000000
United Arab Emirates 2001 3000000
United Arab Emirates 2000 2900000
Yemen 2005 21000000
Yemen 2004 19800000
Yemen 2003 19200000
Pakistan 2005 155800000
Pakistan 2004 152100000
Pakistan 2003 148400000
Pakistan 2002 144900000
Pakistan 2001 141500000
Wireless Wireline Total Subscribers
193520 777000 970520
191553 640068 831621
190000 447838 637838
175500 390000 565500
171000 301000 472000
169000 212000 381000
2857000 7844000 10701000
2897000 7221000 10118000
2914000 6606000 9520000
3006000 6288448 9294448
3033000 5511000 8544000
2974000 4400000 7374000
628200 2753800 3382000
637800 1609491 2247291
632000 1274142 1906142
680000 1234992 1914992
667000 829086 1496086
617000 275000 892000
510300 2379811 2890111
496973 2109694 2606667
486904 1701597 2188501
481891 1306737 1788628
472414 1038471 1510885
467007 620000 1087007
265237 1333000 1598237
250660 837856 1088516
223008 593940 816948
205386 716000 921386
190876 490333 681209
184500 365000 549500
176519 286500 463019
167446 177929 345375
160191 119460 279651
3820000 13311806 17131806
3700000 9176000 12876000
3502600 7238200 10740800
3317500 5008000 8325500
3232900 2529000 5761900
2964700 1375900 4340600
2900000 3128470 6028470
2660000 1920517 4580517
2400000 1205000 3605000
1255000 4500000 5755000
1202000 3683000 4885000
1145800 2972300 4118100
1098654 2400000 3498654
1055930 1909000 2964930
1021097 1428100 2449197
900000 2074846 2974846
 798000 1041239 1839239
685000 730000 1415000
5850000 21702059 27552059
4460957 7985982 12446939
4126220 3557827 7684047
3982781 1875412 5858193
3800000 936336 4736336
Teledensity BroadBand Penertration
138.65% 41000
118.80% 22000
91.12% 10000
80.79% 0
67.43% #N/A
54.43% #N/A
155.09% 1229626
148.79% 980000
142.09% 612000
142.99% 278000
133.50% #N/A
118.94% #N/A
62.63% 50000
41.62% 22000
35.96% 5085
36.83% 3007
29.92% #N/A
18.20% #N/A
115.60% 42000
104.27% 20000
91.19% 8000
85.17% 0
75.54% #N/A
54.35% #N/A
61.47% 8125
40.32% 675
31.42% 150
115.17% 25000
113.53% 11000
91.58% 9000
77.17% 500
57.56% #N/A
46.61% #N/A
69.64% 52000
55.50% 19700
47.74% 8400
37.67% 2200
26.92% #N/A
20.97% #N/A
31.73% 8166
25.73% 944
20.72% 0
140.37% 128493
113.60% 55541
102.95% 29831
116.62% 18485
98.83% #N/A
84.46% #N/A
14.17% 64956
 9.29% 19817
7.37% 0
17.68% 38450
8.18% 25500
5.18% 15000
4.04% 3500
3.35% #N/A