Russia has 190 mln active SIM cards in cellular networks

AC&M releases its estimates on cellular market in Russia and Ukraine.

Key points are:

Russia

•  Number of subscribers (valid SIM cards) increased to 190 mln, up 0.9 mln from January 2009, 23.2 mln from February 2008;
• Penetration increased to 131% (up 0.6% from January 2009, 16% from February 2008);
• There were 188 and 169 SIM cards in use per 100 population in Moscow and St.Petersburg respectively as of February 28, 2008.

 Ukraine

• Number of subscribers (valid SIM cards) decreased to 55.6 mln, down 0.2 mln from January 2009, up 0.4 mln from February 2008);
• Penetration decreased to 120.5% (down 0.4% from January 2009, up 1.4% from February 2008).

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