MTS Turkmenistan


MTS Turkmenistan is a mobile phone operator in Turkmenistan.
It is fully owned by Russia's MTS.
As of 2013, it had 1.89 million subscribers. Its rival Altyn Asyr had 3.5 million subscribers. It was officially closed sometime in late 2017, leaving Altyn Asyr the only major mobile network operator in the country.

Company background

On July 25, 2012, the company has signed an agreement with the TurkmenTelecom enterprise of Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan which says that MTS Turkmenistan will on a monthly basis pay to TurkmenTelecom 30% of its net profit derived from operations in Turkmenistan. This agreement is for five years and may be extended another five years subject to some conditions. The company has also been granted GSM and 3G licenses for a three-year term.

Number of Subscribers

DateSubscribers
March 200690,000
December 2007360,000
December 2008930,000
December 20091,760,000
December 20102,420,000
September 2012850,000
December 20121,440,000
March 20131,890,000