Mobile phone subscriptions in Pakistan have reached 116.2 million in February 2012

ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPRT)

Mobile phone subscriptions in Pakistan have reached 116.2 million in February 2012 by adding 1.6 million subscribers in January 2012, revealed latest stats published by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority.

Total number of cellular subscribers stood at 116,209,749 with teledensity hitting 67.2 percent mark.

Mobilink remains the top company with 35.2 million subscribers. Mobilink became first cellular company in the country to cross 35 million mark by adding 593,096 subscribers in January 2012.

Telenor stood second with 28,844,869 subscribers followed by Ufone at 22,423,269 subscribers. Both Telenor and Ufone added 374,615 and 403,811 subscribers respectively in January 2012.

In January 2012 Zong officially surpassed Warid by adding 528,143 subscribers to reach a total base of 14,951,789 subscribers; while Warid lost another 296,574 subscribers to settle with 14,693,616 subscribers at the end of January 2012.