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GSM Statistics (Updated February, 99)
North American customers:
2 Million
Worldwide customers
155 Million
U.S. Companies with more than 100,000 customers
7
Worldwide networks with 100,000+ customers
68
N.A. Companies with active commercial GSM service
15
Countries with active commercial GSM service
120
GSM MoU Assn. Members
256
N.A. Companies Planning to Use GSM
24
Cities with Commercial Service (20,000+ POPS)
674
Cities with Commercial Service (50,000+ POPS)
252
Cities with Commercial Service (75,000+ POPS)
151
Cities with Commercial Service (100,000+ POPS)
114
U.S. States, D.C. and Canadian Provinces with
commercial service
38
Active Cell Sites
7,441
Employees
7,623
Total U.S. POPS
260 Million
Covered POPS in active markets to Date
136 Million
US PCS licenses to have GSM Service
427
Additional Facts
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GSM customer numbers area growing at a rate of 80 percent; One million signed up in 8
months
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GSM’s North American network is the 12th GSM system to exceed one million customers.
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GSM companies in North America are signing up customers at a rate of 137 an hour, two a
minute.
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Seven GSM companies in the U.S. have more than 100,000 customers. It took the entire
U.S. cellular industry more than 4 years to reach as many customers as GSM has added in
the past 12 months.
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More than 600 GSM cities activated in 12 months. The equivalent of nearly two new cities a
day.
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GSM carriers have built nearly 7,500 cell sites in two years (Entire U.S. cellular industry took
7 years)
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GSM carriers have created more than 7,500 new jobs in U.S. & Canada.
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Two million new GSM customers around the world are added every month - that’s one new
subscriber every second!