In April 2010 the number of SIM cards registered
in Russia
totaled 211 bln. The level of penetration reached 148,6% in Russia, and 188,9% in Moscow license zone.
Total number of subscribers of Russian
operators in April 2010 increased by 0,7 bln. (0,36%).
In the last 12 months total number of subscribers
of Russian operators increased by 18 bln
(9,2%). In terms of these figures as of April 30, 2010 Megafon gained
the lead (7,5 bln subscribers), Tele2 was the second (4,9 bln), MTS was the
third (4 bln), and VympelKom ranked fourth (0,9 bln).