OREANDA-NEWS. December 22, 2008. Number of subscribers of MTS-Uzbekistan, largest mobile operator of Uzbekistan, reached 5.49 million as of 30 November 2008, reported the Official website www.investuzbekistan.uz.

The subscribers' number grew 3.5% in November 2008 compared to October 2008. MTS-Uzbekistan registered 180,000 new subscribers in November.

The company said number of subscribers increased from 5.31 million in October to 5.49 million in November.

Number of mobile users in Uzbekistan reached 11.595 million as of 1 November or increased by 96.9% or 5.7 million people compared to the beginning of 2008.