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4Q 2005 CDMA Subscribers Statistics

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CDMA2000 Subscriber Growth History: December 2001 through December 2005*

Total Number of CDMA2000 Subscribers
2001   2002   2003   2004
Mar-01 46,000 Mar-02 7,604,000 Mar-03 43,896,000 Mar-04 98,570,000
Jun-01 421,000 Jun-02 13,370,000 Jun-03 54,885,000 Jun-04 112,600,000
Sep-01 1,634,000 Sep-02
23,841,000 Sep-03 66,742,000 Sep-04 127,300,000
Dec-01 3,650,000 Dec-02 33,121,000 Dec-03 85,410,000 Dec-04 146,800,000

 
2005
Mar-05 168,400,000
Jun-05 185,600,000
Sep-05 200,200,000
Dec-05 225,100,000

  Number of CDMA2000 Subscribers by Region
Asia-Pacific North America Caribbean & Latin America Europe, Middle East & Africa Total
Dec-05 110,800,000 87,700,000 23,700,000 2,900,000 225,100,000

CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Subscriber Growth History: December 2002 through December 2005

 

Total Number of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Subscribers
2002   2003   2004   2005
Mar-02 - Mar-03 700,000 Mar-04 6,408,000 Mar-05 14,386,000
Jun-02 2,000 Jun-03 1,658,000 Jun-04 8,322,000 Jun-05 16,207,000
Sep-02 34,000 Sep-03
2,968,000 Sep-04 10,003,000 Sep-05 18,209,000
Dec-02 174,000 Dec-03 4,382,000 Dec-04 12,088,000 Dec-05 24,424,000

*Reported by the CDMA Development Group December 2005.
These subscriber numbers are estimates provided by third parties on a quarterly basis
and have not been independently verified by CDG.

CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
December 1997 through December 2005

 

  Number of CDMA Subscribers by Region
Asia-Pacific North America Caribbean & Latin America Europe, Middle East & Africa Total
Dec-97 6,300,000 1,500,000     7,800,000
Dec-98 14,900,000 6,800,000 1,225,000 75,000 23,000,000
Dec-99 28,000,000 16,500,000 5,100,000 500,000 50,100,000
Dec-00 35,730,000 28,700,000 14,950,000 1,060,000 80,440,000
Dec-01 41,380,000 48,421,000 19,900,000 1,650,000 111,351,000
Dec-02 54,600,000 62,500,000 27,200,000 2,400,000 146,700,000
Dec-03 78,300,000 75,200,000 32,000,000 3,100,000 188,600,000
Dec-04 102,000,000 92,100,000 42,200,000 3,900,000 240,200,000
Dec-05 130,900,000 107,500,000 58,300,000 5,200,000 301,900,000

 

  Percent of Total
Asia-Pacific North America Caribbean & Latin America Europe, Middle East & Africa Total
Dec-97 80.8% 19.2% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
Dec-98 64.8% 29.6% 5.3% 0.3% 100%
Dec-99 55.9% 32.9% 10.2% 1.0% 100%
Dec-00 44.4% 35.7% 18.6% 1.3% 100%
Dec-01 37.2% 43.5% 17.9% 1.5% 100%
Dec-02 37.2% 42.6% 18.5% 1.7% 100%
Dec-03 41.5% 39.9% 17.0% 1.6% 100%
Dec-04 42.5% 38.3% 17.6% 1.6% 100%
Dec-05 43.4% 35.6% 19.3% 1.7% 100%

Note: prior to March 1998 the Caribbean and Mexico are included in North America; after March 1998 they are included in Caribbean & Latin America.

Asia Pacific CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
December 1997 through December 2005

North America CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
December 1997 through December 2005

Caribbean & Latin America CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
December 1997 through December 2005

Europe, Middle East & Africa CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
December 1997 through December 2005

CDMA Worldwide Subscriber Growth Analysis:
One Year Period December 2004 through December 2005
and Fourth Quarter 2005: October, November, December

  Worldwide Growth
One Year 4th Quarter 2005
Region Dec-05 Subscribers Dec 04 - Dec 05 Percent Growth Dec 05 - Sep 05 Percent Growth
Asia Pacific 130,900,000 28,900,000 28% 6,000,000 5%
North America 107,500,000 15,400,000 17% 4,900,000 5%
Caribbean & Latin America 58,300,000 16,100,000 38% 4,900,000 9%
Europe, Middle East & Africa 5,200,000 1,300,000 33% 400,000 8%
Total 301,900,000 61,700,000 26% 16,200,000 6%

CDMA Worldwide Subscriber Growth Analysis:
One Year December 2004 to December 2005

*Subscribers as of 4th Quarter 2005

*Reported by the CDMA Development Group, December 2005

*These subscriber numbers are estimates provided by third parties on a quarterly basis and have not been independently verified by CDG*

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