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1Q 2006 CDMA Subscribers Statistics

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CDMA2000 Subscriber Growth History: March 2001 through March 2006*

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   2006  
Mar-05 168,400,000 Mar-06 250,300,000
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
Mar-06 115,300,000 95,600,000 34,400,000 5,000,000 250,300,000

CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Subscriber Growth History: March 2003 through March 2006

 

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
 
2006  
Mar-06 30,053,000
   
   
   

*Reported by the CDMA Development Group March 2006.
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:
March 1998 through March 2006

 

  Number of CDMA Subscribers by Region
Asia-Pacific North America Caribbean & Latin America Europe, Middle East & Africa Total
Mar-98 7,100,000 2,000,000 124,500 500 9,225,000
Mar-99 18,000,000 8,800,000 1,550,000 165,000 28,515,000
Mar-00 31,700,000 18,500,000 6,520,000 565,000 57,285,000
Mar-01 39,617,000 33,843,000 15,900,000 1,043,000 90,403,000
Mar-02 43,480,000 52,890,000 22,023,000 1,825,000 120,218,000
Mar-03 58,701,000 64,450,000 28,620,000 2,450,000 154,221,000
Mar-04 84,400,000 81,400,000 33,000,000 3,250,000 202,050,000
Mar-05 109,500,000 97,300,000 45,700,000 4,100,000 256,600,000
Mar-06 136,200,000 112,130,000 64,200,000 5,830,000 318,360,000

 

  Percent of Total
Asia-Pacific North America Caribbean & Latin America Europe, Middle East & Africa Total
Mar-98 77.0% 21.7% 1.3% 0.0% 100.0%
Mar-99 63.1% 30.9% 5.4% 0.6% 100.0%
Mar-00 55.3% 32.3% 11.4% 1.0% 100.0%
Mar-01 43.8% 37.4% 17.6% 1.2% 100.0%
Mar-02 36.2% 44.0% 18.3% 1.5% 100.0%
Mar-03 38.1% 41.7% 18.6% 1.6% 100.0%
Mar-04 41.8% 40.3% 16.3% 1.6% 100.0%
Mar-05 42.7% 37.9% 17.8% 1.6% 100.0%
Mar-06 42.8% 35.2% 20.2% 1.8% 100.0%

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:
March 1998 through March 2006

North America CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
March 1998 through March 2006

Caribbean & Latin America CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
March 1998 through March 2006

Europe, Middle East & Africa CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
March 1998 through March 2006

CDMA Worldwide Subscriber Growth Analysis:
One Year Period March 2005 through March 2006
and 1st Quarter 2006: January, February, March

  Worldwide Growth
One Year 1st Quarter 2006
Region Mar-06 Subscribers Mar 05 - Mar 06 Percent Growth Dec 05 - Mar 06 Percent Growth
Asia Pacific 136,200,000 26,700,000 24% 5,300,000 4%
North America 112,130,000 14,830,000 15% 4,630,000 4%
Caribbean & Latin America 64,200,000 18,500,000 40% 5,900,000 10%
Europe, Middle East & Africa 5,830,000 1,730,000 42% 630,000 12%
Total 318,360,000 61,760,000 24% 16,460,000 5%

CDMA Worldwide Subscriber Growth Analysis:
One Year March 2005 to March 2006

*Subscribers as of 1st Quarter 2006

*Reported by the CDMA Development Group, March 2006

*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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