List of mobile network operators of the Americas

This is a list of mobile network operators of the Americas.

Anguilla

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel
2	FLOW	850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available

Antigua and Barbuda

The country has a 127% penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM, GPRS, EDGE-900 UMTS, HSPA+-1900(2)/850(5) LTE-700(17)	0.062[1] (Sep 2015)	Digicel
2	FLOW	GSM, GPRS, EDGE-850 UMTS, HSPA+-1900(2)/850(5) LTE-1900(2)/1700(4)	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America[2]
3	APUA (inet)	LTE 1900 MHz (?)	Not Yet Available	Antigua Public Utilities Authority

Argentina

The country has a 147% penetration rate^[3] = 61.2m mobile subscribers (February 2014)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Claro	GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(B4) / 700(B28) MHz LTE	21.3[4] (October 2020)	América Móvil (100%)[5]
2	Movistar	GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	20.8[4] (Dec 2016)	Telefónica (100%)[6]
3	Personal	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 2600(B7) / 1700(B4) / 700(B28) MHz LTE	18.8[7] (May 2020)	Telecom Argentina
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
4	Tuenti[8] (using Movistar network)		0.040[9] (Nov 2014)	Telefónica (100%)[10]
5	Nuestro[11] (using Personal network)			FECOSUR[12]

Aruba

The country's telecom regulator is the DTZ^[13]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	CdmaOne GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Digicel
2	SetarNV	GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Setar N.V.

Bahamas

The country has 0.318 million subscribers in total, or an 84% penetration rate.^[14] (September 2015)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	BTC	GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	0.31[15] (March 2017)	Liberty Latin America[2] (49% of ownership, 51% of voting rights),[14]
2	Aliv	850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700/1900/1700 MHz LTE	0.15[16] (June 2019)	Cable Bahamas Government of the Bahamas

Barbados

The country's telecom regulator is the Telecom Unit,^[17] under the Division of Energy and Telecommunications within the Prime Minister's Office.^[18]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM-1900 UMTS, HSPA+-1900(2)/850(5) LTE-1900(2)/850(5)	0.13[15] (March 2017)	Liberty Latin America[2] (81%)[14]
2	Digicel	GSM-900/1800 UMTS, HSPA+-2100(1)/900(8) LTE-1900(2)/700(12/17)	Not Yet Available	Digicel (75)%[19]

Belize

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digi[20]	GSM-850, 1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 , 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ LTE- Band 2(1900), 17(700)	0.120[21] (June 2007)	Belize Telemedia Limited
2	Smart[22]	CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO, LTE[23]	0.025[24] (Dec 2005)	Speednet

Bermuda

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	One	CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO GSM-1900 UMTS, HSPA+ LTE	Not Yet Available	Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd
2	Digicel	GSM-1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel

Bolivia

The country has 10.2 million subscribers in total for a population of 10.56 million, or a 96.3% penetration rate.^[25] (December 2015)

The country's telecom regulator is ATT.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Entel	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	5.0[26] (Dec 2015)	Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing (97.4671%) and 1200 other shareholders (2.5329%)[27]
2	Tigo [es]	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA LTE	3.945[28] (December 2024)	Millicom (100%)[29](Atlas Investissement (Iliad S.A.) 40.4%)[30]
3	Viva	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS	2.2[31] (Dec 2016)	Trilogy International Partners (71.5%) and Cooperativa de Telecomunicaciones Cochabamba R.L. [es] (28.5%)

Bonaire

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel (formerly TELBO[32])	GSM-900/1800 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel
2	FLOW	GSM UMTS, HSDPA 1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America (100%)[33][34]

Brazil

The country has 258 million subscribers in total, or a 125.7% penetration rate.^[35] (Q1 2024)

Anatel regulates the country's telecommunications.

Technologies like AMPS, TDMA, iDEN and CDMA 1x/EV-DO were used in the past by some of those networks and have been phased out in favor of newer systems.

On 20 April 2022, Oi’s mobile network operations were sold to the country's three largest carriers, Vivo, Claro and TIM.^[36] Over the following twelve months, customers were migrated to one of the other three carriers based on their area codes.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Vivo	GSM-850/900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1800/2100/2300/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro 450 MHz LTE-M[37][38] 2300/3500 MHz SA-NSA 5G NR[39][40]	99.66 (Q1 2024)[41]	Telefónica (75.3%)
2	Claro	GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1800/2100/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro 2300/3500 MHz 5G NR[39][40]	87.65 (Q1 2024)[41]	América Móvil
3	TIM	GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/850/1800/2100/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro 3500 MHz 5G NR[39][40]	61.42 (Q1 2024)[41]	Telecom Italia (67%)
4	Algar Telecom • Only in some areas of GO, MG, MS and SP states	GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1800 MHz LTE 2300 MHz 5G NR[40] (roams on Surf where there's no Algar coverage)	4.12 (Q1 2024)[41]	Grupo Algar
5	Surf • Only in city of São Paulo • Operates nationally as MVNE using TIM networks	2600 MHz TDD-LTE	0.977 (Aug 2022)[41]	Surf Telecom S.A.

British Virgin Islands

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	CCT[42]	GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS LTE	Not Yet Available	CCT Global Communications
2	FLOW	GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700/1900 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America[2]
3	Digicel	GSM-1900 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel (85%)[19]

Canada

Main article: List of Canadian mobile phone companies

The country's telecom regulator is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). However, it does not regulate most aspects of mobile phone service; prices and service quality are not regulated at all, while spectrum allocation is handled by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

There are numerous mobile virtual network operators, such as Virgin Mobile Canada. These are not presently listed due to difficulty retrieving data for all such operators, and uncertainty as to whether the figures below include MVNOs operating on the applicable networks.^[43]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Rogers Includes Fido and Chatr	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 600(71)/700(12-13-17)/850(5)/1700(4)/1900(2)/2600(7) MHz LTE, LTE-A 600(n71)/1700(n66)/2600(n38/n41) MHz 5G NR	11.609[44] (Q4 2023)	Rogers Communications
2	Bell Includes MTS and Virgin Mobile	UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 700(12-13-17-29)/850(5)/1900(2)/1700(4)/2600(7) MHz LTE, LTE-A 1700(n66)/3500(n78) MHz 5G NR	10.287[45] (Q4 2023)	Bell Canada
3	Telus Includes Koodo and Public Mobile	UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 600(71)/700(12-13-17-29)/850(5)/1900(2)/1700(4)/2600(7) MHz LTE, LTE-A 1700(n66) MHz 5G NR	9.801[46] (Q4 2023)	Telus Communications
4	Vidéotron Includes Freedom Mobile	1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+[47] 700/1700 MHz LTE	3.764[48] (Q4 2023)	Quebecor
5	SaskTel	850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	0.667[49] (Q4 2023)	SaskTel

Cayman Islands

The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a 5% penetration rate.^{[citation needed]}

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	FLOW Cayman	GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America[2]
2	Digicel	CdmaOne GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel (96.875%)[19]

Chile

The country's telecom regulator is Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel). Chile, as of March 2024, has 26.22 million subscribers in total, including prepaid and postpaid customers, and a 132.92% penetration rate.^[50]

Rank	Operator	Technology[51]	Subscribers (in millions)[50]	Ownership
1	Entel (formerly, Entel PCS)	1900MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 900/1900MHz UMTS 700/1900/2600MHz LTE-FDD, LTE-A 2600/3500MHz 5G NR NSA VoLTE, VoWiFi, eSIM	8.42 (December 2024)	Almendral Group (100%)[52]
2	Movistar (formerly, Telefónica Móvil and BellSouth)	850/1900MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 850/1900MHz UMTS 700/1900/2600MHz LTE-FDD, LTE-A 3500MHz 5G NR NSA VoLTE, eSIM	6.13 (December 2024)	Telefónica (100%)[6]
3	WOM (formerly, Nextel)	AWS (1700/2100MHz) UMTS 700MHz/AWS LTE-FDD, LTE-A 700/AWS/3500MHz 5G NR NSA VoLTE, VoWiFi, eSIM WOM also roams on Claro using 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies only.	5.77 (December 2024)	Novator Partners (100%)[53]
4	Claro (formerly, Smartcom)	850/1900MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 850/AWS/1900MHz UMTS 700/AWS/1900/2600MHz LTE-FDD, LTE-A 2600/3500MHz 5G NR NSA VoLTE, VoWiFi Claro also roams on WOM using 3G and 4G technologies only.	5.31 (December 2024)	ClaroVTR (50% América Móvil, 50% Liberty Latin America)[54]
Mobile virtual network operators
5	VTR Móvil (using Claro)	VTR Móvil roams on Claro using 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies only. It also roams on WOM using 3G and 4G technologies only.	0.360 (March 2024)	ClaroVTR (50% América Móvil, 50% Liberty Latin America)
6	Mundo Móvil (using Movistar)	Mundo Móvil roams on Movistar using 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies only.	0.167 (March 2024)	DigitalBridge[55] (100%)
7	Virgin Mobile (using Movistar)	Virgin Mobile has access to Movistar's 5G network since August 2024.[56][57]	0.048 (March 2024)	Virgin Mobile Latin America (Beyond ONE, Virgin Group)[58]
8	GTD/Telsur Móvil (using Movistar)	GTD Móvil and Telsur Móvil roam on Movistar using 3G, 4G and 5G technologies.	0.003 (March 2024)	Grupo GTD (100%)

Colombia

The country has 83.3 million subscribers in total.^[59] (Second Trimester 2023)

The country's telecom regulator is the CRC (Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones).^[60]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Claro	1900(2) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 2600(7) MHz, 1900(2) MHz, 700(28) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR	38.4[59] (June 2023)	América Móvil (99.4%)[5]
2	Movistar	850(5) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 1900(2) MHz, 850(5) MHz, 2600(38) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR	21.1[59] (June 2023)	Telefónica (67.5%), Colombian Government (32.5%)[61]
3	Tigo	1900(2) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 700(28) MHz, 1900(2) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR	12.16[59] (June 2023)	Millicom (Atlas Investissement (iliad) 40.2%)[62] (50% + 1 Share), EPM and ETB
4	WOM	1700(4) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 2600(7) MHz, 700(28) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR	3.6[59] (June 2023)	Novator Partners (majority stake)
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
5	Virgin Mobile (using Movistar)	850(5) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 1900(2) MHz, 850(5) MHz, 2600(38) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR	2.8[59] (June 2023)	Virgin Mobile
6	Móvil Éxito[63] (using Tigo)	1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 700(28) MHz, 1900(2) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR	1.7[59] (June 2023)	Grupo Éxito
7	ETB (using Tigo[64])	1900(2) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 700(28) MHz, 1900(2) MHz LTE	0.3[59] (June 2023)	ETB
8	Flash Móvil (using Tigo)	1900(2) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 700(28) MHz, 1900(2) MHz LTE	0.1[59] (June 2023)
9	Suma Móvil (using Tigo)	1900(2) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 700(28) MHz, 1900(2) MHz LTE	0.03[59] (June 2023)

Costa Rica

The country has 7.1 million subscribers in total;^[65] with 4.76 million people there are about 149 mobile lines for every 100 citizens (149% penetration rate).

Until 2011, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad had a monopoly on wireless communications. In November 2011, after the market was open as required by DR-CAFTA, Claro and Movistar started service.^[66][67]

The country's telecom regulator is SUTEL (Spanish)^[68]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Kölbi[69]	GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800 (3)/2600 (7) MHz LTE	4.33[65]	Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
2	Liberty	GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800 (3)/2100 (1) MHz  LTE	1.42[65]	Liberty Latin America[70]
3	Claro	GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 (3)/2100 (1) MHz LTE	1.13[65]	América Móvil[5]
Mobile virtual network operators
4	Tuyo Móvil[71] (using Kölbi)	GSM (GPRS, EDGE) UMTS, HSDPA	0.14	Televisora de Costa Rica S.A.
5	Fullmóvil[72] (using Kölbi)	GSM (GPRS, EDGE) UMTS, HSDPA	0.03	Virtualis[73]

Cuba

The country has over 6 million subscribers in total, or a 45% penetration rate as of December 2019.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Cubacel[74]	GSM-850/900 MHz GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz (1), 900 MHz (8) UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA 1800 MHz (3), 2100 MHz (1), 900 MHz (8), 700 MHz (28) LTE	Not Yet Available	ETECSA

Curaçao

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-900/1800/1900 UMTS, HSPA+ LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel[75]
2	FLOW	GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America (100%)[33][34]

Dominica

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-1800/900 UMTS, HSPA+-2100(1)/900(8) LTE-1900(2)/700(12/17)	Not Yet Available	Digicel
2	FLOW	GSM-1900/850 UMTS, HSPA+-1900(2)/850(5) LTE-1900(2)/700(13)	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America[2]

Dominican Republic

The country has 9.73 million subscribers as of December 2021.^[76]

The country's telecom regulator is Indotel.^[77]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Claro (formerly CODETEL)	CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE	5.98 (Dec 2021)[76]	América Móvil (100%)[5]
2	altice (formerly Orange and Tricom)	CdmaOne GSM-1800/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 EV-DO 900 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+ 1800-1900 MHz LTE	3.25 (Dec 2021)[76]	Altice Hispaniola
3	Viva	CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE)	0.49 (Dec 2021)[76]	Trilogy International Partners

Ecuador

The country has 113% penetration rate^[78] = 17.5m mobile subscribers^[79] (February 2014)

The country's telecom regulator is Arcotel.^[80]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Claro	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	7.822[5] (October 2020)	América Móvil (100%)[5]
2	Movistar	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	4.54[4] (December 2016)	Telefónica (100%)[6]
3	Cnt	450 MHz CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO GSM-1900 UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	0.723[81] (Q1 2015)	Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, CNT EP
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
4	Tuenti[82] (using Movistar network)			Tuenti Ecuador[83]

El Salvador

The country has 8.8 million subscribers in total for a population of 6.1 million, or a 144% penetration rate.^[84] (Dec 2015)

The country's telecom regulator is SIGET.^[85]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Tigo	GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 850 MHz LTE	3.06[28] (June 2017)	Millicom (100%)[86](Atlas Investissement (NJJ) 41.8%)[87]
2	Claro	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	1.426[88] (June 2007)	América Móvil (95.8%)[5]
3	Movistar	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1900 MHz LTE	0.847[89] (Dec 2006)	Telefónica (59.58%),[6] Corporación Multi Inversiones (40%)[90]
4	Digicel	900 MHz GSM (GPRS, EDGE) 900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+	1.0[1] (June 2015)	Digicel
5	RED	iDEN	Not Yet Available	Intelfon

Falkland Islands

The telecom regulator is Falkland Islands Communications Regulator (FICR).^[91]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Sure[92]	GSM-900	Not Yet Available	Batelco

France (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)

The telecom regulator is the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques, des Postes et de la Distribution de la Presse.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership	MCC / MNC
1	SPM Telecom[93]	GSM-900/800/1800 MHz[94]	Not Yet Available	Orange S.A. (70%), Landry (30%)	30801
2	Globatel		Not Yet Available

Greenland

Greenland has 0.053 million subscribers in total, or a 93.32% penetration rate.^[95] (December 2009)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership	MCC / MNC
1	tusass (formerly TELE Greenland)	GSM-900 900 MHz UMTS 800 MHz LTE	0.01355 (2011)[96]	TELE Greenland	29001

Grenada

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM, GPRS, EDGE-900/1800 UMTS, HSPA+-850(5) LTE-700(13)	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America[2]
2	Digicel	GSM, GPRS, EDGE- 900/1800 UMTS, HSPA+-1900(2) LTE-700(17)	Not Yet Available	Digicel (100%)[19]

Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana (Guyane)

As of September 2012, the penetration rate was 153% for Guadeloupe (0.449 million inhabitants), 148% for Martinique (0.396 m.inh.) and 127% for French Guiana (0.236 m.inh.). ^[97]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions) markets share (%)	Ownership
1	Orange Caraïbe[98]	GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) UMTS, HSPA+ 1800/2600 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Orange S.A.
2	Digicel	GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel (100%)[19]
3	SFR Caraïbe [fr][99]	GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA LTE	15%, 25%, 27% (Q2 2012)[100]	Numericable (Altice)
4	Outremer Telecom	GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Outremer Telecom (100%)[19]
5	IEC Telecom	GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	IEC Telecom (100%)[19]

Guatemala

The country has 19,113,800 subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate.^[101] (June 2017)

The country's telecom regulator is SIT.^[102]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Tigo	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 850 MHz LTE	11.6[101] (December 2024)	Millicom (Altas Investissement (NJJ) 29.1%)[103](55%)[104]
2	Claro	GSM-900/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	9.3[101] (June 2017)	América Móvil (99.3%)[5]

Guyana

The country has a 66.4% penetration rate^[105] (2016).

The country's telecom regulator is the Guyana Telecommunications Agency.^[106]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-900 EDGE UMTS HSPA+ LTE	0.305[107] (June 2015)	Digicel
2	gtt[108]	GSM-900 HSPA+[109]	0.203[107] (June 2015)	Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company

Haiti

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-900/1800 (EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	4.7[1] (June 2015)	Digicel
2	NATCOM[110]	GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1700 MHz (AWS-1) LTE	0.5[111] (Jan 2012)	60% owned by Viettel Mobile and 40% by the Haitian State[112]

Honduras

The country has 7.45 million subscribers in total, or a 93.5% penetration rate.^[113] (2018)

The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.^[114]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Tigo	CdmaOne GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	4.3[28] (Jun 2017)	Millicom (Altas Investissement (NJJ) 41.9%)[115](66.7%)[116]
2	Claro	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE	5.0[117] (December 2024)	América Móvil (100%)[5]
3	HONDUTEL	GSM-1900	0.07[117] (April 2016)	HONDUTEL

Jamaica

The country has 3.5 million subscribers in total, or a 129% penetration rate (September 2015). The country's telecom regulator is the Spectrum Management Authority.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ DC-HSDPA 700 MHz (Band 17),[118] 700 MHz (Band 12), 850 MHz (Band 5), 1700 MHz (Band 4), 1900 MHz (Band 2) LTE	2.2[1] (June 2015)	Digicel
2	FLOW	850 & 1900 MHz UMTS & HSPA+ 700 MHz (Band 12), 1700 MHz (Band 4), 1900 MHz (Band 2) LTE	0.93[15] (March 2017)	Liberty Latin America[2] (82%)[14]

Mexico

The country has 112 million subscribers in total, or a 91.6% penetration rate.^[119] (March 2017)

The country's current telecom regulator is IFETEL (IFT).^[120]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telcel	GSM-1900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE 3500 MHz NR	83.2[5] (June 2023)	América Móvil (100%)[5]
2	Movistar	1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 850, 1700, 1900, 2600 MHz LTE	25.8[4] (March 2017)	Telefónica (100%)[6][121][122][123]
3	AT&T Mexico (Includes Unefón)	850/1700/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 850, 1700, 1900, 2600 MHz LTE 2600 MHz NR	21.6[124] (December 2022)	AT&T Inc.
4	Red Compartida (Shared network available for MVNOs)	700 MHz LTE	5[125] (December 2021)	ALTÁN Redes
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
5	Virgin Mobile (using Movistar)	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	0.802[126] (March 2017)	Virgin Mobile
6	QBO Cel (using Movistar)	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	0.132[126] (March 2017)	Canaliza Software[127]
7	weex (using Movistar)	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	0.150[126] (March 2017)	Truu Innovation[128]
8	Cierto (using Movistar)	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	0.015[129] (March 2017)	Teligentia[130]
9	Maz Tiempo (using Movistar)	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	0.010[129] (March 2017)	Maz Tiempo[131]
10	Oui Móvil (using Telcel)	GSM-1900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	0.030[4] (March 2017)	Telecomunicaciones 360[132]
11	Flash Mobile (using Movistar)	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	0.064[4] (March 2017)	Logística ACN México[133]

Montserrat

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM-850 EDGE UMTS HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America[2]
2	Digicel	GSM EDGE UMTS HSPA+ LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel Group

Nicaragua

The country has 6.8 million subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate.^[134] (2013)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Claro (formerly Enitel)	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	3.67[135] (Dec 2013)	América Móvil (99.6%)[5]
2	Tigo	CdmaOne, CDMA2000 1x GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1900 MHz LTE	3.14[135] (Dec 2013)	Millicom (Altas Investissement (NJJ) 29.1%)[136]

Panama

The country has 4.96 Million subscribers in total, or 123 active mobile phones per 100 inhabitants according to ASEP.^[137] (December 2016)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	+móvil	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1900 MHz LTE (Band 28/Band 2)	1.78[15] (March 2017)	Cable & Wireless (49%)[14]
2	Tigo	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE (Band 28)	0.939 (Dec 2006)	Millicom (Altas Investissement (iliad) 40.2%)[138][139]

Paraguay

The country has 7.34 Million subscribers in total, or a 109% penetration rate.^[140] The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.^[141] (Nov 2015)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Tigo	GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE	3.4[28] (Jun 2017)	Millicom (Atlas Investissement (iliad S.A.) 29.1%)[142](100%)[143]
2	Personal	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	2.4[140] (Nov 2015)	ABC Color and Telecom Argentina
3	Claro	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	0.8[140] (Nov 2015)	América Móvil (100%)[5]
4	VOX [es]	GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	0.36[140] (Nov 2015)	COPACO S.A.[144]

Peru

The country has 37.3 million subscribers in total for a population of 30.4 million, or a 123% penetration rate.^[145] (Mar. 2017)

The country's telecom regulator is OSIPTEL.^[146]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Movistar	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	15.0[145] (Mar 2017)	Telefónica (99.3%)[61]
2	Claro (Formerly TIM)	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	10.552[5] (October 2020)	América Móvil (100%)[5]
3	Entel (Formerly Nextel)	iDEN 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE	5.9[145] (Mar 2017)	Entel (Chile)
4	Bitel [es] (Formerly Viettel Peru S.A.C.)	1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 900 MHz LTE[147]	4.6[145] (Mar 2017)	Viettel Mobile
5	ASU MOBILE (Formerly TIM)	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	10.552[5] (October 2020)	UNION TELECOMl (100%)[5]
6	UNION TELECOM (Formerly TIM)	GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	10.552[5] (October 2020)	UNION TELECOM (100%)[5]
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
5	Cuy Móvil [es] (using Claro)			Cuy Móvil [es]

Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands

These U.S. territories have 3 million subscribers in total, or an 84% penetration rate.^[148] (June 2012).

The telecom regulator for Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands at federal level is the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).^[149]

The local telecom regulator for Puerto Rico is the Junta Reglamentadora de Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico (JRTPR)^[150] The local telecom regulator for USVI is the USVI Public Services Commission (USVIPSC)^[151]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Liberty[2] (formerly AT&T)	850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+ 850(5)/700(12-14-17-29)/1700(4-66)/1900(2)/2300(30) MHz LTE, LTE-A 850(5) MHz 5G NR 2G was discontinued as of 31 December 2016.[152]	1.1[153] (Nov 2020)	Liberty Latin America[2]
2	Claro	GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+ 700 1700AWS  MHz LTE	1.4[154][timeframe?]	América Móvil (100%)[5]
3	T-Mobile •Includes Metro by T-Mobile •Includes the previous Sprint network Includes the next Orange by T Mobile CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) AWS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+ 600/700(12-13)/1700/1900 MHz LTE, LTE-A 600/2500 MHz 5G NR	?	?	Deutsche Telekom AG (43%) SoftBank Group Corporation (24%) free float (33%)
Mobile virtual network operators
4	TracFone Wireless	CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT GSM (GPRS)	?	Verizon (100%)

1. Currently unable to determine T-Mobile and TracFone subscriber numbers without the United States' subscribers.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

The country has approximately 25,000 subscribers in total.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM-850/1900 UMTSHSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America[2]
2	Digicel	GSM 900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Digicel

Saint Lucia

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM-850 UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Global
2	Digicel	GSM 900/1800 (EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Digicel (91.02%)[19]
3	NTRC	GSM-850 UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available
4	SLICTA	GSM-850 UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	FLOW	GSM-850 (GPRS) UMTS, HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America[2]
2	Digicel	GSM 900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS	Not Yet Available	Digicel
3	Bouygues	GSM 1000/1400 2100 MHz UMTS	Not Yet Available	Bouygues

Suriname

The country has 0.81 million subscribers in total,^[155] or a 146% penetration rate.^[156] (2016). The regulator is the Telecommunicatie Authoriteit Suriname (TAS).^[157]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telesur	GSM-900/1800 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700/1800 MHz LTE	Not Yet Available	Telesur
2	Digicel	GSM-900/1800 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	Not Yet Available	Digicel (87.7%)[19]

Trinidad and Tobago

At the end of 2021, the country has 2.00 million subscribers^[158] in total, or a 146% penetration rate. The regulator is Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT)^[159]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM, GPRS, EDGE-850, UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+- 850(5)/1900(2), LTE, LTE-A-700(28)/1700(4)/1900(2)	1.35 (2016)	Digicel (100%)[19]
2	bmobile	GSM, GPRS, EDGE-850, UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+-850(5)/1900(2), LTE, LTE-A-700(28)/1700(4)/1900(2)/(2500(41) for FWB), NR-2500 (FWB)	1.2 (2016)	Cable & Wireless Communications(49%) Government of Trinidad and Tobago (51%)

Turks and Caicos Islands

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ LTE	Not Yet Available	Digicel (51%)[19]
2	FLOW (which acquired the assets of Islandcom Wireless)	GSM-850 UMTS HSPA+ LTE	Not Yet Available	Liberty Latin America[2]

United States

Main article: List of mobile network operators in the United States

Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United States lease wireless telephone and data service from major carriers such as AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US, or Verizon Wireless, as well as regional carrier United States Cellular Corporation for resale.

The largest operator of MVNOs is TracFone Wireless with over 25 million subscribers.

Main article: List of mobile virtual network operators in the United States

The country's telecom regulator is the United States Federal Communications Commission.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Verizon Includes TracFone Wireless and Visible by Verizon	LTE 700 (13), 850 (5), 1700 (4-66), 1900 (2), 3500 (48) MHz 5G NR 850 (n5 via DSS), 1900 (n2 via DSS), 3700 (n77), 28000 (n261), 39000 (n260) MHz	146[160] (Q1 2025)	Verizon Communications Inc.
2	T-Mobile Includes Assurance Wireless and Metro by T-Mobile	GSM 1900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) LTE, LTE-A 600 MHz (71), 700 MHz (12), 850 MHz (5), 1700/2100 MHz (4,66), 1900 MHz (2,25), 2500 MHz (41) 5G NR 600 MHz (n71), 1900 MHz (n25), 1700/2100 MHz (n66), 2.5 GHz (n41), 26 GHz (n258), 39 GHz (n260), 28 GHz (n261)	131[161] (Q1 2025)	Deutsche Telekom AG (51.4%) SoftBank Group Corporation (8.5%) free float (39.4%)
3	AT&T Includes Cricket Wireless and FirstNet	LTE, LTE-A 850 (5), 700 (12-14-17-29), 1700 (4-66), 1900 (2), 2300 (30) MHz 5G NR 850 (n5), 1900 (n2 via DSS), 1700/2100 (n66 via DSS), 3700 (n77), 28000 (n261), 39000 (n260) MHz	118[162] (Q1 2025)	AT&T Inc.
4	Boost Mobile Includes Gen Mobile and Ting Mobile	5G NR 600 (n71), 700(n29), 1700/2100 (n66-70) MHz (in construction; primarily roaming on the AT&T and T-Mobile networks)	7.2[163] (Q1 2025)	EchoStar Corporation
5	U.S. Cellular	LTE, LTE-A 600 (71), 700 (12), 850 (5), 1700 (4-66), 1900 (2), 2500 (41) MHz 5G NR 600 (n71), 26000 (n258), 39000 (n260) MHz	4.4[164] (Q1 2025)	Telephone and Data Systems Inc. (84%) and will be sold to T-Mobile

1. T-Mobile and AT&T US numbers include Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands subscribers.
2. T-Mobile uses the GCI network in Alaska.

Uruguay

As of June 2020, Uruguay has 5.3 million mobile subscribers in total.^[165] The country's telecom regulator is URSEC.^[166]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Antel	1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	2.75[165] (June 2020)	State-owned
2	Movistar	850/1900 MHz GSM 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE	1.63[165] (June 2020)	Telefónica (100%)[6]
3	Claro	1900 MHz GSM 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE	0.96[165] (June 2020)	América Móvil (100%)[5]

Venezuela

The country has 20.7 million subscribers in December 2018, a 33% drop versus December 2013.^[167]

The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.^[168]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Movilnet	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700/2100 MHz LTE (Jan. 2017)[169]	8.85[167] (Dec 2018)	CANTV
2	Movistar	GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 1700/2100 MHz LTE[170]	8.84[167] (Dec 2018)	Telefónica (100%)[6]
3	Digitel GSM	GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) 900 MHz UMTS HSDPA HSUPA HSPA+, 1800 MHz LTE	3.04[167] (Dec 2018)	Telvenco

See also

• List of mobile network operators in Asia and Oceania
• List of mobile network operators in Europe
• List of mobile network operators in the Middle East and Africa
• List of mobile network operators worldwide
• List of telecommunications regulatory bodies
• Mobile Network Codes in ITU region 3xx (North America)
• Mobile Network Codes in ITU region 7xx (South America)