Figure 5: How many countries allow mobile competition?
Number of countries with mobile cellular competition 1993-98, and market structure by region, 1999

Note: Upper chart based on situation in 206 countries; lower chart on situation in 187 of the ITU Member States. The existence of competition is determined by the actual rather than theoretical status. In the lower chart, "monopoly" implies only one operator; "Competition" implies two or more operators.

Source: ITU.