Afghan Wireless Communication Company is the country's first mobile phone company and the largest provider of telecom services. Afghan Wireless Communication Company owned and operated by Telephone Systems International (TSI) was incorporated in 1998 for the sole purpose of establishing a commercial telephone system in Afghanistan. Mr. Ehsan Bayat, President and CEO of Telephone Systems International, formed a joint venture partnership between Afghan Wireless Communication Company, with the Afghan Ministry of Communications in order to bring connectivity to the people of Afghanistan through the deployment of mobile communication services.