Posted by meb at March 5th, 2009

Avea grew by 23 percent in 2008 compared to 2007 and increased its market share in Turkey to 18.5 percent from 13.5 percent; also we increased our subscribers by 2.2 million to 12.2 million,” Avea CEO Cüneyt Türktan announced during a press conference in İstanbul.

Türktan said the company invested TL 465 million in infrastructure in 2008, increasing its coverage area to over 95 percent of the country. He added that the company had made a total of $1.3 billion in investments in the Turkish GSM market during the last four years. With regard to number portability, which enables subscribers to switch to other operators without changing their numbers, Türktan said Avea led the competition, having attracted 690,000 subscribers as of March 3. “We have become the most preferred GSM operator,” he noted. Türktan said they would continue to improve their company in 2009 with the aim of providing their subscribers the highest quality service.
source: Today’s Zaman

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