www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Azerfon became the first telecom operator of Azerbaijan Republic to receive 3G license. The service will be launched soon on the 2.1 Ghz frequency and will be available not only in Baku or Absheron peninsula but across the country. 11,000 manat (US$13,681) will be charged to all those operators granted with the license.

According to the Mobile World database, the country has three GSM operators and one CDMA operator. 8.1 million subscribers representing 78 percent of the population were recorded by the end of Q3 2009