Sistema Shyam Teleservices’ MTS brand which offers mobile services in India over the CDMA platform achieved the 3 million subscriber base mark at an average monthly growth rate of 15% since the launch of its services in March 2009.

The operator has over 1.2 million subscribers in Rajasthan, over 700,000 in Kolkata and West Bengal, close to 500,000 in Tamil Nadu and over 150,000 in Karnataka & Delhi/NCR. Rajasthan, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are seen as the fast growing markets for the operator.

On the occasion, Vsevolod Rozanov, President and Chief Executive Officer of SSTL said, “ Industry regulator has adjudged our network as one of the best  in quality in the industry. I am happy that more and more subscribers in our telecom circles are endorsing our services. I am extremely happy that MTS services and products have found acceptability among voice and data subscribers equally. Our subscribers will be able to utilize our expanding network anywhere in India, especially in all the main urban centres.”

MTS is operational in 11 circles in India.

It has pitched its tariff at half a paisa per second billing for local calls in some of its circles of operation.

It has also launched high-speed wireless data services, MBlaze