Plus Communication

Plus Communication Sh.A

Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	June 2009, 10 (10-06-2009)
Defunct	January 2018, 01 (01-01-2018)
Headquarters	Tirana , Albania
Area served	Albania[1]
Services	Telecommunications
Number of employees	312 (2016)
Website	plus.al

PLUS ALBANIA Communication SH.A. (also known as PLUS) was an Albanian telecommunications company.^[2] It was the 4th mobile operator in Albania by number of subscribers.

Opening

PLUS Communication was founded in June 2009, after AKEP gave the Individual Authorization (license) as the bidder with the highest value, to provide mobile telephony services. The company started its commercial operations on December 6, 2010. ^[3] When PLUS ceased operations in 2018, its reserved frequencies were split between Vodafone and One.

Market share

In 2012, PLUS had 5.3 million subscribers (187% penetration rate), out of which there were 3.2 million active users (114% penetration rate). An active user is defined as having communication in the last three months.^[4]

The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority.^{[citation needed]}

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Vodafone	GSM-900/1800 UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, 4G, 4G+	1.839 or 34.76% (2012)	Vodafone
2	One Albania	GSM-900/1800 UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, 4G, 4G+	1.736 or 32.82% (2012)	4iG
3	ALBtelecom Mobile	GSM-900/1800 UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, 4G	1.304 or 24.66% (2012)	Albtelecom
4	Plus	GSM-900/1800	0.410 or 7.76% (2012)	Plus Communication

See also

• List of mobile network operators of Europe
• Vodafone
• Telekom
• Albtelecom

References

1. http://plus.al/en/about-plus-shareholders PLUS Communication
2. TV Klan about Plus (in Albanian)
3. Top Channel about plus (in Albanian)
4. "2012 yearly report (in Albanian)" (PDF). Electronic and Postal Communications Authority. AKEP. Retrieved 7 June 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}