The operator started offering 3G and 4G services three years ago. MCI is the first operator to offer such services in all Iranian cities, the company reported in a blog post. MCI has 47 million active users in the country of 80 million people. According to the International Telecommunication Union, by the end of 2016, 53% of Iranians actively used the Internet and 33.8% of the population had mobile Internet service subscriptions, according to Financial Tribune.