Insta Telecom LTD operates and supports a DSL network of 100K+ subscriber capacity across Afghanistan since early 2003, with an existing copper cable network Afghan Telecom Corporation. The network was initially launched in five major cities as Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Mazar Sharif, and Herat; it is currently expanded to 13+ cities and towns as follows:

 

No City/Town DSL Population Coverage Total DSL line Capacity Total Active Subscribers
1 Kabul 250,000 50,000 5,000
2 Kandahar 50,000 10,000 600
3 Jalalabad 50,000 10,000 200
4 Herat 100,000 20,000 600
6 Mazar 50,000 10,000 800
7 Ghazni 5,000 1,000 120
8 Khost 5,000 1,000 60
9 Parwan 5,000 1,000 100
10 Baghlan 10,000 2,000 500
11 Kunduz 5,000 1,000 100
12 Takhar 5,000 1,000 360
13 Helmand 5,000 1,000 70