Statistics on Telecom Services for 1997 (Jul - Dec)
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CATEGORY
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JUL
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AUG
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SEP
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OCT
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NOV
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DEC
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Mobile Phone Subscribers
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588,000
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611,000
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640,000
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672,000
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700,000
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743,000
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Mobile Phone Penetration Rate
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19.3
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20.0
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21.0
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21.7
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22.5
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24.0
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Paging Subscribers
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1.20m
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1.22m
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1.24m
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1.27m
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1.28m
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1.3m
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Paging Penetration Rate
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39.5
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40.2
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40.9
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40.8
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41.4
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42.3
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Total Internet Dial-up Subscribers
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211,000
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222,000
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233,000
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243,000
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254,000
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267,400
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International Outgoing Traffic (IDD)
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20.1m
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19.8m
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20.8m
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21.2m
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19.8m
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19.4m
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IDD Cumulative
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127.2m
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147m
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167.8m
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189.0m
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208.8m
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228.2m
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