Statistics on Telecom Services for 1998 (Jan - Jun)
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CATEGORY
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JAN
|
FEB
|
MAR
|
APR
|
MAY
|
JUN
|
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Total Fixed Line Subscribers
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1,668,400
|
1,677,900
|
1,684,900
|
1,688,700
|
1,693,300
|
1,698,300
|
|
Fixed Line Penetration Rate
|
53.8
|
54.1
|
54.3
|
54.4
|
54.6
|
53.7
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|
Total Mobile Phone Subscribers
|
776,800
|
799,500
|
848,600
|
864,100
|
876,400
|
903,200
|
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Mobile Phone Penetration Rate
1
|
25.0
|
25.8
|
27.3
|
27.8
|
28.2
|
28.6
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Total Paging Subscribers
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1,326,300
|
1,342,200
|
1,348,400
|
1,351,700
|
1,361,800
|
1,364,300
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Paging Penetration Rate
1
|
42.7
|
43.2
|
43.5
|
43.6
|
43.9
|
43.1
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Total Internet Dial-up Subscribers
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276,600
|
285,500
|
296,600
|
306,700
|
316,700
|
328,800
|
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Total Internet Leased Circuit Subscribers
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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International Outgoing Traffic (IDD)
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18.3m
|
19.0m
|
21.2m
|
19.9m
|
20.6m
|
20.4m
|
|
IDD Cumulative
|
18.3m
|
37.3m
|
58.5m
|
78.4m
|
99.0m
|
119.4m
|
|
Total Mobile Data Subscribers
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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Total Trunked Radio Subscribers
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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All subscriber figures rounded to the nearest hundred.
All penetration figures rounded to the nearest decimal point.
1
Penetration rate figures from
June 98
onwards have been re-computed, taking into account the revised population figures recently released by the Department of Statistics.
2
Monthly figures on these services have been made available
only
from October 98 onwards.