Statistics on Telecom Services for 1998 (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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Total Fixed Line Subscribers
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1,709,200
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1,718,600
|
1,730,800
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1,736,300
|
1,742,600
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1,751,500
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Fixed Line Penetration Rate
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54.0
|
54.3
|
54.7
|
54.9
|
55.1
|
55.4
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Total Mobile Phone Subscribers
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925,200
|
936,700
|
954,600
|
983,900
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1,005,800
|
1,020,200
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Mobile Phone Penetration Rate
1
|
29.3
|
29.6
|
30.3
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31.1
|
31.8
|
32.3
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Total Paging Subscribers
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1,353,900
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1,352,000
|
1,348,200
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1,337,500
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1,315,900
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1,309,400
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Paging Penetration Rate
1
|
42.8
|
42.7
|
42.6
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42.3
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41.6
|
41.4
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Total Internet Dial-up Subscribers
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343,900
|
352,500
|
362,900
|
371,900
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384,700
|
393,600
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Total Internet Leased Circuit Subscribers
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,000
|
1,100
|
1,100
|
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International Outgoing Traffic (IDD)
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20.2m
|
18.0m
|
19.1m
|
19.0m
|
18.2m
|
17.4m
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IDD Cumulative
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139.6m
|
157.6m
|
176.7m
|
195.7m
|
213.9m
|
231.3m
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Total Mobile Data Subscribers
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
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10,400
|
10,700
|
10,800
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Total Trunked Radio Subscribers
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
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23,200
|
23,600
|
24,800
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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.