Statistics on Telecom Services for 2005 (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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Fixed Lines
1
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Total fixed line subscriptions
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1,849,300
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1,848,600
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1,848,300
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1,847,200
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1,846,900
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1,847,800
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Total Residential fixed line subscriptions
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1,090,400
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1,090,000
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1,089,500
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1,088,800
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1,088,100
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1,088,400
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Total Corporate fixed line subscriptions
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758,800
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758,700
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758,800
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758,400
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758,800
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759,400
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Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate
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43.4%
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43.3%
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43.3%
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43.3%
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43.3%
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43.3%
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Fixed line household penetration
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96.2%
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96.1%
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96.1%
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96.0%
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96.0%
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96.0%
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Mobile Market
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Total mobile phone subscriptions
2
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4,135,700
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4,161,300
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4,185,100
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4,193,100
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4,185,100
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4,256,800
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Total post-paid subscriptions (2G)
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2,645,000
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2,646,300
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2,635,300
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2,613,700
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2,586,700
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2,565,100
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Total pre-paid subscriptions (2G)
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1,453,200
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1,467,300
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1,483,600
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1,482,500
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1,469,100
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1,516,900
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Total number of 3G subscriptions
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37,500
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47,700
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66,200
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96,900
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129,300
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174,800
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Total number of SMS messages (2G + 3G)
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706.72 million
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733.89 million
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720.44 million
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744.39 million
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756.98 million
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840.02 million
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Mobile Population Penetration Rate
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97.0%
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97.5%
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98.1%
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98.3%
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98.1%
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99.8%
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Paging Services
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Total paging subscriptions
2
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86,300
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86,300
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77,900
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77,900
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77,900
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70,700
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Paging penetration
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2.0%
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2.0%
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1.8%
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1.8%
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1.8%
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1.7%
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Dial-Up Internet Services
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Total Internet dial-up subscriptions
3
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1,665,100
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1,657,700
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1,647,700
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1,637,700
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1,628,500
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1,618,100
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Total Residential Internet dial-up subscriptions
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1,607,400
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1,600,400
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1,591,400
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1,581,900
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1,573,100
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1,562,900
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Total Corporate Internet dial-up subscriptions
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57,800
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57,300
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56,300
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55,800
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55,400
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55,200
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Internet Dial-up Population Penetration Rate
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39.0%
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38.9%
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38.6%
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38.4%
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38.2%
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37.9%
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Broadband Internet Access Services
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Total broadband subscriptions
5
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579,100
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588,300
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597,700
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605,300
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613,300
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629,600
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Total Residential broadband subscriptions
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530,600
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539,100
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546,800
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553,200
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559,800
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575,900
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Total Corporate broadband subscriptions
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48,400
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49,200
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50,900
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52,100
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53,500
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53,700
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Total xDSL subscriptions
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309,800
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313,300
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316,700
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319,000
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322,400
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330,000
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Total cable modem subscriptions
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262,200
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267,800
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272,900
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277,900
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282,000
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291,500
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Total leased line Internet subscriptions
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3,000
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3,100
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3,000
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3,100
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3,000
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3,100
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Total subscriptions using other broadband Internet access method
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4,100
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4,100
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5,000
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5,300
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5,800
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5,000
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Household broadband penetration
6
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46.8%
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47.5%
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48.2%
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48.8%
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49.4%
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50.8%
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International Telephone Services
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Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes
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247.02 million
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250.57 million
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253.12 million
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260.31 million
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249.46 million
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248.15 million
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Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes including transit
7
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399.25 million
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395.58 million
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409.63 million
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419.65 million
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396.31 million
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385.91 million
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These telecom statistics are subject to revision from time to time to ensure accuracy.
^Population Penetration rate figures from Jun 2006 onwards have been re-computed, taking into account the revised population figures recently released by the Department of Statistics. Population Penetration Rate = [Total number of subscriptions/Total Population].
With effect from Jan 2001, we have begun to use total population instead of total residential population as the population base for the calculation of penetration rates for telecom services (unless otherwise stated). Total residential population was previously used because historically, the take-up of telecom services by foreign workers was typically low. With the government's recent efforts in promoting foreign talent, the profile of the foreign worker has changed. Specifically, there has been a marked increase in the subscription to telecom services by "non-residential" foreigners. It is therefore timely to adopt the total population figure as the population base in calculating penetration rates to give a more accurate picture of the adoption of telecom services
Total Households refers to total residential dwelling units in Singapore. This figure is computed using the total number of residential subscribers on a per household basis. The number of households is obtained from the Department of Statistics' Statistical Highlights publication.
All subscriber figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
All penetration figures are rounded to the nearest decimal point.
Please note that the fall in "Internet dial-up subscriptions" from May 2001 onwards is a result of a database correction of an Internet Service Provider, to remove from its system discontinued dial-up Internet accounts for the period of Dec 1999 - Aug 2000 that were not previously deleted.
1
"Fixed Lines" includes Direct Exchange Lines (DEL) and IP Telephony subscriptions using Level '6' numbers.
2
The pre-paid SIM card subscriber base figures are included in the total number of mobile phone subscribers as well as in the total number of GSM900 and GSM1800 subscriber bases. Statistics for "3G subscriptions" are collected from May 2005 onwards and are published and aggregated into "Total number of mobile phone subscriptions".
3
Paging figures from Jan 1999 onwards have been re-computed based on updated data information. With effect from Jul 2004, paging figures will be updated on a quarterly basis every Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The figures for Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Oct and Nov will not be updated and will reflect the latest quarterly figure.
4
The "Internet Dial-up Penetration" figures includes: (i) subscribers to paid Internet access service for all IASPs, including ISDN dial-up subscribers; and (ii) subscribers to free Internet access. Following full telecom market liberalisation, the number of IASPs have increased considerably. Starting Jan 2001, the published figures on the internet dial-up market include contributions from such new IASPs.
5
With effect from Jul 2004, the total number of broadband subscriptions includes xDSL, cable modems, leased line Internet and other broadband Internet access methods.
6
This figure is computed using the total number of residential broadband subscribers on a per household basis. The number of households is obtained from the Department of Statistics' Statistical Highlights publication. Please note that this is not reflective of the proportion of households with broadband in Singapore. For a more reflective number, please refer to
IDA's Household Survey findings
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7
Following full liberalisation of the telecoms market, Singapore's international telephone services market has grown considerably both in the diversity of such services available as well as in the number of operators offering these services. As Singapore continues to develop as a hub for international voice traffic, including transit and regional traffic in our published statistics will provide a more holistic picture of the vibrancy and growth of the entire international telephone services market in Singapore. Thus, this figure includes total retail outgoing international call minutes as well as transit minutes. For comparison purposes, figures from previous years will also be adjusted accordingly. This change has been applied retroactively from Jan 2001. Further, starting from Jan 2001, traffic from other service providers such as ISR operators has also been included. Since Jul 2004, IDA has also expanded on the reporting of international telephone services to include all Service-Based Operators (SBO), resulting in a marked increase in the minutes reported from Jun 2004. Part of the increase is also due to monthly traffic fluctuations.