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Statistics on Telecom Services for 1998 (Jan - Jun)

CATEGORY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Total Fixed Line Subscribers 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
Total Mobile Phone Subscribers 776,800 799,500 848,600 864,100 876,400 903,200
Mobile Phone Penetration Rate1 25.0 25.8 27.3 27.8 28.2 28.6
Total Paging Subscribers 1,326,300 1,342,200 1,348,400 1,351,700 1,361,800 1,364,300
Paging Penetration Rate1 42.7 43.2 43.5 43.6 43.9 43.1
Total Internet Dial-up Subscribers 276,600 285,500 296,600 306,700 316,700 328,800
Total Internet Leased Circuit Subscribers 2 - - - - - -
International Outgoing Traffic (IDD) 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 Subscribers2 - - - - - -
Total Trunked Radio Subscribers2 - - - - - -

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.

These telecom statistics are subject to revision from time to time to ensure accuracy.

LAST UPDATED: 30 JUL 2021