Number of telephone lines (thousands)
Number of telephone lines (thousands)
Telephone connections
|
1985
|
1990
|
1991
|
1992
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main lines
|
738.8
|
995.8
|
1,129.3
|
1,292.1
|
1,498.5
|
1,774.1
|
2,157.2
|
2,661.6
|
Of which: individual
|
499.0
|
704.7
|
819.7
|
952.4
|
1,135.8
|
1,390.0
|
1,742.3
|
2,207.1
|
institutional
|
219.9
|
265.4
|
282.5
|
311.4
|
332.1
|
350.4
|
377.5
|
383.3
|
public
|
19.9
|
25.7
|
26.5
|
28.3
|
30.6
|
33.7
|
37.4
|
40.6
|
Proportion of main terminals facilitating long-distancedialing %
|
no data
|
87.4
|
88.3
|
90.1
|
92.6
|
93.9
|
95.8
|
96.1
|
Number of persons on waiting list for home main line, (thousands)
|
no data
|
571.3
|
608.1
|
678.2
|
704.0
|
647.0
|
632.9
|
250.9
|
Number of cellular telephone sets, 1000 units
|
no data
|
no data
|
5.0
|
23.3
|
70.0
|
142.4
|
267.1
|
473.1
|
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics
Including in-plant main lines, used for service purposes, which generate no income.
