Yearbook of Statistics Telecommunication Services - 1997 - 2006

I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n U n i o n
YEARBOOK OF STATISTICS
Telecommunica tio n
1 9 9 7 ~2 0 0 6
Ser v ice s
1997~2006
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Printed in Switzerland
Geneva - April 2008
ISBN 92-61-12401-1
I n t e r n a t i o n a l T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n U n i o n
Telecommunication Services
Chronological Time Series 1997-2006
July 2008
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................................................iii
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................1
DEFINITIONS .....................................................................................................................................................2
LIST OF ECONOMIES .......................................................................................................................................8
SOURCES ........................................................................................................................................................11
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS.............................................................................................................12
ECONOMY TABLES........................................................................................................................................13
OTHER ECONOMIES ....................................................................................................................................177
LIST OF OTHER ECONOMIES .....................................................................................................................178
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INTRODUCTION
1. This document is published in pursuance of ITU-T Recommendation C.1 (Helsinki, 1993) and the results
of the first World Telecommunication Indicators Meeting (Geneva, 1996).
2. Data are presented in the form of one table per economy. Tables are provided for economies: 1) for
which a minimum set of comparable data exists; and, 2) where there is reasonable assurance about the
validity of the data. Economies for which a table is available are shown in List of Economies. Summary
data for economies, which do not have an individual table, are shown under Other Economies.
3. A ten-year time series (1997-2006) is provided. The time series items shown for each economy vary
depending on availability. Explanations of the time series are shown under Definitions. Economy-specific
notes relating to a time series are indicated by a footnote reference; the note text is at the bottom of the
table. Notes referring to years other than those shown should be ignored. The data shown for each
economy relate to the fiscal year used in the economy (identified at the top of the table). Financial data
are shown in current prices in the currency used in the economy (identified at the top of the table).
4. The units of the data are shown under the column heading “Unit” and vary depending on the economy:
(blank) In units (i.e., no scaling made)

10x3 Thousands (i.e., 1’000)
10x6 Millions (i.e., 1’000’000)
10x9 Billions (i.e., 1’000’000’000)
% Per cent
Thousands are separated by an apostrophe (’) and decimals by a period (.).
Other symbols used:

... Data not available.
⎯ Zero or a quantity less than the unit shown.
Also used for data items that are not applicable.
5. Telecommunication data have been obtained from replies to ITU questionnaires and reports from
telecommunication ministries, regulators and operators. The main source of the telecommunication data
for each economy is listed at the end of each table. Demography, Economy, Broadcasting and
Information Technology data are generally provided by non-telecommunication organizations (see
Sources). The source of these data is usually identified by a footnote.
6. The Yearbook has been prepared by the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT).
Comments should be addressed to:
Market Information and Statistics Division

Telecommunication Development Bureau
International Telecommunication Union
CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Fax: +41 22 730 6449

Email: indicators@itu.int
7. Information about other telecommunication indicator reports can be obtained from ITU’s World Wide Web
site:
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict
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DEFINITIONS
ITEM INDICATOR DEFINITION
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY The indicators in this category are useful for deriving ratios in order to
make comparisons across countries. They are generally obtained from
international organizations (see Sources) or national statistical offices.
Readers are advised to consult the publications of the international
organizations shown in Sources for precise definitions of the
demographic and macro-economic data.
61 Population The data for population are mid-year estimates. They typically refer to
the de facto population within the present boundaries.
62 Households The data for households refer to the number of housing units
consisting of persons who live together or a person living alone.
Estimates are based on growth rates between censuses.
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) The data for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are current price data in
national currency. GDP is the sum of final expenditures on goods and
services in the domestic economy.
64 Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) The data for Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) are current price
data in national currency. GFCF is expenditures made by business and
government for additions to fixed assets.
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ Refers to the yearly average of the number of national currency units
per one United States dollar. Yearly averages are generally calculated
as arithmetic averages of monthly rates. Note that there can be
differences between official, market and unofficial rates. In some
countries for which average rates cannot be obtained, an end of period
rate is used.
66_00 Consumer price index (2000=100) The most common measure of inflation with a base year of 2000. It
reflects changes in the prices of a fixed amount of goods and services
by consumers.
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) Telecommunication equipment exports and imports are shown in
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) United States dollars. The data come from the United Nations. They
are aggregated from the following Standard International Trade
Classification (SITC) subgroupings: (1) 764.1 Electrical apparatus for
line telephony or line telegraphy (including such apparatus for carrier-
current line systems). Telephone sets; teleprinters; telephonic or
telegraphic switching apparatus; other apparatus for carrier-current line
systems; other telephonic or telegraphic apparatus. (2) 764.3
Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy, radio-
broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception
apparatus or sound-recording or reproducing apparatus. Transmission
apparatus; transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus.
(3) 764.81 Reception apparatus for radio-telephony or radio-
telegraphy; and (4) 764.91 Parts and accessories suitable for use
solely or principally with the apparatus of subgroup 764.1.
671 Telecom equipment exports Telecommunication equipment exports and imports are shown in
672 Telecom equipment imports national currency. The data come from national sources.
TELEPHONE NETWORK The indicators in this category refer to the fixed telephone network.
112 Main telephone lines in operation Main (fixed) telephone lines in operation.
A main line is a (fixed) telephone line connecting the subscriber's
terminal equipment to the public switched network and which has a
dedicated port in the telephone exchange equipment. This term is
synonymous with the term main station or Direct Exchange Line (DEL)
that are commonly used in telecommunication documents. It may not
be the same as an access line or a subscriber. The definition of access
line used by some countries varies. In some cases, it refers to the total
installed capacity (rather than lines in service). In other cases it refers
to all network access points including mobile cellular subscribers.
Telephone subscribers would not generally include public telephones
which are included in main lines.
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants Calculated by dividing the number of main lines by the population and
multiplying by 100.
1111 % households with a telephone Percentage of households with a telephone is based on census
surveys generally carried out by national statistical offices.
1142 % digital main lines Percent of main (fixed) lines connected to digital exchanges.
This percentage is obtained by dividing the number of main (fixed)
lines connected to digital telephone exchanges by the total number of
main lines. This indicator does not measure the percentage of
exchanges which are digital, the percentage of inter-exchange lines
which are digital or the percentage of digital network termination
points. Respondents should indicate whether the main lines included in
the definition represent only those in operation or the total capacity.
116 % residential main lines Percent of main (fixed) lines which are residential.
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lines serving households (i.e., lines which are not used for business,
government or other professional purposes or as public telephone
stations) by the total number of main lines.
1162 % main lines in urban areas Percent of main (fixed) lines in urban areas.
lines in urban areas by the total number of main lines in the country.
1112 Public payphones The total number of all types of public telephones, including coin and
card operated and public telephones in call offices. Public phones
installed in private places are included as well as mobile public
telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local
calls or national only) are also counted.
117 Line capacity of local public switching exchanges Total capacity of local public switching exchanges.
The total capacity of public switching exchanges corresponds to the
maximum number of main (fixed) lines that can be connected. This
number includes, therefore, main lines already connected and main
lines available for future connection, including those used for the
technical operation of the exchange (test numbers).
123 Waiting list for main lines Waiting list for main (fixed) lines.
Un-met applications for connection to the Public Switched Telephone
Network (PSTN) due to a lack of technical facilities (equipment, lines,
etc.). The waitlist should reflect the total number reported by all PSTN
service providers in the country.
MOBILE SERVICES The indicators in this category refer to mobile (wireless) networks.
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers Mobile cellular telephone subscribers (post-paid + prepaid).
Refers to the use of portable telephones subscribing to a public mobile
telephone service and provides access to Public Switched Telephone
Network (PSTN) using cellular technology. This can include analogue
and digital cellular systems. This includes subscribers to IMT-2000
(Third Generation, 3G). Subscribers to public mobile data services or
radio paging services are not included.
2712 Digital cellular subscribers Digital mobile cellular subscribers.
Total number of subscribers to digital cellular systems (e.g.
GSM/D/AMPS, TDMA, CDMA) and include both pre paid and post paid
subscribers (2712=271L+271mb).
271p Cellular prepaid subscribers Mobile cellular subscribers: prepaid subscribers.
Total number of mobile cellular subscribers using prepaid cards. These
are subscribers that rather than paying a fixed monthly subscription
fee, choose to purchase blocks of usage time. Only active prepaid
subscribers that have used the system within a reasonable period of
time (3 months) are included.
271mb Number of mobile cellular subscribers with access Number of subscribers to mobile cellular networks with access to data
to data communications at broadband speeds communications (e.g. the Internet) at broadband speeds (here defined
as greater than or equal to 256 kbit/s in one or both directions)* such
as WCDMA, HSDPA, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, CDMA 200 1xEV-DV etc.
These services are typically referred to as 3G or 3.5G and include:
-Wideband CDMA (W-CDMA), an IMT-2000 3G mobile
network technology, based on CDMA that presently delivers
packet-switched data transmission speeds up to 384 kbit/s
and up to 2 Mbit/s when fully implemented. Known as
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) in
Europe.
-High-speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), an upgrade
to W-CDMA to allow downlink data transmission at speeds
of typically 8-10 Mbit/s. It is complemented by High-Speed
Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), which offers uplink speeds
of around 5 Mbit/s.
-CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (Evolution, Data Optimised), an IMT-
2000 3G mobile network technology, based on CDMA that
delivers packet-switched data transmission speeds of up to
4.9 Mbit/s.
*If countries use a different definition of broadband, this should be

indicated in a note.
271pop Coverage of population (%) Percent coverage of mobile cellular network (population).
Mobile cellular coverage of population in percent. This indicator
measures the percentage of inhabitants that are within range of a
mobile cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they are
subscribers. This is calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants
within range of a mobile cellular signal by the total population. Note
that this is not the same as the mobile subscription density or
penetration.
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants Calculated by dividing the number of cellular mobile subscribers by the
population and multiplying by 100.
OTHER SERVICES The indicators in this category refer to text and data communications
and value-added network services.
28 ISDN subscribers The number of subscribers to the Integrated Services Digital Network
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(ISDN). It includes both basic rate interface service (i.e., 2B+D, ITU-T
Rec. I.420) and primary rate.
28c ISDN B channel equivalents ISDN voice channel equivalents.
B-channel equivalents converts the number of ISDN subscriber lines
into their equivalent voice channels, and represents the sum of basic
and primary rate equivalents. The number of basic rate subscribers is
multiplied by two and the number of primary rate subscribers is
multiplied by 23 or 30, depending on the standard implemented.
412 Private leased circuits Refer to a two-way link for the exclusive use of a subscriber regardless
of the way it is used by the subscriber (e.g., switched subscriber or
non-switched, or voice or data). Private circuits also referred to as
leased lines, can be either national or international in scope.
TRAFFIC The indicators in this category refer to the volume of traffic carried over
the Public Switched Telephone Network. There is wide variation in the
way telephone traffic is reported. Specifically there is no standard
convention among countries for measuring the unit in which telephone
traffic is recorded. Calls refer to the actual number of completed calls.
Minutes refer to the number of minutes of use. The following factors
may affect the measurement of telephone traffic: mobile traffic (for
some countries this is included); whether total attempted or completed
calls are used; whether calls to directory and other services are
included and whether both automatic and manually placed calls are
included.
133m Total telephone traffic (minutes) Refers to all traffic generated in the country including local, national
long distance and international.
131m Total national telephone traffic (minutes) Refers to local and national long distance traffic.
1311m Local telephone traffic (minutes) Local traffic consists of effective (completed) calls exchanged within
the local charging area in which the calling party is situated. This is the
area within which one subscriber can call another on payment of the
local charge (if applicable). Some countries include a free number of
local calls and therefore only report paid calls.
1312m National trunk telephone traffic (minutes) National trunk (toll) traffic consists of effective (completed) national
traffic exchanged with a station outside the local charging area of the
calling station.
132m International outgoing telephone traffic (minutes) This covers the effective (completed) traffic originating in a given
country to destinations outside that country. Many countries have now
shifted to reporting international traffic volumes based on point of
billing. This means that the data refers to traffic billed in the country.
132mi International incoming telephone traffic (minutes) Effective (completed) traffic originating outside the country with a
destination inside the country.
133sms Mobile SMS sent Total number of mobile Short Message Service (SMS) sent, both to
national and international destinations.
STAFF The indicator in this category refers to the number of staff in the
telecommunications service sector.
51 Full-time telecommunication staff Total full-time telecommunication staff.
Total full-time staff employed by telecommunication network operators
in the country for the provision of public telecommunication services,
including mobile services. Part-time staff are expressed in terms of the
full-time staff equivalent.
51f Female telecommunication staff The number of fulltime telecommunication staff that are female.
51w Mobile communication staff Mobile telecommunication staff.
Total number of staff employed by mobile cellular network operators.
This refers to mobile operators’ staff only, and not staff employed by
resellers.
QUALITY OF SERVICE The indicator in this category refers to the quality of service in the
PSTN.
141 % telephone faults cleared by next working day Percent of telephone faults cleared by next working day.
Percentage of PSTN faults reported that have been corrected by the
end of the next working day (i.e., not including non-working days, e.g.,
weekends, holidays). The percent of telephone faults cleared by next
working day reflect the total number across all PSTN service providers
in the country.
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year Faults per 100 main (fixed) lines per year.
The total number of reported faults to main (fixed) telephone lines for
the year. Faults, which are not the direct responsibility of the public
telecommunications operator, are excluded. This is calculated by
dividing the total number of reported telephone faults for the year by
the total number of main lines in operation and multiplied by 100. The
number of faults per 100 main lines per year reflects the total reported
by all PSTN service providers in the country.
TARIFFS Tariffs are expressed in local currency and include any relevant taxes
unless otherwise noted.
151 Residential telephone connection charge Installation fee for residential telephone service.
Installation (or connection) refers to the one-off charge involved in
applying for residential basic telephone service. Where there are
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different charges for different exchange areas, the charge for the
largest urban area is used and specified in a note
151b Business telephone connection charge Installation fee for business telephone service.
Installation (or connection) refers to the one-off charge involved in
applying for business basic telephone service. Where there are
different charges for different exchange areas, the charge for the
largest urban area is used and specified in a note. Also, when the
business and residential fixed telephone tariffs are the same, then
business tariff has been omitted in some cases.
152 Residential telephone monthly subscription Monthly subscription for residential telephone service.
Monthly subscription refers to the recurring fixed charge for
subscribing to the PSTN. The charge should cover the rental of the
line, but not the rental of the terminal (e.g., telephone set) where the
terminal equipment market is liberalized. If the rental charge includes
any allowance for free or reduced rate call units, these are indicated. If
there are different charges for different exchange areas, the largest
urban area is used and specified in a note.
152b Business telephone monthly subscription Monthly subscription for business telephone service.
Monthly subscription refers to the recurring fixed charge for
subscribing to the PSTN. The charge covers the rental of the line but
not the rental of the terminal (e.g., telephone set) where the terminal
equipment market is liberalized. If the rental charge includes any
allowance for free or reduced rate call units, these are indicated. If
there are different charges for different exchange areas, the largest
urban area is used and specified in a note.
153 Cost of a 3-minute local call (peak rate) Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (peak rate).
Local call refers to the cost of a peak rate 3-minute call including the
call set-up charges if applicable, within the same exchange area using
the subscriber's own terminal (i.e., not from a public telephone).
153o Cost of a 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (off-peak rate).
Local call refers to the cost of a off-peak rate 3-minute call including
the call set-up charges if applicable, within the same exchange area
using the subscriber's own terminal (i.e., not from a public telephone).
151c Cellular connection charge Mobile cellular connection charge.
The initial, one-time charge for a new subscription. Refundable
deposits are not counted. Although some operators waive the
connection charge, this does not include the cost of the Subscriber
Identify Module (SIM) card. The price of the SIM card is included in the
connection charge. A note indicates whether taxes are included or not,
or whether free minutes are included in the plan.
152c Cellular monthly subscription Mobile cellular monthly subscription.
The monthly subscription charge for mobile cellular service. Due to the
variety of plans available in many countries, it is preferable to use the
tariff with the cheapest initiation/connection charge. If prepaid services
are used (for those countries that have more prepaid than post-paid
subscribers), the monthly subscription charge would be zero. If the
plan includes free minutes, this is indicated in a note. A note also
indicates whether taxes are included (preferred) or not and what the
rate is.
153c Cellular - cost of 3-minute local call (peak rate) Mobile cellular - price of 3 minute local call (peak).
The price of a three minute peak rate call from a mobile cellular
telephone to a mobile cellular subscriber of the same network. A note
indicates whether taxes are included (preferred) or not. It is also noted
if the price refers to a pre-paid or post-paid subscription.
153co Cellular - cost of 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) Mobile cellular - price of 3 minute local call (off-peak).
The price of a three minute off-peak rate local call from a mobile
cellular telephone to a mobile cellular subscriber of the same network.
A note indicates whether taxes are included (preferred) or not. It is also
noted if the price refers to a pre-paid or post-paid subscription.
REVENUE AND EXPENSE The indicators in this category are in current prices and national
currency. Revenue (turnover) is generally reported net of taxes
collected by operators. Caution should be taken in this category since
the definition of telecommunication revenue varies across countries
and is subject to different accounting policies.
75 Total telecommunication services revenue Total revenue from all telecommunication services.
This is the total (gross) telecommunication revenue earned from all
(fixed, mobile and data) services within the country. This excludes
revenues from non-telecommunications services. Revenue (turnover)
consists of telecommunication service earnings during the financial
year under review. Revenue does not include monies received in
respect of revenue earned during previous financial years, neither
does it include monies received by way of loans from governments, or
external investors, nor monies received from repayable subscribers'
contributions or deposits. Revenues are net of royalties.
71 Telephone service revenue Revenue from fixed telephone service.
Revenue received from fixed telephone connection, subscription and
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calls.
741 Mobile communication revenue Revenue from mobile communications.
Revenues from the provision of all types of mobile communications
services such cellular, private trunked radio and radio paging.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE The indicator in this category refers to the annual investment in
telecommunication networks.
81 Annual telecommunication investment Total annual investment in telecom.
Also referred to as annual capital expenditure, this is the gross annual
investment in telecom (including fixed, mobile and other services) for
acquiring property and network. The term investment means the
expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of property
(including intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer
software) and plant. This includes expenditure on initial installations
and on additions to existing installations where the usage is expected
to be over an extended period of time. Note that this applies to telecom
services that are available to the public, and excludes investment in
telecom software or equipment for private use.
83 Annual investment for telephone service Fixed telephone service investment.
Annual investment in equipment for fixed telephone service.
841m Mobile communication investment Annual investment in equipment for mobile communication networks.
BROADCASTING The indicators in this category refer to television broadcasting
equipment and networks.
965 Television receivers Number of TV sets.
The total number of television sets. A television set is a device capable
of receiving broadcast television signals, using popular access means
such as over-the-air, cable and satellite. A television set may be a
stand-alone device, or it may be integrated into another device, such
as a computer or a mobile phone. It may be useful to distinguish
between digital and analogue signal delivery and between TV sets
receiving only a limited number of signals (usually over-the-air) and
those that have multiple channels available (e.g., by satellite or cable).
965h Television equipped households Refers to the number of television households that have television
receivers. This is not the same as the number of television receivers
since households can have more than one receiver and other entities
besides households may have receivers (e.g., businesses). In some
countries, the number of licenses (i.e., system where television sets
must be registered) us used as a proxy for television households.
Since households may not register, the number of licenses may
underestimate the number of television households.
965c Cable TV subscribers Number of terrestrial multi-channel TV subscribers.
Number of terrestrial multi-channel TV such as cable TV, digital
terrestrial TV, Microwave Multi-point Distribution systems (MMDS) and
Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV) subscribers.
965s Home satellite antennas Direct to Home satellite antenna subscribers.
The number of subscribers to a home satellite antenna that can
receive television broadcasting directly from satellites.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The indicators in this category refer to computer equipment and
networks.
422 Personal computers Number of Personal Computers.
The number of Personal Computers (PC) measures the number of
computers installed in a country. The statistic includes PCs, laptops,
notebooks etc, but excludes terminals connected to mainframe and
mini-computers that are primarily intended for shared use, and devices
such as smart-phones that have only some, but not all, of the functions
of a PC (e.g., they may lack a full-sized keyboard, a large screen, an
Internet connection, drives etc).
4213 Internet subscribers Total (fixed) Internet subscribers.
The number of total Internet subscribers with fixed access, which
includes dial-up, total fixed broadband subscribers, cable modem, DSL
Internet subscribers, other broadband and leased line Internet
subscribers. Only active subscribers that have used the system within
a reasonable period of time are included. This period (e.g., 3 months)
is indicated in a note.
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers Total fixed broadband Internet subscribers.
Total broadband Internet subscribers refers to a subscriber who pays
for high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at
speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions. If
countries use a different definition of broadband, this should be
indicated in a note. This total is measured irrespective of the method of
payment. It excludes subscribers with access to data communications
(including the Internet) via mobile cellular networks.
423 Public Internet access facilities The number of facilities providing Internet access to the public.
These can be Internet cafes and public facilities such as telecentres or
libraries. Schools should not be included unless the general public can
also use the facilities.
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424 PWLAN locations The number of Public Wireless Local Area Network (PWLAN) locations
(i.e., hotspots). PWLANs are based on the IEEE 802.1b standard,
commonly referred to as WiFi.
4213cab Cable modem Internet subscribers Internet subscribers using modems attached to cable television
networks. Speed is equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both
directions.
4213d Dial-up Internet subscribers Number of Dial-up Internet subscribers.
Dial-up is a connection to the Internet via a modem and telephone line,
which requires that the modem dial a phone number when Internet
access is needed. Only active subscribers that have used the system
within a reasonable period of time should be included. This period
(e.g., 3 months) is indicated in a note.
4213dsl DSL Internet subscribers Internet subscribers using Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology.
DSL is a technology for bringing high-bandwidth information to homes
and small businesses over ordinary copper telephone lines. Speed is
equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions.
4212 Estimated Internet users The estimated number of Internet users.
A growing number of countries are measuring this through regular
surveys. Surveys usually indicate a percentage of the population for a
certain age group (e.g., 15-74 years old). The number of Internet users
in this age group is supplied and not the percentage of Internet users
in this age group multiplied by the entire population. In situations
where surveys are not available, an estimate is derived based on the
number of subscribers.
4212f % female Internet users Percent female Internet users.
Share of females in the estimated number of Internet users. This is
calculated by dividing the number of female Internet users by the total
number of Internet users and multiplied by 100.
4212f% Female users as % of female population Female Internet users as percent of female population.
Share of female Internet users in the total number of females. This is
calculated by dividing the number of female Internet users by the total
number of females and multiplied by 100.
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) International Internet bandwidth (Mbit/s).
Total capacity of international Internet bandwidth in Mega Bits Per
Second (Mbit/s). If capacity is asymmetric (i.e., more incoming than
outgoing), the incoming capacity should be provided.
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants Calculated by dividing the number of Internet users by the population
and multiplying by 100.
Note: For definition of other indicators, see at: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/handbook.html.
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LIST OF ECONOMIES
Designation in document Full designation Page
Albania Albania (Republic of) 15
Algeria Algeria (People’s Democratic Republic of) 16
Argentina Argentine Republic 17
Armenia Armenia (Republic of) 18
Australia Australia 19
Austria Austria 20
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Republic 21
Bahrain Bahrain (State of) 22
Bangladesh Bangladesh (People’s Republic of) 23
Barbados Barbados 24
Belarus Belarus (Republic of) 25
Belgium Belgium 26
Belize Belize 27
Benin Benin (Republic of) 28
Bhutan Bhutan (Kingdom of) 29
Bolivia Bolivia (Republic of) 30
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republic of) 31
Botswana Botswana (Republic of) 32
Brazil Brazil (Federative Republic of) 33
Bulgaria Bulgaria (Republic of) 34
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 35
Burundi Burundi (Republic of) 36
Cambodia Cambodia 37
Cameroon Cameroon (Republic of) 38
Canada Canada 39
Cape Verde Cape Verde (Republic of) 40
Central African Rep. Central African Republic 41
Chad Chad (Republic of) 42
Chile Chile 43
China China (People’s Republic of) 44
Colombia Colombia (Republic of) 45
Costa Rica Costa Rica 46
Côte d’Ivoire Côte d’Ivoire (Republic of) 47
Croatia Croatia (Republic of) 48
Cuba Cuba 49
Cyprus Cyprus (Republic of) 50
Czech Republic Czech Republic 51
Denmark Denmark 52
Djibouti Djibouti (Republic of) 53
Dominican Rep. Dominican Republic 54
Ecuador Ecuador 55
Egypt Egypt (Arab Republic of) 56
El Salvador El Salvador (Republic of) 57
Eritrea Eritrea 58
Estonia Estonia (Republic of) 59
Ethiopia Ethiopia 60
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 61
Fiji Fiji (Republic of) 62
Finland Finland 63
France France 64
French Polynesia French Polynesia 65
Gabon Gabonese Republic 66
Gambia Gambia (Republic of the) 67
Georgia Georgia (Republic of) 68
Germany Germany (Federal Republic of) 69
Ghana Ghana 70
Greece Greece 71
Guatemala Guatemala (Republic of) 72
Honduras Honduras (Republic of) 73
Hong Kong, China Hong Kong, China 74
Hungary Hungary (Republic of) 75
Iceland Iceland 76
India India (Republic of) 77
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Indonesia Indonesia (Republic of) 78
Iran (I.R.) Iran (Islamic Republic of) 79
Ireland Ireland 80
Israel Israel (State of) 81
Italy Italy 82
Jamaica Jamaica 83
Japan Japan 84
Jordan Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of) 85
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (Republic of) 86
Kenya Kenya (Republic of) 87
Korea (Rep.) Korea (Republic of) 88
Kuwait Kuwait (State of) 89
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic 90
Lao P.D.R. Lao People's Democratic Republic 91
Latvia Latvia (Republic of) 92
Lebanon Lebanon 93
Lesotho Lesotho (Kingdom of) 94
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (Principality of) 95
Lithuania Lithuania (Republic of) 96
Luxembourg Luxembourg 97
Macao, China Macao, China 98
Madagascar Madagascar (Democratic Republic of) 99
Malawi Malawi 100
Malaysia Malaysia 101
Maldives Maldives (Republic of) 102
Mali Mali (Republic of) 103
Malta Malta 104
Mauritania Mauritania (Islamic Republic of) 105
Mauritius Mauritius (Republic of) 106
Mexico Mexico 107
Moldova Moldova (Republic of) 108
Monaco Monaco 109
Mongolia Mongolia 110
Morocco Morocco (Kingdom of) 111
Mozambique Mozambique (Republic of) 112
Myanmar Myanmar (Union of) 113
Namibia Namibia (Republic of) 114
Nepal Nepal 115
Netherlands Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 116
New Caledonia New Caledonia 117
New Zealand New Zealand 118
Nicaragua Nicaragua 119
Niger Niger (Republic of the) 120
Nigeria Nigeria (Federal Republic of) 121
Norway Norway 122
Oman Oman (Sultanate of) 123
Pakistan Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) 124
Panama Panama (Republic of) 125
Paraguay Paraguay (Republic of) 126
Peru Peru 127
Philippines Philippines (Republic of the) 128
Poland Poland (Republic of) 129
Portugal Portugal 130
Qatar Qatar (State of) 131
Romania Romania 132
Russia Russian Federation 133
Rwanda Rwandese Republic 134
S. Tome & Principe Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic Republic of) 135
Samoa Samoa (Independent State of) 136
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of) 137
Senegal Senegal (Republic of) 138
Seychelles Seychelles (Republic of) 139
Singapore Singapore (Republic of) 140
Slovak Republic Slovak Republic 141
Slovenia Slovenia (Republic of) 142
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 143
South Africa South Africa (Republic of) 144
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Spain Spain 145
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of) 146
Sudan Sudan (Republic of the) 147
Suriname Suriname (Republic of) 148
Swaziland Swaziland (Kingdom of) 149
Sweden Sweden 150
Switzerland Switzerland (Confederation of) 151
Syria Syrian Arab Republic 152
Taiwan, China Taiwan, China 153
Tajikistan Tajikistan (Republic of) 154
Tanzania Tanzania (United Republic of) 155
TFYR Macedonia The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 156
Thailand Thailand 157
Togo Togolese Republic 158
Tonga Tonga (Kingdom of) 159
Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 160
Tunisia Tunisia 161
Turkey Turkey 162
Uganda Uganda (Republic of) 163
Ukraine Ukraine 164
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 165
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 166
United States United States of America 167
Uruguay Uruguay (Eastern Republic of) 168
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (Republic of) 169
Vanuatu Vanuatu (Republic of) 170
Venezuela Venezuela (Republic of) 171
Viet Nam Viet Nam (Socialist Republic of) 172
Yemen Yemen (Republic of) 173
Zambia Zambia (Republic of) 174
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (Republic of) 175
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SOURCES
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
These data come from national statistical offices as well as the following sources:
International Monetary Fund. Various years. International Financial Statistics. Washington, D.C.
World Bank. Various years. World Development Indicators. Washington, D.C.
United Nations. Various years. Monthly Bulletin of Statistics.
⎯⎯. Various years. Population and Vital Statistics Report. New York.
⎯⎯. Various years. Comtrade database. New York.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data on this subject are obtained from ITU annual questionnaires as well as reports from national statistical
offices, telecommunication ministries, regulators, and operators. A full list is available from the address
shown in the Introduction.
BROADCASTING
These data come from national statistical offices and broadcasting agencies. In addition, the following
publications were consulted:
European Audiovisual Observatory. Various years. Statistical Yearbook. Strasbourg.

National Cable Television Association. Various years. Facts at a Glance: International Cable.
Washington, D.C.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Various years. Statistical Yearbook. Paris.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Data on Personal Computers are estimated based on stock and shipment data from many national and
international sources.
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ACCT Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique, France
AHCIET Asociación Hispanoamericana de Centros de Investigación y Empresas de Telecomunicaciones
AICEP Associação dos Operadores de Correios e Telecomunicações dos Países e Territórios de Língua
Oficial Portuguesa
AIM Advisors In Media
AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone Service
ARD Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations in the Federal Republic of Germany
ASSINFORM Italian Information Communication Technology Companies Association
ASTRA Société Européenne des Satellites, the operator of the ASTRA Satellite System
ATB ATB Red Nacional de Televisión, Bolivia
BMI BMI-Techknowledge Group, South Africa
CANATEL Cámara Nacional de Televisión, Costa Rica
CANITEC Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Televisión por Cable, Mexico
CEPT European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States
CRTV Cameroon Radio Television
CSO Central Statistical Office
EBU European Broadcasting Union
ENT Entreprise Nationale de Télévision, Algeria
ERTT Etablissement de la Radiodiffusion Télévision Tunisienne, Tunisia
ETRI Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea (Rep.)
EUROSTAT Statistical Office of the European Communities
EUTELSAT Organisation Européenne de Télécommnications par Satellite
GSM Global System for Mobile
IDATE Institut de l’audiovisuel et des télécommunications en Europe
IDC International Data Corporation
IMF International Monetary Fund
INEI Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Peru
INSEE Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, France
IRIB Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
KISDI Korea Information Society Development Institute
NCTA National Cable Television Association
NMT Nordic Mobile Telephone System
NSO National Statistics Office
NTC National Telecommunications Commission, Philippines
OBS European Audiovisual Observatory
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
ONAC Office National du Commerce Extérieur, Burkina Faso
OPT Office des Postes et Télécommunications
ORTN Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision du Niger
OSTAT Österreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt, Austria
RAI Radio Televisione Italiana
RBOC Regional Bell Operating Company
RCC Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications
RFI Radio France International
RFO Radio France Outre-mer
RIPE Réseaux IP Européens
RTD Research and Technological Development
RTE Radio Telefís Éireann, Ireland
RTR Russian State Television & Radio
RTV RTV Comercial (TV Channel), Cuba
SCT Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, Mexico
SES Société Européenne des Satellites
SIS State Institute of Statistics, Turkey
SMATV Satellite Master Antenna systems
UN United Nations
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNHCS United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT)
USTA United States Telephone Association
VAT Value Added Tax
VECAI Association of Cable and Telecommunications Networks, Netherlands
VPN Virtual Private Network
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ECONOMY TABLES
ALBANIA
Land area (km2): 28'748 km2 Currency: Lek
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'118 3'110 3'102 3'094 3'087 3'080 3'073 3'193 3'130 3'147
62 Households 2 10x3 1'037 979 981 981 729 729 729 735 744 748
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 346'198 409'209 471'578 523'043 583'369 622'711 694'098 751'024 817'374 893'006
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 148.93 150.63 137.69 143.71 143.49 140.16 121.86 102.78 99.87 98.10
66_00 Consumer price index (2000=100) 4 82.53 99.56 99.95 100.00 103.11 111.12 111.66 114.20 116.91 119.68
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 9'377 3'728 12'863 20'292 56'996 19'180 13'516 9'698 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 5 86'800 115'675 140'392 152'687 197'496 220'000 255'000 274'557 353'610 ...
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 2.78 3.72 4.53 4.93 6.40 7.14 8.30 8.60 11.30 ...
1111 % households with a telephone % 7.1 10.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 59.5 67.0 69.0 78.9 95.0 97.0 97.8 97.8 ... ...
116 % residential main lines % 85.0 87.8 91.0 91.0 92.3 94.0 87.9 ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 96 97 98 ... 99 95 ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 195 302 573 624 902 1'250 1'166 1'500 1'448 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 137'700 166'850 168'720 228'140 282'460 300'000 313'079 324'896 ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 45'000 70'000 98'500 ... 117'840 98'500 86'434 79'030 56'580 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 3 6 11 30 393 851 1'100 1'260 1'530 1'900
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 3 6 11 30 393 851 1'100 1'260 1'530 1'900
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - - - ... 368 836 1'071 1'225 1'483 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 50.0 ... ... 84.0 90.0 90.4 89.0 91.0 96.5
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants 0.11 0.18 0.35 0.96 12.72 27.63 35.80 39.45 48.89 60.38
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - 25 150 222 222 513 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - 50 300 450 2'800 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 220'677 161'775 195'589 160'000 ... 990'000 707'357 435'807 566'730 ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 27'006 34'550 39'414 75'000 88'400 64'700 57'552 ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 2'300 2'700 9'764 ... ... ... 41'988 35'608 39'630 ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 6 10x3 40'876 49'106 73'671 71'514 71'380 62'000 61'817 59'800 60'530 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 7 10x3 58'827 54'744 125'913 152'000 314'800 400'800 426'774 461'570 443'956 ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 34'000 59'230 87'930 195'000 ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 4'587 4'507 4'436 4'510 3'700 3'360 3'270 2'868 3'022 ...
51f - of which: female 2'100 2'131 2'123 2'164 1'364 1'360 ... ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... 379 496 535 574 674 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 38 58 61 ... ... 40 ... ... ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 51.8 59.5 71.0 70.2 65.0 57.2 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 12'600 12'600 12'600 12'500 11'380 11'380 12'090 12'090 ... ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 42'000 42'000 42'000 42'000 27'070 27'070 24'300 24'300 ... ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 53 53 53 53 71 71 92 190 50 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 730 730 730 730 760 760 865 760 500 ...
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 8 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 8 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 3.00 3.00 1.60 1.60 2.00 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 9 ... ... 85'000 85'000 25'000 25'000 25'000 ... 2'500 1'600
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 ... ... 3'000 3'000 1'333 1'333 1'333 ... 500 -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 ... ... 192.00 192.00 90.00 91.80 69.30 ... 75.00 127.29
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 ... ... 105.00 105.00 28.80 27.00 19.80 ... 18.00 127.29
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 5'553 8'806 11'530 9'300 24'174 35'130 41'268 ... ... ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 3'874 6'558 9'285 6'603 13'496 13'898 ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 1'659 2'223 2'231 2'557 9'720 21'230 28'792 33'843 37'926 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10 10x6 45 194 101 2'640 3'185 4'510 7'849 6'277 5'733 ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 3'273 6'527 5'468 5'019 ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 11 10x3 405 430 455 480 ... 980 ... ... ... ...
965h Television equipped households 10x3 ... ... ... ... 655 655 656 662 669 ...
422 Personal computers 12 10'000 15'000 20'000 25'000 30'000 36'000 42'000 48'000 54'000 120'000
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... 5'000 10'000 20'000 ... ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 1'500 2'000 2'500 3'500 10'000 12'000 30'000 75'000 188'000 471'250
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 13 ... ... ... ... 12 12 12 12 12 12
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.11 0.32 0.39 0.98 2.35 6.01 14.98
Source: Albanian Telecom Enterprise. From 2003: Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications.
(1) Source: UN, ITU estimate. Last census: 1989. (2) Source: UNHCS, INSTAT, ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF, INSTAT. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1981-89: Estimate. (6)
1994: Estimate. (7) 1993-94, 1997: Estimates. (8) 2005:ALBTELECOM. (9) 1999: AMC. Standard plan. Excluding tax. 2001 and 2005: AMC; From 2006: Prepaid. (10)
2001: Only for fixed telephony (Albtelecom). (11) Source: Unesco. (12) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (13) 2001 and 2004-06: ITU estimates.
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ALGERIA
Land area (km2): 2'381'745 km2 Currency: Dinar
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 29'045 29'507 29'950 30'416 30'879 31'357 31'848 32'364 32'906 33'354
62 Households 2 10x3 4'402 4'500 4'604 4'892 5'000 5'072 5'147 5'241 5'360 5'432
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 2'780'170 2'830'490 3'238'200 4'123'510 4'260'680 4'541'870 5'266'820 6'127'450 7'498'630 8'391'000
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 86 104 149 118 60 179 383 458 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 10x3 1'400 1'477 1'600 1'761 1'880 1'950 2'147 2'487 2'572 2'841
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 4.82 5.01 5.34 5.79 6.09 6.22 6.74 7.68 7.82 8.52
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... 34.0 29.0 30.0 31.0 33.0 38.0 38.0 ...
1142 % digital main lines % 51 58 70 92 100 100 100 100 100 100
116 % residential main lines % ... ... ... 81.0 80.0 79.0 81.0 81.0 81.0 81.0
1112 Public payphones 4 10x3 6 5 5 5 16 18 22 31 203 218
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 5 10x3 1'935 2'288 2'357 2'399 2'756 ... ... 3'349 3'794 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 732 730 640 646 727 909 901 554 373 -
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 10x3 17 18 72 86 100 450 1'447 4'882 13'661 20'998
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - - 54 68 100 400 1'441 4'683 13'661 20'998
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 161 1'177 4'515 13'224 20'381
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 41.52 63.60
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'716 2'117
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'496 852
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 797 ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'896 3'949
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 100 121 143 152 209 382 513 329 176 146
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 155 ... ... ... ... 480 736 957 379 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 138 678 2'458 6'407 13'308
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 18'817 18'230 17'809 17'900 17'900 19'037 21'776 24'379 ... 102'935
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25'733
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6'967
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 9 64.0 50.0 25.0 12.0 6.0 5.2 5.4 0.8 ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 10 2'200 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'000 3'000
151b Business teleph. connection charge 2'200 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'000 3'000
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 150 150 150
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 150 150 150
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 11 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 3.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 11 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.50 1.50 4.02 3.00 3.00
151c Cellular connection charge 20'000 20'000 20'000 20'000 20'000 25'000 8'000 8'000 8'000 1'200
152c Cellular monthly subscription 1'300 1'300 1'300 1'300 1'300 1'170 1'000 1'000 1'500 1'500
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 19.60 9.75 9.75 9.75 9.75 6.50 16.14 16.14 16.14 16.14
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 16.00 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.80 6.50 16.14 16.14 16.14 16.14
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 12'947 16'873 19'360 24'960 31'186 51'580 129'970 257'862 253'944 276'340
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 11'426 13'980 17'700 18'607 20'613 27'130 83'850 150'881 211'620 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... 1'960 3'260 11'850 29'950 76'981 119'447 157'450
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 5'692 8'594 7'620 ... 7'449 ... ... ... ... ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 42'022 110'005 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 12 10x3 3'680 3'970 4'280 4'610 4'970 5'360 5'781 6'101 6'200 6'350
965h Television equipped households 13 10x3 3'066 3'306 3'565 3'844 4'145 4'466 4'632 4'716 4'824 4'950
965h% % of households with a television 14 69.66 73.47 77.44 78.58 82.90 88.06 89.99 89.98 90.00 91.13
965s Home satellite antennas 15 10x3 ... ... 3'500 3'500 3'500 ... ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 140'000 160'000 180'000 200'000 220'000 242'000 265'000 290'000 350'000 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 1'000 2'000 20'000 50'000 60'000 ... ... ... 190'000 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 16 ... ... ... ... - - 18'000 36'000 135'000 170'000
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - 18'000 36'000 135'000 170'000
4212 Estimated Internet users 3'000 6'000 60'000 150'000 200'000 500'000 700'000 1'500'000 1'920'000 2'460'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 17 ... ... ... 9.50 86.30 156.30 156.30 156.30 156.30 ...
Source: Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications (MPT). From 2004: Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Télecommunications
(ARPT).
(1) UN. Last census: 1987. Since 1990: Algeria Statistical Office. (2) 1990, 1995: UNHCS. Other years: ITU estimates. (3) IMF. (4) Public phones and multiservice
kiosks. (5) Includes 699'772 WLL. (6) 2007: ITU estimate. (7) 2002, 2005: ITU estimate. (8) 1993-1997: Estimated. (9) 1996: ITU estimate. (10) 2007: Le forfait illimité.
Free calls during off-peak time. (11) 2007: not including taxes. (12) ENT, EBU, UNESCO, ITU estimates. (13) 2001: Entreprise Nationale de Télévision. 2002: OBS.
Other years: ITU estimate. (14) 2005: ITU estimates. (15) OBS. 2001: Entreprise Nationale de Télévision. (16) 2003: ITU estimate. (17) 2000-02: Telegeography. 2003-
05: ITU estimates.
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ARGENTINA
Land area (km2): 2'777'815 km2 Currency: Peso argentino
Year Ending 30.09
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 35'604 36'005 36'399 36'784 37'156 37'516 37'870 38'226 38'592 39'134
62 Households 2 10x3 9'600 9'700 9'850 9'990 10'106 10'167 10'325 10'380 10'488 10'635
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 1'094 1'122 1'019 1'424 606 63 227 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 4 10x3 6'827 7'095 7'223 7'894 8'131 7'709 8'604 8'761 9'442 9'460
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... ... 57.1 ... ... ... ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 94.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
116 % residential main lines 5 % 85.0 83.8 88.0 87.0 82.8 ... ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 10x3 94.53 113.75 150.74 156.60 151.61 136.65 211.96 242.05 227.90 215.64
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 7'211 7'588 7'962 8'350 ... ... ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 10x3 19 58 23 93 ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 2'009 2'671 3'849 6'488 6'742 6'567 7'842 13'512 22'156 31'510
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - - 1'710 3'938 4'679 5'156 6'514 11'890 20'134 28'756
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... 30.0 ... ... ... 94.1 94.1
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 360 455 467 479 ... ... 632 796 887 883
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 9 23'089 21'226 19'461 20'533 20'221 20'113 21'880 22'921 ... 21'244
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 10 17.2 17.3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 11 250 200 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150
151b Business teleph. connection charge 11 250 200 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 11 12.49 12.83 13.03 13.23 13.22 13.23 13.23 13.23 13.23 13.23
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 12 32.01 32.90 33.89 27.30 27.28 27.28 30.20 30.20 30.20 30.20
152c Cellular monthly subscription 15 31 31 31 ... ... ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 15 1.11 1.23 1.23 ... ... ... 1.05 1.80 1.80 1.20
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 0.42 1.23 1.23 ... ... ... 1.05 1.20 1.20 1.20
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 3'903 4'129 3'793 3'408 3'132 ... ... 10'000 ... 7'151
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 1'220 2'500 2'327 2'652 2'553 2'644 3'542 4'450 4'960 13'851
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 1'347 1'456 1'733 1'904 869 ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 16 10x3 10'300 10'700 11'400 11'500 11'800 12'108 12'424 12'500 12'600 ...
965h Television equipped households 17 10x3 8'600 8'800 9'100 9'500 9'650 9'700 9'850 9'900 10'000 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 5'580 5'890 5'900 5'900 5'900 ... ... ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 12 50 165 300 ... ... ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 18 10x3 1'705 1'915 2'100 2'560 2'900 3'000 3'100 3'200 3'500 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... 110 380 1'214 1'651 1'576 1'739 2'052 2'417 2'728
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - ... ... 94 148 259 543 927 1'584
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 46 62 94 145 320 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 - - - - 48 86 141 352 592 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 19 10x3 100 300 1'200 2'600 3'650 4'100 4'530 6'154 6'863 8'184
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 20 ... ... 147 457 4'172 5'476 7'358 12'248 12'248 27'000
Source: Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones.

(1) Source: UN. (2) 1960,1970,1980: UN. Other years: INDEC, ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1994-2002 only refers to Telefónica de Argentina S.A. y Telecom
Argentina S.A.. 2002-2006: all licensees are includes (352 in 2003). 2007: ITU estimate. (5) 1984-86, 91-92: Estimate. (6) 1984,89: Estimate. (7) 2002: Telegeography.
2006: Refers only to the 2 main operators. (8) 1999: estimate. (9) Only refers to Telefónica de Argentina S.A. andTelecom Argentina S.A.. (10) Telecom Argentina. (11)
Telecom Argentina. Not including taxes. (12) Telecom Argentina. Not including taxes. Profit activities. (13) Telecom Argentina. Not including taxes. 4 minutes. (14) Not
including taxes. (15) From 2003: prepaid tariffs. (16) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates. (17) TV households. Source: ITU estimates. (18) Source: ITU estimate. (19) From
2000, source: SECOM. (20) From 1999: Telegeography.
ARMENIA
Land area (km2): 30'000 km2 Currency: Dram
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'143 3'119 3'100 3'082 3'065 3'050 3'037 3'026 3'016 3'007
62 Households 2 10x3 840 840 841 841 841 841 841 841 841 838
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 804'336 955'385 987'444 1'031'340 1'175'880 1'362'470 1'624'640 1'907'950 2'242'880 2'657'130
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 6 10x3 568 557 544 533 531 543 564 579 594 ...
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... 57.0 54.3 ... ... 63.4 ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 9.5 11.7 16.3 20.9 21.6 26.4 33.5 41.9 45.3 ...
116 % residential main lines % 89.3 89.1 94.6 90.3 90.0 90.8 90.5 90.3 90.4 ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 82 79 ... ... ... 86 82 87 85 ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... 912 906 912 ...
1112 Public payphones 630 300 520 540 630 807 1'282 1'585 1'560 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 686 702 698 688 684 692 699 721 726 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 111 110 71 80 81 64 61 59 60 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 5 8 8 17 26 71 114 203 318 ...
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 5 7 8 17 26 71 114 203 318 ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... - - - - 39 62 142 268 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) 7 % 35.0 35.0 ... ... 38.0 ... 83.4 84.0 85.2 87.8
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants 0.16 0.25 0.26 0.57 0.83 2.34 3.77 6.72 10.54 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - - 3 57 142 1'409 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - - 90 930 1'721 5'142 ...
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 48'849 134'341 ... ... ... ... 167'192 201'881 212'848 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x3 92'835 94'335 89'781 92'336 75'708 58'300 52'253 181'408 337'921 ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 9 8'817 8'420 7'945 7'729 7'159 5'910 5'758 5'388 5'286 ...
51f - of which: female 4'297 4'028 3'893 3'633 3'392 2'666 2'602 2'459 2'418 ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 95 92 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % - - ... ... ... 84 88 82 79 ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 24.0 20.0 57.0 55.5 56.8 60.0 52.9 53.9 64.4 ...
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 10 28'800 28'800 28'800 28'800 28'800 14'400 14'400 14'400 14'400 14'400
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 11 600 600 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 11 720 120 3'240 3'240 3'240 3'240 3'240 3'240 3'240 3'240
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 11 60 60 60 60 60 12 12 12 12 12
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 11 42 42 42 42 42 12 12 12 12 12
151c Cellular connection charge 12 60'590 60'590 60'590 13'320 13'596 12'948 13'890 12'000 7'918 3'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12 18'177 18'177 18'177 9'990 10'197 9'700 10'418 - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 90.89 90.89 90.89 299.70 305.90 291.00 260.00 540.00 119.00 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 12 63.62 63.62 63.62 209.79 204.00 200.00 260.00 378.00 119.00 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 20'525 26'555 30'995 30'645 45'821 40'201 46'390 60'110 66'616 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 13 10x6 11'490 13'089 11'998 14'181 10'070 13'039 17'118 19'606 15'709 ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... 6'087 ... ... ... 7'064 7'666 6'533 7'528 ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 5'975 8'396 11'395 6'580 ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 14 10x3 825 840 850 860 870 880 890 ... ... ...
965h Television equipped households 15 10x3 ... ... ... 745 754 762 762 762 762 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 ... 2 ... 3 5 ... ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 16 9'000 15'000 20'000 25'000 35'000 60'000 103'000 200'000 297'000 ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... 12'350 20'000 30'000 70'000 90'000 ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 17 ... ... ... ... 6 8 10 1'000 1'990 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 18 ... ... ... ... 8 8 28 68 ... ...
Source: Ministry of Transport and Communications.

(1) Source: UN. (2) Source: RCC; 2006: ITU estimate. (3) Source: World Bank. From 1994: IMF. (4) Source: World Bank. From 1993: IMF. (5) Source: IMF. (6) 1975-
90:estimate. 1991-97:RCC. (7) 2006:GSMA. (8) 2002: Telegeography. (9) Estimate of telecom staff. Total staff incl. posts: 17610 (1991), 16790 (1992), 15070 (1993).
From 1994: ArmenTel telecom staff. (10) 2006, 2007: VAT included. (11) 2007: Including 20% VAT. (12) From 2004: prepaid. (13) Including posts. (14) ITU estimate.
1995-96: UNESCO. (15) 2002-2003: ITU estimates. (16) 2005: ITU estimate. (17) 2001 and 2005: ITU estimates. (18) 2001: ITU estimate.
AUSTRALIA
Land area (km2): 7'682'300 km2 Currency: Dollar
Year Ending 30.06
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 18'589 18'711 18'926 19'153 19'413 19'641 19'881 19'913 20'155 20'366
62 Households 2 10x3 6'956 7'015 7'126 7'250 7'393 7'488 7'582 7'678 7'775 7'856
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 561'770 592'870 622'640 669'670 711'300 759'110 809'660 869'730 933'570 1'003'670
671 Telecom equipment exports 10x6 486 305 218 628 534 261 ... ... ... ...
672 Telecom equipment imports 10x6 1'388 ... 2'347 3'074 2'082 1'721 2'186 2'971 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 96.8 96.8 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0 ...
1112 Public payphones 6 10x3 81.68 80.17 78.85 78.14 75.10 71.46 68.45 64.80 61.74 58.23
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 7 10x3 4'578 4'918 6'315 8'562 11'132 12'670 14'347 16'480 18'420 19'760
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 8 10x3 ... ... ... 450 2'700 4'000 5'400 7'080 8'504 9'700
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 9 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 87 397 871 3'138
271pop Coverage of population (%) 10 % ... ... ... 95.6 96.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 98.0 98.1
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 61 114 ... ... ... 114 ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 11 10x3 360 488 722 1'049 1'235 1'268 1'213 1'288 1'208 1'214
TRAFFIC
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 12 10x6 12'540 14'332 15'362 15'760 ... ... ... ... ... ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 13 10x6 1'300 1'440 1'465 2'000 2'250 2'754 3'259 ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 14 10x6 980 1'300 1'600 2'300 1'900 ... ... ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 15 10x6 ... ... 3'221 4'464 8'930 10'042 ... ... ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 8 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'952 5'078 6'736 10'205
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 3 10x3 93 75 85 103 104 87 97 88 90 97
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 16 % 71 65 77 ... ... 90 90 90 ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 17 ... ... ... ... 8.3 8.0 8.0 11.2 12.0 12.3
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 22 65 65 65 44 - - - - - 30
152c Cellular monthly subscription 22 35 35 35 11 10 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 22 1.24 1.24 1.24 3.96 3.96 2.91 2.91 3.07 3.07 0.99
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 22 0.62 0.62 1.00 1.98 1.98 2.91 2.91 3.07 3.07 0.03
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 23 10x6 18'175 16'648 17'772 20'453 22'090 28'748 29'862 ... 34'864 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 24 10x6 9'173 9'460 9'496 9'327 8'573 8'986 10'946 ... 11'414 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 24 10x6 3'399 4'000 5'020 5'761 6'200 5'998 8'154 ... 9'360 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 25 10x6 5'014 3'824 5'320 6'311 9'000 11'907 6'416 ... 5'816 ...
BROADCASTING
422 Personal computers 27 10x3 6'100 6'900 8'000 9'000 10'000 11'100 12'000 ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 28 10x3 ... ... 1'500 3'921 4'285 4'555 5'076 5'220 5'980 6'650
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 29 10x3 ... ... ... ... 123 258 517 1'012 2'016 3'900
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 30 10x3 ... ... 14 64 92 141 215 324 473 594
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 30 10x3 ... ... - 10 28 108 288 688 1'543 2'611
4212 Estimated Internet users 31 10x3 1'600 4'200 5'600 6'600 7'700 9'000 9'500 ... 9'500 10'600
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 32 165 375 730 2'454 7'025 10'498 12'583 ... ... ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 8.61 22.45 29.59 34.46 39.66 45.82 47.79 ... 47.13 52.05
Notes: Year ending 30 June.

Source: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
(1) UN; ABS. (2) 1960, 65, 70, 80: UN. 1991, 95-97: ABS. Other years: ITU estimates. (3) ABS. (4) IMF. (5) Excludes ISDN. 2006 and 2007: Telstra. (6) 2006 and
2007: ACMA. (7) 2004-2007: ACMA. (8) 2006: ACMA Communications Report 2005-06. (9) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (10) 2000: Telstra. CDMA. 2007: ACMA.
(11) From 1998: Telstra. (12) 1998: Telstra and Optus. (13) 1997 and 2002-2006: ITU estimate. (14) From 1997, ITU estimate. (15) 1999-2000: Telstra. From 2001:
Telstra & Optus (approx. 80% of subscribers) (16) % of faults cleared within one working day of notification. (17) Telstra. 2006: ACMA Communications Report 2005-06.
(18) Telstra. Excl. tax. 'Homeline Budget' plan, designed for low-volume consumers. (19) Telstra. (20) Telstra. Excl. tax. (21) Call of unlimited length. (22) Telstra
Mobilnet, Standard Plan. Excl. tax. 2000: Telstra. PocketSaver 10+ plan. Incl. GST. From 2002: Prepaid tariffs. (23) Break in comparability from 1992. From 1998: ACA.
From 2005: ABS. (24) From 2005: ABS. (25) Payments for property, plant and equipment. Until 2000: Telstra and Optus only. From 2005: ABS. (26) TV homes. Source:
ITU estimates, ABA. (27) Source: IDC, ITU estimates based on ABS Surveys. (28) 2003: Sept. 2004-06: March. 2007: December. Estimates based on ABS Internet
Activity. (29) Until 2003: ACCC. 2004- 06: March . 2007: December. Since 2004, estimates based on ABS Internet Activity. (30) 2006: ACCC. (31) ITU estimate based
on ABS Household Use of IT Surveys. 2005: Internet users aged 18 years and older. From 2006: Internet users aged 15 years and older. (32) Connected to the Internet
in 1989. ITU estimates. 2000-02: Telegeography.
AUSTRIA
Land area (km2): 83'853 km2 Currency: Euro
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 7'968 7'977 7'992 8'012 8'065 8'102 8'140 8'206 8'175 8'205
62 Households 1 10x3 3'182 3'209 3'250 3'283 3'320 3'282 3'278 3'429 3'450 3'462
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 2 10x9 2'548 2'647 200 210 216 221 226 236 245 258
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 461 ... 945 592 672 867 816 1'041 ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 586 1'104 2'905 1'530 1'163 1'318 1'625 1'889 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... 85.0 88.0 ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 7 10x3 909 2'093 4'045 6'089 6'541 6'736 7'274 7'992 8'650 9'256
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 128 525 1'041 3'275 3'219 3'300 3'338 3'529 3'864 3'880
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 8 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 322 902 1'671
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 95.0 96.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.5 98.5 98.5
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 9 10x3 86 156 253 347 411 433 458 460 444 413
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 9 10x3 244 427 662 954 1'092 1'129 1'190 1'213 1'177 1'093
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10 10x6 ... ... 8'426 8'241 7'736 5'508 5'133 3'882 ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 11 10x6 ... ... 2'378 1'517 1'675 3'110 8'510 7'918 7'117 6'406
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 12 10x6 ... ... 13 4'787 10'278 10'754 10'369 8'967 6'318 3'901
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 13 10x6 ... ... ... 1'731 1'585 1'628 1'761 1'726 1'651 1'482
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 14 10x6 1'070 1'113 1'178 1'087 1'180 1'367 1'207 1'181 1'230 1'129
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 15 10x6 958 1'140 1'184 1'339 933 789 942 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 16 10x6 ... 2'400 4'400 6'000 7'100 7'900 8'900 10'427 11'868 13'146
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... 600 760 1'100 1'300 1'400 1'587 1'634 2'059
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 17'600 18'720 18'650 18'560 32'152 26'900 19'900 19'800 19'300 17'916
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 17 7.2 6.2 6.3 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.7 ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 18 1'500 1'500 109 131 105 92 92 92 167 167
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 18 322 240 17 17 17 21 21 23 19 19
151c Cellular connection charge 19 375 375 27 27 26 - - - - 8
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 23 10x6 45'558 51'085 5'251 4'891 5'358 4'886 4'881 5'059 5'804 5'998
71 - Telephone service revenue 24 10x6 35'734 37'770 2'842 2'260 2'268 1'674 1'626 1'577 1'479 1'469
741 - Mobile communication revenue 25 10x6 11'468 17'200 2'267 2'317 2'508 2'692 2'929 3'248 3'471 3'480
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 26 10x6 14'800 21'200 1'737 918 1'515 959 772 684 759 750
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 28 10x3 900 967 991 1'013 1'036 1'077 1'267 1'258 1'268 1'332
965s Home satellite antennas 29 10x3 1'070 1'227 1'260 1'450 1'560 1'560 ... 1'609 1'684 1'699
4213 Internet subscribers 31 10x3 ... 215 625 1'050 1'100 1'200 1'497 1'584 1'772 2'380
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 32 10x3 ... - 51 190 321 451 589 870 1'174 1'452
4212 Estimated Internet users 33 10x3 760 1'230 1'840 2'700 3'150 3'340 3'730 3'900 4'000 4'210
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Austrian schilling.

Source: Until 2001: Federal Ministry for Science and Transport. Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR-
GmbH).
(1) Statistics Austria. (2) Source: IMF. (3) IMF. (4) Incl. ISDN channels. Measured in ISDN B channels equivalents. (5) 2002: March. 2003: September. (6) 2003: Sept.
From 2006: Includes subscribers to public mobile data services. (7) Estimates from RTR and Mobile Comm. (8) Subscribers to 3G sim card (USIM) with access to a 3G
network. (9) 2003: September. (10) 2003: Estimation. I1312m includes both minutes from local and national trunk telephone traffic. (11) 2003: Estimation. I1312m
includes both minutes from local and national trunk telephone traffic. (12) 2003: Estimation. (13) 2003: Estimation. Includes calls from public payphones. (14) 2003:
Estimation. Incl. calls ' fixed to international' and ' mobile to international' (both retail). 2004: Fig incl. tech. mins and wholesale mins to resellers and calling card
operators. (15) 1995-96 and 2003: Estimate. Including calls from outside the country terminating in fixed and mobile networks (both, wholesale/interconnection). (16) All
2004/05 data on mobile minutes is based on RTR estimates. (17) 1991/92: number of subscriber complaints, 1993: number of actual faults. From 2000: Incl. faults that
are not directly the responsibility of the public telecommunication operator, such as the client's equipment. (18) Incl. tax. (19) Excl. tax. 2002-2005: Prepaid. 2006: T-
Mobile Fairplay Basic. (20) Excl. tax. From 2002: Prepaid. (21) From 2002: Prepaid. 2004/05: Mobilkom B-Free. (22) From 2002: Prepaid. 004/05: Mobilkom B-Free
(23) 2003-2004: Revenue from data transmission and mobile data not included. (24) 1996: ITU estimate. Revenues from retail fixed telephone services, including
connection, subscription and all charges received from subscribers for placing outgoing calls (all types of calls) but without wholesale (interconnection) revenues. (25)
1996: ITU estimate. Retail and Wholesale revenues, but excluding international roaming. (26) Does not include investment in financial assets. 2004-2006: Estimation.
(27) TV licences. Source: FMPET. Licenced Households accordting to GIS. From 2003: ORF-Medienforschung. (28) Sept: FMPET. From 1995, break in comparability,
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory. 2001 and 2002: Fachverband der Telekommunikation- und Rundfunkunternehmungen. 2003/04: ORF-Medienforschung.
(29) SES/Astra. 2003/04: ORF-Medienforschung. (30) Statistik Austria. ITU estimate. 2004-05: Source: AIM. (31) From 1996: Regular users of the Internet, age 14+,
Austria Internet Monitor. Other years: ITU estimate. (32) 2006:OECD. (33) From 1996: Regular users of the Internet, age 14+, Austria Internet Monitor. 2007: age 16-
74, internet usage during the last 12 months
AZERBAIJAN
Land area (km2): 86'600 km2 Currency: Manat
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 7'957 8'024 8'085 8'143 8'198 8'250 8'302 8'355 8'411 8'471
62 Households 2 10x3 1'552 1'570 1'688 1'720 1'727 1'740 1'771 1'802 1'834 1'847
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x9 15'352 17'203 18'875 23'590 26'578 30'312 35'732 41'872 ... ...
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 3'888.00 3'890.00 4'378.00 4'565.00 4'775.00 4'893.00 4'910.73 4'903.00 4'700.00 4'573.50
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... 219 334 615 55 57 316 37 ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 ... 93'305 44'005 64'940 53'363 39'040 47'691 71'182 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 5 10x3 658 680 730 801 865 924 941 1'013 1'094 1'189
116 % residential main lines 6 % 87.9 87.3 87.6 88.7 88.8 91.2 92.3 90.3 90.6 91.2
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 83 83 ... 84 83 83 86 83 83 ...
1112 Public payphones 1'941 2'023 2'100 2'170 2'268 2'290 2'325 2'432 2'547 2'236
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 742 787 802 869 934 972 1'029 1'098 1'259 1'384
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 139 146 88 61 55 - - ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 20 54 318 362 570 684 976 1'340 ... ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... 2 128 341 ... ... ... ... 1'060 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... 90.0 93.5 94.0 95.0 95.0 97.0 99.0 99.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - - - ... 641 649 639
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - - - ... 1'500 ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 503 535 ... ... ... ... 633 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... 152'059 160'212 165'311 166'217 ... ... ... ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... 54'200 63'900 84'000 111'900 128'850 ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 63'608 75'550 68'626 69'389 70'755 79'816 155'233 217'900 ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female 8'455 8'090 7'900 7'680 7'040 3'346 3'560 4'270 4'706 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 36.0 35.0 ... ... ... ... 69.5 ... ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 9 74.5 75.0 64.0 52.0 48.0 ... 45.2 48.1 ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 300'000 300'000 300'000 400'000 400'000 400'000 400'000 400'000 400'000 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 600'000 600'000 600'000 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 3'000 3'000 3'000 3'000 3'300 3'300 3'300 3'300 3'300 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription ... ... ... ... ... ... 35'000 35'000 35'000 ...
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 500 1'500 1'500 1'350 1'350 500 - 500 500 ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... 1'125 1'125 1'012 1'012 500 - 500 500 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 11 ... ... 97'250 97'250 97'250 101'695 225'000 102'473 98'230 20'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12 ... ... 38'900 55'460 55'460 49'200 46'500 24'600 24'600 -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 13 ... ... 972 1'410 1'410 1'476 1'395 1'471 1'410 5'064
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 ... ... 389 1'057 1'057 1'476 1'395 981 282 5'064
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 14 10x6 286'450 320'784 251'360 369'396 390'179 420'000 542'410 ... 819'680 ...
71 Telephone service revenue 15 10x6 ... ... 240'000 350'000 382'190 322'242 528'714 ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 36'892 52'640 77'306 103'000 124'700 40'872 63'795 103'100 153'000 ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 19'283 20'260 ... ... 121'545 ... 59'068 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 ... ... ... ... 1'708 1'721 1'752 1'782 1'814 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 17 10x3 1 1 1 2 5 5 5 ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 17 10x3 69 70 130 200 218 241 300 ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 18 ... ... ... ... 57'573 84'249 123'285 148'782 194'700 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 670 950 1'200 3'000 12'000 ... 50'000 60'000 72'802 194'452
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 19 ... ... ... ... - - 450 900 2'184 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - ... ... 2'184 ...
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 29.8 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 20 ... ... ... ... 2.00 2.06 150.00 240.00 300.00 777.00
Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies.

(1) Source: UN. (2) Source: RCC. 1994-98: ITU estimates. (3) Source: Until 1997: IMF. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1975-1992: ITU estimate. 1997: RCC. (6) 2006: Source:
State Statistical Committee. (7) 1994: ITU estimate. 1997: RCC. (8) Estimated telecom staff. (9) 2004: RCC. (10) 2005:RCC. (11) From 1999: Azercell. Excluding 20 %
tax. Standard package. 2004-05:RCC; From 2006: Prepaid. (12) From 1999: Azercell. Excluding 20 % tax. Standard package. (13) From 1999: Azercell. Excluding 20
% tax. Standard package. 2004-05: RCC. (14) 2005: RCC. (15) 1999-2000: Estimate. (16) Source: ITU estimates. 1994: Ministry of Communications. (17) 1994:
Ministry of Communications. (18) 2001-02: ITU estimates. (19) 2003: ITU estimate. (20) 2001 and 2003: ITU estimates.
BAHRAIN
Land area (km2): 661 km2 Currency: Dinar
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 622 640 657 672 685 696 706 716 727 738
62 Households 2 10x3 96 98 101 103 106 109 113 117 121 123
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 2'387 2'325 2'489 2'997 2'981 3'176 3'647 4'205 5'031 ...
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... ... ... 227 ... 4'996 5'179 9'476 ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 ... ... ... 36'084 49'710 51'712 76'932 68'385 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 152'303 157'619 165'369 170'976 173'855 175'446 185'756 191'553 193'520 194'196
116 % residential main lines % 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 ... ... 60.0
1112 Public payphones 4 1'321 1'589 1'855 2'035 2'029 1'966 1'952 ... ... 1'307
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 187'484 198'607 200'154 218'054 227'610 233'112 231'577 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 5 58'543 92'063 133'468 205'727 299'587 388'990 443'109 649'764 748'703 907'433
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 6 49'615 92'063 133'468 205'727 299'587 388'990 443'109 649'764 748'703 907'433
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 6 - - 44'114 135'491 226'467 304'287 347'454 522'190 635'277 756'268
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... 95 3'616 11'029 15'773
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 173 381 684 1'088 1'533 1'709 3'248 ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 8 346 762 1'368 2'176 3'066 3'418 4'018 ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 392 388 405 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 788 894
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 462
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 85 102 107 126 183 181 176 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 39 77 116 173 ... ... ...
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 96 97 81 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 30.0 18.0 19.0 15.0 15.0 ... ... ... ... 1.0
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 12 35 35 35 35 35 20 20 8 8 5
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 14 10x6 111 129 138 147 171 186 192 228 235 266
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 76 76 65 61 75 67 60 57 47 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 21 32 38 42 54 72 82 109 98 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 20 27 29 32 41 25 25 ... 35 ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 15 10x3 260 265 270 275 280 285 291 296 301 306
965h Television equipped households 16 10x3 95 97 99 100 102 104 106 108 110 112
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 3 5 6 6 8 ... ... ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 16 10x3 60 61 63 64 66 68 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 8'159 12'456 15'193 21'861 44'109 52'865 48'925 50'382 50'299 60'094
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... - - - 1'176 4'980 9'737 14'956 21'432 38'628
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 18 ... ... ... ... 1'176 4'980 9'737 14'956 21'432 38'628
Source: Bahrain Telecommunications Company. From 2004: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).
(1) Source: UN. (2) Source: 1960-1979: UN. 1980,1991,2001: Census. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Not including payphones in private
establishments. 2006: October. (5) 2007: Source: Africa & Middle East Telecom Week. (6) 2006:October. (7) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (8) 1996-2002:
Estimated. (9) 2004-05: ITU estimates. (10) 2003: Batelco only. (11) No "off peak" rate for local calls. All calls charged at 21 fils per 3 min., (1'000 fils = 1 Dinar).
2006:October. (12) From 2002: Prepaid. (13) In 1999, mobile tariffs split into "high", "regular" and "low" usage. Figures relate to regular usage package. From 2002:
Prepaid. (14) 2005: Refers to BATELCO. 2006:October. (15) Source: Unesco, Bahrain TV, Batelco, ITU estimates. (16) 2001: Census. (17) 1999, 2002: Batelco
estimate. 2005-2006: ITU estimate. (18) 2004-2006: ITU estimates. (19) 2001 and 2004-05: ITU estimates.
BANGLADESH
Land area (km2): 143'998 km2 Currency: Taka
Year Ending 30.06
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 121'426 123'905 126'398 128'916 131'461 134'029 136'615 139'215 141'822 144'437
62 Households 2 10x3 23'118 23'705 24'307 24'925 25'296 25'673 26'050 26'433 26'821 27'316
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 4 10x3 368 413 433 491 565 606 742 831 1'070 1'134
1111 % households with a telephone 5 % 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 2.3 2.8 4.8 ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 55.0 61.2 61.6 66.4 81.4 87.2 94.6 95.8 ... 97.5
1162 % main lines in urban areas 6 % ... ... ... ... 92 93 95 95 ... 96
1112 Public payphones 7 10x3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 440 463 474 580 689 746 995 1'024 ... 1'203
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 127 135 172 135 199 211 153 172 ... 94
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 8 10x3 26 75 149 279 520 1'075 1'365 2'782 9'000 19'131
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 21 51 97 155 420 1'066 1'358 2'777 ... ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... - 15 48 200 682 1'160 2'217 ... 13'392
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... 40.0 44.0 50.0 70.0 80.0 90.0
TRAFFIC
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 4 20 150 600 ... ... ... ... ... ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 9 10x6 47.0 44.4 45.1 43.9 43.6 39.3 76.6 102.6 218.7 234.3
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10 10x6 187.0 197.4 187.3 173.3 236.0 355.5 564.0 551.0 566.6 770.9
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 11 19'300 19'317 18'620 16'098 19'814 ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 12 ... 207.6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 14 ... 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
151c Cellular connection charge 15 ... 1'500 1'500 1'500 1'500 575 575 1'500 1'500 900
152c Cellular monthly subscription 15 ... 500 500 500 500 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 15 ... 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 8
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 15 ... 10 10 10 10 18 18 9 9 2
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 10'725 13'759 14'970 18'611 20'406 30'072 33'882 50'000 ... ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 9'955 11'875 12'138 13'565 12'733 15'385 15'448 15'312 ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... 1'218 2'430 4'604 7'354 14'497 17'538 33'378 ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 2'039 1'619 2'644 4'677 3'904 4'635 ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 10x3 3'190 3'861 4'679 5'498 6'600 8'189 9'860 11'531 ... 15'300
965h Television equipped households 16 10x3 2'900 3'510 4'254 4'998 6'000 7'444 8'922 10'260 ... 13'000
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 3'600 4'461 5'353 ... 12'000
422 Personal computers 17 10x3 30 120 130 200 250 450 1'050 1'650 2'250 3'500
4213 Internet subscribers 18 10x3 1 4 40 60 62 68 81 100 123 150
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 1 5 50 100 186 204 243 300 370 450
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 17 - 2 8 16 40 43 50 60 60 1'244
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants - - 0.04 0.08 0.14 0.15 0.18 0.22 0.26 0.31
Source: Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board. From 2002: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
(1) Source: UN. (2) Source: Ministry of Planning, ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1970, 1975-76, 1980-82, 1990: Estimate. (5) ITU estimates for fixed lines. (6) 2001:
ITU estimate. (7) Including an estimate of long-distance public call offices. 2001: estimate. (8) 1996-97, 2001: ITU estimate. 2007: Dec. (9) 1996-97: Estimates. 2005:
ITU estimate. (10) 1996-97: Estimates. (11) Established posts. (12) Year estimate from monthly data. (13) Analog exchange. (14) Per call. (15) From 2002: Grameen
Easy Prepaid. (16) Source: ITU estimates. (17) 2005: ITU estimate. (18) 1999: Refers to BTTB.
BARBADOS
Land area (km2): 430 km2 Currency: Dollar
Year Beginning 01.04
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 266 267 267 267 268 269 270 271 269 270
62 Households 2 10x3 92 93 95 96 97 97 97 97 97 97
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... 80.0 ... ... ... ... ... 92.8 ... ...
116 % residential main lines % 67.0 67.6 67.0 67.0 68.7 ... ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 551 570 ... ... 807 ... ... 775 ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 979 2'237 800 ... 1'341 ... ... 1'600 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 8'013 12'000 20'309 28'467 53'111 97'193 140'000 200'138 206'190 237'119
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... 24'227 ... ... 57'970 110'000 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 99.9 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 67 103 390 420 458 ... ... 690 ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 ... 206 780 840 916 ... ... 4'550 ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 62'886 69'000 67'880 ... 53'366 78'800 112'600 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 8 1'003 990 1'100 888 1'032 ... ... 919 ... ...
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... 448 ... ... 487 ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... 81 ... ... 136 ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 9 % ... 40 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 78
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98
151b Business teleph. connection charge 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98
151c Cellular connection charge 45 ... 200 ... ... ... 70 70 ... 25
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 ... ... 16 32 48 48 48 48 - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 11 2.55 ... 0.96 2.49 1.80 2.22 2.97 2.70 2.70 2.70
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 11 1.80 ... 0.68 1.38 1.20 2.10 2.97 2.70 2.70 2.70
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 13 10x6 314 335 340 294 295 236 239 249 242 256
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 51 51 56 54 54 88 51 60 50 47
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 14 75'400 75'800 76'200 76'600 77'000 77'400 77'800 78'216 ... ...
965h Television equipped households 66'700 68'100 69'500 71'000 72'500 74'000 75'500 77'095 90'210 ...
965s Home satellite antennas ... 200 275 450 700 ... ... 489 ... ...
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 16 ... ... ... ... - - 27'319 29'630 31'942 55'260
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 17'319 ... ... ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 10'000 10'000 31'838 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 17 2'000 5'000 6'000 10'000 15'000 30'000 100'000 150'000 160'000 250'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 600 ...
Source: Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited. From 2003: Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1990: Latest census. (2) 1960,1970,1980: UN. 1996: Bartel. Other years, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2000: Estimate. (5) 1984:
Estimate. (6) 1998: estimate. (7) 1983: Estimate. 2004: ITU estimate. (8) Estimate. (9) Within 48 hours. (10) From 2001: Digital 30. Including 30 minutes free airtime.
Including VAT; From 2005: Prepaid. (11) From 2001: Digital 30. Including VAT. (12) Including BET from 1987 (87/88). Break in comparability from 1989 (1989/90). (13)
2002-2006: Domestic revenue. (14) 1993-95: ITU estimates. 1992, 1996: Unesco. (15) ITU estimate. (16) 2004: ITU estimate. (17) 2002: ITU estimate.
BELARUS
Land area (km2): 207'600 km2 Currency: Rouble
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 10'177 10'131 10'081 10'029 9'975 9'921 9'866 9'811 9'755 9'700
62 Households 2 10x3 3'074 3'111 3'148 3'186 3'223 3'210 3'153 3'120 3'171 3'153
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x9 367 702 3'026 9'134 17'173 25'518 36'565 49'992 65'067 79'267
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 26 46 249 877 1'390 1'791 2'051 2'160 2'154 2'145
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 ... 45 49 37 46 92 126 133 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 82.3 80.2 83.2 83.7 80.9 84.4 84.8 85.0 85.2 85.3
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 81 81 81 ... 19 16 15 15 15 15
1163 Localities with telephone service 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 22 22 22 22 23
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 2'537 2'673 2'790 2'907 3'008 3'091 3'227 3'300 3'408 3'488
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 514 487 440 401 373 341 293 253 196 148
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - - 7 31 119 449 1'054 2'165 4'097 5'960
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 6 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... - 3
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... 62.1 ... ... 87.0 87.0 88.0 90.0 92.5
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 224 364 505 567 833 1'026 1'510 2'202 ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 448 728 1'654 2'530 5'726 8'212 11'700 18'180 ... ...
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... ... ... ... 400 410 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 5'294 ... ... ... ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 106 195 340 618 ... ... ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 149 176 160 179 210 241 268 299 314 330
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 185 193 196 213 234 251 291 329 ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 13 17 30 ... ... 325 1'035 3'122 ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 32 104 363 ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... 12'255 12'041 11'896 11'667 11'686 ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff 100 100 ... ... ... 1'020 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 8 % 96 97 98 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 32.0 32.0 29.8 28.3 26.7 26.8 24.8 23.1 ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 1'500 2'000 11'300 19'710 26'180 36'000 43'200 49'680 49'680 60'420
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 128'155 128'155 156'000
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 22 31 192 380 684 975 1'170 1'345 1'350 1'660
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 26 38 305 602 1'080 1'540 1'850 2'125 2'125 2'590
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 0.20 0.28 2.61 5.94 10.08 14.37 17.25 19.83 22.20 24.15
151c Cellular connection charge 10 16'000 45'000 ... ... ... 15'000 ... ... ... 3'200
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 1'465 4'910 ... ... ... 11'040 - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 10 28 130 ... ... ... 230 315 240 240 115
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 10 ... ... ... ... ... 185 225 240 240 115
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 5'803 10'076 51'481 136'659 230'883 384'726 541'290 699'808 862'413 1'641'198
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 5'155 9'022 45'932 119'350 213'359 353'885 494'335 633'549 776'645 877'368
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 3 13 110 207 371 662 758 991 1'402 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 11 10x6 2'725 3'682 14'567 39'390 75'062 111'829 215'101 288'841 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 12 10x3 3'200 3'300 3'400 3'500 3'600 3'703 3'809 ... ... ...
965h Television equipped households 10x3 2'520 2'600 2'680 2'760 2'836 2'744 2'695 2'998 3'079 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 340 652 765 944 1'091 1'222 1'408
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 ... ... ... 60 ... ... ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 79'016 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14 ... ... ... ... - 20 123 750 1'564 11'419
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 20 123 750 1'564 11'312
4212 Estimated Internet users 5'000 7'500 50'000 187'036 430'263 891'227 1'607'048 2'461'093 3'394'421 5'477'500
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... 16 44 79 200 355 465 1'866
Source: Beltelecom. From 2003: Ministry of Communications and Informatization.

(1) Source: UN. (2) Source: RCC, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Source: IMF. On 20 August 1994, the rubel replaced the Belarussian ruble at the rate of ten
Belarussian rubles per rubel. On 1 January 2000, the new rubel replaced the Belarussian rubel at the rate of 1'000 new rubles per old rubel. (5) 1960-85: Ministry
estimate. (6) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (7) 1992-94: ITU estimate of telecom staff. Total staff including posts: 57'980 (92), 54'730 (93), 57'700 (94). 2005: RCC.
(8) % damages, eliminated within required terms. (9) Residential. (10) From 2003: prepaid. (11) 1992: Including posts. (12) Source: Unesco, ITU estimate. (13) 2005:
RCC. (14) 2001: ITU estimate; 2007 etimate on the basis of Beltelecom data.
BELGIUM
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 10'192 10'214 10'239 10'263 10'310 10'356 10'396 10'446 10'511 10'437
62 Households 2 10x3 4'144 4'176 4'209 4'238 4'278 4'319 4'362 4'402 4'440 4'408
672 Telecom equipment imports 10x6 1'167 1'529 1'809 2'035 2'629 1'735 1'633 1'760 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 97.1 93.5 94.0 95.0 96.0 96.0 97.0 98.0 98.0 100.0
116 % residential main lines % 80.0 80.0 ... ... ... ... ... 64.0 64.0 64.0
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 10x3 974 1'756 3'187 5'629 7'697 8'102 8'606 9'132 9'460 9'660
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 957 1'748 3'187 5'629 7'697 8'102 8'606 9'132 9'460 9'660
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 3'440 5'154 5'331 5'716 6'036 6'042 5'755
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 7 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 31 99
OTHER SERVICES
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10x3 270 507 868 1'128 1'155 1'078 1'070 1'068 1'057 1'050
TRAFFIC
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 9 10x6 ... ... ... 22'067 21'772 20'295 18'351 17'630 16'213 14'987
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 1'340 1'460 1'250 1'543 1'799 1'351 1'558 1'728 1'776 1'599
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 6'961 7'685 8'308 9'371 11'373
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... 980 2'250 2'455 2'798 2'897 3'459 4'474
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 10 24'915 23'886 25'074 28'495 28'276 24'494 23'291 23'921 22'445 21'284
51w - Mobile communications staff 1'652 ... 3'664 4'557 5'180 4'911 5'330 5'652 4'924 4'701
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... 90 ... 90 80 85 88 89 88 85
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... 4.7 4.0 3.5 4.8 6.0 5.6 5.9 6.3 7.4
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 11 2'662 2'662 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.13 0.13
151c Cellular connection charge 14 ... 2'000.00 49.58 49.58 49.50 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
152c Cellular monthly subscription 14 ... 600 24 24 24 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 14 ... 45.00 1.12 1.12 0.45 1.20 1.20 1.11 1.11 0.87
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 14 ... 18.00 0.45 0.30 0.30 0.75 0.75 1.11 1.11 0.75
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 102'291 107'632 ... 2'313 2'212 2'097 2'006 1'909 1'810 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 33'337 42'146 ... 2'237 3'067 3'383 3'765 3'545 3'672 3'460
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 16 10x6 52'040 32'163 701 1'574 1'412 1'258 1'051 1'328 1'062 1'051
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... 1'048 690 799 782 995 740 ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... 9'658 ... 526 722 457 269 332 322 ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 19 10x3 3'686 3'725 3'752 3'789 3'815 3'880 3'917 3'999 4'004 4'025
422 Personal computers 20 10x3 2'100 2'200 2'250 2'300 2'400 2'800 3'300 3'627 3'954 4'400
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22 10x3 ... 11 23 144 460 815 1'243 1'620 2'011 2'356
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... ... 1 44 230 515 765 995 1'247 1'468
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 500 800 1'400 3'000 3'200 3'400 4'000 4'200 4'800 4'900
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 24 ... ... 5'467 18'755 81'426 84'024 84'099 117'535 117'535 ...
424 PWLAN locations 25 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'284
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Belgian franc.

Source: Institut belge des services postaux et des télécommunications (IBPT).
(1) UN, INS. 1991: Latest census. ITU estimates. (2) 1960, 1970, 1980: UN. Other years: INS, ITU estimate. (3) IMF. 2004: source Belgostat National Bank of Belgium.
(4) IMF. (5) From 1994 including ISDN. (6) 2002: ITU estimate. (7) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (8) 2001: Estimate based on equivalent channels provided. (9)
2004-2006: Trafic local et interurbain. (10) Until 1991: total staff including temporary and contractual personnel. From 1992, staff at 31 December. From 1998, Source:
IBPT. 2004-06: Resellers excluded. (11) Including VAT. 2004: activation gratuite. (12) Tarifs pour zone large et clients ordinaires. Including VAT. 2006: Belgacom tariff.
(13) Including VAT. (14) Including VAT. From 2002: Prepaid service. (15) Opérateurs avec une notification d'un réseau public de communications électronique et/ou
une notification pour un service public de téléphonie vocale, revendeurs exclus. (16) IBPT. Belgacom. Opérateurs avec une notification d'un réseau public de
communications électronique et/ou une notification pour un service public de téléphonie vocale, revendeurs exclus. (17) Unesco, ITU estimate. (18) IP Belgium, IP
Network, ITU estimate. (19) RTD. Cable only. (20) 2005/6: ITU estimate. (21) IPSA. Active subscribers. (22) IBPT. (23) 2006:OECD. (24) 2000-02: Telegeography. ITU
estimate. (25) Source: De Tijd 25.10.2006.
BELIZE
Land area (km2): 22'963 km2 Currency: Dollar
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 222 228 234 240 257 259 260 261 270 275
62 Households 2 10x3 47 48 50 52 53 55 57 59 61 63
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 3 8 10 5 6 6 5 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... 53.0 42.0 ... ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 4 622 520 430 360 425 481 486 656 811 930
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 5 34'116 34'116 37'000 39'097 39'309 39'097 39'975 43'063 45'177 43'536
123 Waiting list for main lines 303 ... ... 1'005 1'608 1'123 1'215 725 ... 1'342
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - - - - 11'808 35'621 64'582 93'089 110'767
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... 8'405 33'794 38'017 56'051 85'437 115'064 117'023
OTHER SERVICES
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 150 99 ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 52'657 69'834 69'302 84'127 64'953 49'318 43'796
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 18'085 18'608 28'405 32'321 29'694 26'898 22'325
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 57'182 85'013 95'252 80'125 55'357 42'502 14'364
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 16'770 18'454 20'183 20'427 27'905 30'307 37'997 23'994 32'440 24'121
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 969
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 316 380 403 399 417 412 482 442 494 493
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 96 91 ... ... ... 89 89 90 ... 85
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 82.3 69.6 ... 65.6 57.6 55.2 49.6 41.1 ... 4.0
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 8 110 110 49 49 40 40 40 40 40 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10 10x3 20'430 24'000 34'622 15'138 21'655 60'000 60'000 24'000 30'000 31'000
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 11 41'000 42'000 43'000 44'000 60'000 80'000 106'000 108'000 120'000 ...
965h Television equipped households 12 16'770 17'240 17'720 18'227 30'000 40'000 53'010 54'870 56'730 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 14 1'916 2'169 3'616 4'294 5'200 5'242 5'133 6'095 6'590 8'306
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - 940 2'827 5'022 5'597
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 355 636 830 1'648
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 585 2'191 4'192 5'597
4212 Estimated Internet users 15 3'000 5'000 10'000 15'000 ... ... ... 16'000 26'000 30'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 16 ... - 1 3 46 46 46 46 135 180
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 1.35 2.19 4.27 6.24 ... ... ... 6.13 9.63 10.91
Notes: Year beginning 1 April.

Source: Belize Telecommunications Ltd (BTL).
(1) Source: UN. 2000: Latest census. (2) 1960,1970,1980: UN. 1991: Central Statistical Office. Other years: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1998-1999: Estimate.
(5) 1999: ITU estimate. (6) 1983: Estimate. (7) A 8% VAT charge is added to all telephone services. (8) From 2002: Prepaid. Cost of SIM. (9) From 2002: Prepaid. (10)
Acquisition of fixed assets. (11) Source: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance. 1992, 1995: ITU estimate. (12) Source: Central Statistical Office. 1991, 2000:
census. Other years: ITU estimate. (13) 2003-07: ITU estimates. (14) 2002: Decline in the number of subscribers was due to increase of pre-paid Internet access. (15)
2002: ITU estimate. (16) 2001: ITU estimate.
BENIN
Land area (km2): 112'622 km2 Currency: CFA Franc
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 5'782 5'973 6'170 6'373 6'584 6'801 7'025 7'257 7'497 8'703
62 Households 2 10x3 1'051 1'085 1'142 1'202 1'266 1'307 1'351 1'396 1'442 1'674
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... ... 3.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8
116 % residential main lines % 67.0 69.6 72.3 ... 79.0 55.5 55.5 64.0 63.3 50.5
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... 78 73 68 65 66 65 64 63
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... 85 85 88 117 117 380
1112 Public payphones 288 311 442 508 646 760 804 797 704 680
117 Line capacity of local exchanges ... ... 53'507 63'935 67'910 89'734 99'705 99'705 120'173 120'307
123 Waiting list for main lines 10'000 13'695 16'690 23'000 7'317 9'706 14'205 32'805 29'724 54'268
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 4 4'295 6'286 7'269 55'476 125'000 218'770 236'175 459'322 596'267 1'055'727
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - - 55'476 125'000 218'770 236'175 459'322 596'267 1'055'727
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 214'395 231'451 451'054 585'534 1'036'724
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 16 16 17 16 31 28 21 17 27 65
STAFF
51f - of which: female 7 ... ... 132 143 157 194 202 206 265 307
51w - Mobile communications staff 8 ... ... ... ... ... 106 103 104 93 94
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 75 64 74 87 25 20 19 25 22 15
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... 8.0 6.5 7.2 6.2 5.8 7.5 7.0
TARIFFS
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 2'475 2'475 2'475 2'475 2'475 2'940 2'940 2'940 2'940 2'700
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 2'475 2'475 2'475 2'475 2'475 2'940 2'940 2'940 2'940 2'700
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 82 60
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 82 60
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 5'000 5'000 5'000 10'000 10'000 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 10 366 366 366 720 720 720 720 510 450 500
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 10 366 366 366 720 720 720 720 486 300 500
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 11 10x6 880 885 1'894 8'000 15'540 14'641 11'876 8'791 7'196 5'601
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 ... 13'990 19'652 20'989 19'370 ... 16'276 18'699 11'059 2'028
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... 1'252 4'641 6'933 9'721 6'067 ... ...
BROADCASTING
955 Radio sets 12 10x3 670 740 830 925 1'005 1'065 1'415 1'943 2'681 2'809
955h Radio equipped households 10x3 610 675 755 842 910 916 943 964 999 1'148
4213 Internet subscribers - ... 2'000 2'962 3'949 4'679 5'606 6'670 6'969 7'505
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - 21 21 81 196 1'498
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 21 21 38 38 -
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - 43 158 1'498
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5.7 1.4 9.4
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 0.13 2.00 2.00 2.10 47.00 47.00 47.00 47.00
Source: Office des Postes et Télécommunications (OPT).

(1) UN. 1992: Latest census. ITU estimate. (2) 1992-94: OPT. ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) 2001=ITU estimate. (5) 1983-84, 1987: Estimate. (6) 1983-84: Estimate. Bénin
télécoms S.A and Libercom. (7) Bénin télécoms S.A and Libercom. (8) LIBERCOM only. (9) Including installation charges and reimbursable deposit. (10) From 2002:
Prepaid service. (11) Only LIBERCOM. 1997 and 2000: ITU estimate. (12) UNESCO, OPT. (13) OPT, ITU estimate. (14) 1996 and 2001: Measure DHS. ITU estimates.
(15) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (16) ITU estimate.
BHUTAN
Land area (km2): 38'394 km2 Currency: Ngultrum
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 619 638 657 658 674 691 734 780 810 840
62 Households 2 10x3 353 359 365 370 381 391 398 405 412 427
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 14'314 16'337 19'122 21'698 ... ... ... ... 36'581 42'677
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 4 6'430 10'437 11'990 14'145 17'553 19'615 25'192 30'285 32'709 31'526
116 % residential main lines % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60.0 ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... 93 ... ... ... 63 65 90 85 ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 87 ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 11'076 16'841 15'012 15'548 19'648 23'633 34'120 39'036 ... 52'018
123 Waiting list for main lines ... ... 1'200 1'500 1'800 2'000 2'500 1'000 ... -
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers - - - - - - 7'998 19'138 37'842 82'078
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - - - - - 7'998 19'138 37'842 82'078
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers - - - - - ... ... 17'980 36'028 79'868
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5.4 11.7
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - - - - 1.09 2.45 4.67 9.77
OTHER SERVICES
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10x3 - - - - - ... ... 64 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... 6'234 ... ... ... 133'507 143'325 ... 149'813 ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... 13'599 ... ... ... 29'889 34'210 40'019 ... 32'453
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 5'327 15'169 18'348 23'481 ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9'280 ... 26'783
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 5 10x3 1'500 4'064 5'935 6'200 6'200 ... ... 10'115 5'623 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15'371 ... 8'486
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12'874 ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'221 ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 6 482 466 433 346 378 400 ... 667 667 806
51f - of which: female ... 46 ... 36 40 44 ... 175 175 135
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... - - ... 43 43 62
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 90 90
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 54 ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 1'510 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600
151b Business teleph. connection charge 1'510 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600 600
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20 1.20 1.20
151c Cellular connection charge 7 - - - - - ... 600 600 600 400
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 7 - - - - - ... 15.00 15.00 15.00 9.00
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 7 - - - - - ... 14.25 14.25 14.25 9.00
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 8 10x6 129 172 215 ... 501 ... 429 620 737 944
71 Telephone service revenue 8 10x6 ... ... ... ... 452 ... 419 466 ... 539
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 - - ... - - - 10 97 206 338
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 8 10x6 ... ... ... 65 131 134 ... 276 ... 766
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 191 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 12'000 12'500 13'000 13'500 18'000 20'000 22'000 25'000 ... ...
965h Television equipped households ... ... 4'700 8'486 9'722 11'984 ... ... ... ...
965c Cable TV subscribers - - ... 7'931 9'086 11'200 11'281 17'853 ... ...
422 Personal computers 9 ... 2'500 3'000 5'000 7'000 10'000 10'000 11'000 13'000 15'000
4213 Internet subscribers - - 500 745 1'300 1'600 2'107 3'050 5'025 6'000
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... 750 2'250 5'000 10'000 15'000 20'000 25'000 30'000
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20.0
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) - - 1 1 2 2 6 6 6 22
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... 0.11 0.34 0.74 1.45 2.04 2.56 3.09 3.57
Source: Bhutan Information, Communications and Media Authority, Ministry of Information and Communications.
(1) From 1984 break in comparability. Source: UN ESCAP, UNDP. 2004, 2006-2007: ITU estimate. (2) 1985,1990,1995,2000: UN Habitat, Other years: ITU estimate.
(3) Source: IMF. (4) 1981-88: estimates. (5) Including traffic with India from 1993. (6) From 2000: BTA. (7) From 2003: prepaid. (8) 2001: July 2000 to December 2001.
Bhutan Telecom. (9) 2006, 2007: ITU estimates.
BOLIVIA
Land area (km2): 1'098'575 km2 Currency: Boliviano
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 7'813 7'980 8'147 8'317 8'488 8'661 8'835 9'009 9'182 9'354
62 Households 2 10x3 1'823 1'839 1'855 1'907 1'923 1'939 1'955 2'086 2'135 2'174
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 166'272 106'963 77'222 67'311 53'210 34'522 14'707 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 5 % ... 19.6 24.4 24.4 23.7 24.7 ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 98 97 99 99 98 98 98 98 98 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 496'056 563'841 655'120 660'997 702'465 696'350 724'931 760'334 817'158 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 118'433 239'272 420'344 582'620 779'917 1'023'333 1'278'844 1'800'789 2'421'402 2'876'143
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 49'398 66'914 ... 491'785 779'917 1'023'333 1'278'844 1'800'789 2'421'402 2'876'143
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers - 112'247 293'977 470'804 674'710 887'379 1'097'391 1'543'411 2'080'433 2'747'358
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - ... 778 805 ... ... 6'312
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - ... 1'600 1'700 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... 1'356'178 1'456'000 2'146'000 1'879'863 1'837'736 1'822'143 1'776'526 1'542'285
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 7 10x3 227'477 312'422 278'719 356'877 401'407 403'234 404'045 354'039 382'545 431'409
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 648'895 715'496 650'578
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 93'560
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 10 % 55 60 75 90 90 90 90 93 92 ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 14 60 - - - - - - - 30 50
152c Cellular monthly subscription 14 23 10 10 10 8 7 6 - - -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 1'162 1'878 1'634 1'619 2'082 2'034 2'123 ... ... 4'800
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 79 166 387 454 542 716 987 ... ... 1'362
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 15 10x6 1'249 1'023 1'226 1'060 1'046 184 198 141 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 16 10x3 900 930 960 990 1'070 1'100 1'150 1'400 1'400 1'450
965h Television equipped households 17 10x3 780 800 840 880 930 950 1'100 1'345 1'350 1'360
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - 3'330 5'740 8'723 12'973 17'589
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 1'045 852 915 1'815 1'815
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 2'285 4'888 7'808 11'158 10'653
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 18 ... ... 8 18 32 46 176 398 398 398
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'050 5'048
Source: Until 1998: Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (ENTEL). Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones.

(1) UN. 2001: 2001: INE Census 2001. (2) 1976: UN, 1982-89: AHCIET. 1992-93: DGT. 1996-97, 1999-2000: INE, Other years: ITU estimates. (3) IMF. (4) 1983, 1985,
1987, 1994, 1996: Estimate. (5) Since 1998, fixed or mobile, source: INE. (6) ITU estimate. 1998: COTEL. (7) 1996: ITU estimate. (8) 2002: Telegeography. (9) Until
1996, ENTEL only. (10) Planta Externa. (11) COTEL. Not including taxes. Members. Not including membership fee. (12) COTEL. Not including taxes. Members.
Including 200 free minutes. (13) COTEL. Not including taxes. (14) Entel Plan Familia. Not including tax. From 2004: Mobile tariffs refer to prepaid plan. (15) ENTEL
only. (16) ATB, Unesco, ITU estimates. (17) NCTA, ITU estimates. (18) 2005: ITU estimate. (19) 1996-2002: SITTEL. ITU estimate.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Land area (km2): 51'129 km2 Currency: Convertible Marka
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'784 3'675 3'839 3'781 3'798 3'815 3'832 3'870 3'907 3'912
62 Households 2 10x3 1'081 1'050 1'097 1'143 1'090 1'090 1'090 1'090 1'090 1'090
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 4 10x3 303 333 368 780 847 903 938 952 969 989
1142 % digital main lines % ... 26.0 30.6 41.6 69.6 77.4 81.9 89.6 94.0 98.4
116 % residential main lines % ... ... ... 89.2 90.1 ... 88.0 88.3 90.0 88.1
1112 Public payphones 470 576 926 1'197 1'435 ... 3'472 3'354 3'230 3'354
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 399 452 502 975 1'084 1'232 1'212 1'250 1'327 1'348
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - - - 24 ... 499 666 1'189 1'369 1'677
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - 154 481 1'296 3'316 5'962 9'358 16'956 22'857 26'319
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - 308 1'466 3'370 6'984 ... 28'768 46'232 70'242 68'094
TRAFFIC
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 5 10x6 66 95 97 93 90 141 191 204 247 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 6 10x6 175 160 203 248 ... ... 485 537 566 614
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 493 564 694 1'060
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 891 1'051 1'139 1'180
STAFF
51f - of which: female 401 390 371 369 367 ... ... ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... 570 628 700 707
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 56 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 82
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20.2
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 1'000 1'000 1'000 480 270 270 270 200 160 150
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 3.20 3.20 3.20 2.73 2.73 2.73 3.20 3.20 5.45 5.45
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 20.00 20.00 20.00 9.09 9.09 9.09 20.00 20.00 16.00 16.00
151c Cellular connection charge 8 385 ... 297 90 90 ... 49 45 45 14
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 28 ... 28 18 18 ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 1.65 ... 1.65 1.35 1.35 ... 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.17
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 ... ... 1.16 1.05 1.00 ... 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.93
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 7 10x6 183 277 379 489 569 ... 1'030 1'106 1'048 1'186
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 170 244 293 383 431 ... 200 422 608 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 13 33 81 106 138 ... 398 445 476 497
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 78 55 103 111 140 ... 194 404 ... ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 73 131 ... ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 94 139 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 10 10x3 420 430 430 440 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'100 ...
965h Television equipped households 11 10x3 55 64 ... ... 950 950 950 950 1'050 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 12 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 74 ... ... 101 ...
965s Home satellite antennas 13 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 285 ... ... 533 ...
422 Personal computers 14 ... ... ... ... 143'000 156'000 172'000 192'000 212'000 242'000
4213 Internet subscribers 1'282 4'193 4'416 14'884 15'811 87'000 ... 168'937 181'336 237'909
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... - - - - 213 1'500 6'637 13'702 40'000
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - ... 2'394 4'751 12'259
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - ... 1'497 4'845 22'170
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 16 2 28 12 25 34 34 34 94 155 ...
Source: Public Enterprise PTT Bosnia and Herzegovina (PTT BIH). From 2002: Communications Regulatory Agency B & H.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. Last census: 1991. (2) 1991-98, 2006: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1994: temporary data; refers only to the part of the country
under legal control of the government. From 2000: including ISDN equivalents. (5) 1994: temporary data; refers only to the part of the country under legal control of the
government. Outgoing traffic total estimated for 1993 and 1996. 2002: ITU estimate. (6) Incoming totals estimated. (7) 1994: temporary data; refers only to the part of
the country under legal control of the government. (8) 1999: Family plan. Including 10% tax. From 2003: prepaid. (9) 1999: Family plan. From 2003: prepaid. (10) ITU
estimates. (11) Source: EBU (1993). 2002:OBS. (12) 2002: OBS. (13) Source: OBS. (14) 2001-06: ITU estimates. (15) 2003: ITU estimate. (16) 2001-02: ITU estimates.
BOTSWANA
Land area (km2): 575'000 km2 Currency: Pula
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'530 1'567 1'611 1'643 1'681 1'720 1'772 1'769 1'765 1'760
62 Households 2 10x3 347 361 375 390 405 414 424 414 444 442
TELEPHONE NETWORK
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 94 117 130 160 204 207 236 ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 11 20 22 17 15 ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 10x3 - 15 92 222 332 445 523 523 564 823
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - 15 92 222 332 445 523 523 564 823
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 421 491 523 564 799
271pop Coverage of population (%) 7 % - ... 90.00 ... ... 99.00 99.00 99.00 99.00 99.00
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - 0.97 5.71 13.52 19.77 25.87 29.51 29.55 31.94 46.78
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 9 10x3 29'442 29'000 29'359 30'797 41'200 45'700 ... 67'700 ... 75'000
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 449'000
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 10 1'703 1'700 1'754 1'771 1'724 1'694 985 1'064 1'079 1'067
51f - of which: female 11 ... 448 479 489 483 457 ... 356 372 358
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 304
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 37.2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 13 - 135 135 135 135 135 135 20 20 20
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 - 85 85 85 85 85 85 - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 13 - 4.65 ... ... 3.90 3.90 3.90 5.40 5.40 1.14
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 - 4.65 ... ... 1.65 1.65 1.65 0.75 0.60 0.72
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 302 386 557 945 1'031 1'157 1'163 1'401 1'617 1'685
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 - ... ... 334 426 501 542 713 878 882
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10 10x6 134 174 220 132 145 78 94 ... ... 2'358
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'567
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 791
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 15 38'000 42'000 60'000 72'000 74'000 76'000 78'000 ... ... ...
965h% % of households with a television 17 9.21 9.98 9.87 9.75 9.64 9.66 10.00 10.00 9.46 ...
965s Home satellite antennas 18 5'000 9'866 10'500 12'000 13'000 ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... 12'000 15'000 ... ... ... ... ... ...
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - - - 1'600 1'800
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 14 ... ... 0.64 6.00 14.00 14.00 23.00 26.00 30.00 30.00
Notes: Year beginning 1 April.

Source: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation. From 2003: Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA).
(1) Source: Botswana Central Statistics Office. 2001: Latest census. From 2002: UN. (2) Source: Botswana Central Statistics Office. 2001: Latest census. Other years:
ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1960, 1965: estimates. (5) 1996: BTC estimate. From 1997, ITU estimate. (6) 2006, 2007: ITU estimates. (7) 2002: Mascom. (8) 2001
-02: Telegeography. (9) 1997-2000: Estimate. 2001-02: Telegeography. (10) BTC. (11) BTC (12) Not including taxes. (13) Mascom. From 2004: Prepaid. (14) 2001: ITU
estimate. (15) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates. (16) MIH. 2001, ITU estimates (17) 2002-05: ITU estimates. (18) Source: Estimated by Radio Botwana. (19) 1994-96:
Estimated, BTC. (20) 2005: ITU estimate.
BRAZIL
Land area (km2): 8'511'965 km2 Currency: Cruzeiro real
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 166'301 168'812 171'335 173'858 176'377 178'895 181'408 183'913 186'405 188'883
62 Households 2 10x3 41'100 42'600 42'851 45'021 45'559 47'559 49'646 51'825 54'100 55'554
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 939'147 979'276 1'065'000 1'179'480 1'302'140 1'477'820 1'699'950 1'941'500 2'147'940 2'322'820
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 192 224 365 1'100 1'258 1'317 1'291 1'073 ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 1'829 1'652 1'460 1'753 1'893 518 481 789 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 6 % 27.9 32.0 37.6 47.9 ... 52.9 50.8 49.6 ... ...
1112 Public payphones 10x3 520 589 740 910 1'378 1'368 1'316 1'317 1'274 1'133
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 7 10x3 18'475 21'670 27'766 38'300 47'788 49'234 49'661 50'030 50'516 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 8 10x3 2'400 1'700 1'000 500 200 ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 16 1'269 11'375 20'220 27'447 34'081 45'755 65'200 86'062 ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... 5'757 13'688 19'544 25'002 35'357 52'800 69'670 80'556
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 88.0 88.4 89.4
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 777 807 839 1'212 1'300 ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 11 87'282 84'848 96'428 104'963 93'494 ... 69'475 76'120 81'597 85'174
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... 17'228 20'013 19'546 ... 21'900 25'478 30'342 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 13 8 80 50 50 42 42 65 55 59 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 13 80 80 50 50 42 42 65 55 59 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 13 7.78 10.00 11.77 12.50 15.38 15.38 33.71 36.21 38.84 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 13 13.50 15.00 17.65 19.20 23.81 23.80 54.60 58.62 62.88 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 14 330 329 - - - - - - 25 41
152c Cellular monthly subscription 15 27 36 25 25 30 32 24 24 - -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 16 10x6 16'196 23'150 31'150 40'660 48'210 ... 56'391 65'362 ... ...
71 Telephone service revenue 16 10x6 11'744 14'670 18'320 22'580 28'050 ... 34'591 38'062 ... ...
741 Mobile communication revenue 16 10x6 3'280 6'890 10'730 13'800 15'440 17'900 21'800 27'300 ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'800 3'900 5'400 ...
841m Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... 3'800 4'200 5'500 6'400 4'800 9'600 9'300 ...
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 393 612 869 1'195 1'244 1'218 1'238 1'350 1'438 1'480
4213 Internet subscribers 22 10x3 ... 1'200 1'700 2'250 3'500 7'900 8'182 10'000 16'525 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 23 10x3 - 1 7 100 331 731 966 3'157 4'385 5'922
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 - 1 7 59 ... ... 71 111 155 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - - 41 242 600 531 1'924 2'708 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 24 10x3 1'310 2'500 3'500 5'000 8'000 14'300 18'000 22'000 32'130 42'600
4212f - % female Internet users 25 % ... ... ... ... 42.0 ... ... ... 49.5 48.4
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 26 ... ... 500 801 6'069 9'340 18'511 27'449 28'000 ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 27 0.79 1.48 2.04 2.88 4.54 7.99 9.92 11.96 17.24 22.55
Source: Telecomunicaçoes Brasileiras S.A. From 1998: Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL).
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1960,1970,1980: UN. Other years: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Source: IMF. On 28.2.86: 1 cruzado = 1'000 cruzeiros. On 15.1.89: 1 new
cruzado = 1'000 old cruzados. On 16.3.90: the cruzeiro replaced the new cruzado. On 1.8.93: 1 cruzeiro real = 1'000 cruzeiros. On 1.07.94 1 real = 2'750 cruzeiros
reais. (5) Conventional telephony terminals in service. 1960, 65, 70: ITU estimates. (6) 1991-95, 2000: Residential telephone lines per 100 households. (7) Conventional
exchanges installed. (8) From 1993, ITU estimates. (9) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (10) 2005: ITU estimate. (11) Telebrás. 2001: July. (12) Repair requests per
100 main lines (Telebras). (13) Not including taxes. Tele Norte Leste. (14) Not including taxes. Tele Celular Sul. Basic Plan. (15) Not including taxes. Tele Celular Sul.
Basic Plan. From 2005: Prepaid. (16) Until 1998, Telebrás. From 1998, ITU estimate. (17) Until 1998, Telebrás. From 1998, source ANATEL. (18) Source: Unesco, ITU
estimate. 1998: Rádio e Televisão Bandeirantes Ltda. 2000: Abinee/Eletros. (19) TV households. Source: NCTA, ITU estimate. (20) Source: NCTA. 2000: PTS - Pay
TV Survey - March 2001. (21) Computer Industry Almanac, ITU estimates. 2004-05: São Paulo Business School of Getúlio Vargas Foundation. (22) 2003-05: ITU
estimate. (23) 2007: Source: Cisco study by IDC. (24) Source: ITU estimates, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, 2005-06: Refer to users aged 10+. (25) Source:
Nielsen//NetRatings. (26) 2000-02: Telegeography. (27) 2005: Users aged 10+ divided by total population. Internet penetration of users aged 10+ is 21%.
BULGARIA
Land area (km2): 110'912 km2 Currency: Lev
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 8'310 8'336 8'279 8'149 7'891 7'846 7'801 7'761 7'726 7'671
62 Households 2 10x3 2'900 2'900 2'900 2'902 2'900 2'913 2'919 2'925 2'931 2'910
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 1'681.88 1'760.36 1.84 2.12 2.18 2.08 1.73 1.58 1.57 1.56
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 82.0 84.6 ... ... ... ... ... 78.0 ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... 76 ... 77 78 78 ... 69 88
1163 Localities with telephone service 7 ... ... ... 2'387 2'414 2'358 4'403 4'507 4'958 ...
1112 Public payphones 10x3 14 14 19 22 20 21 21 21 15 16
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 3'119 3'187 3'255 3'187 3'497 3'886 3'856 3'993 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 70 127 350 738 1'550 2'598 3'501 4'730 6'245 8'253
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 36 50 200 573 1'321 2'456 3'395 4'659 6'203 8'236
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - - ... ... 34 1'207 2'174 3'085 4'189 5'304
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.7 99.4 ... 99.7 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - 505 1'694 3'632 5'639 9'402 12'538 15'889 21'366 22'766
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - 2'718 9'408 20'480 31'074 43'668 51'172 59'302 104'164 116'680
TRAFFIC
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... 13'902 13'421 12'840 ... 13'626 9'912 10'998 9'570
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... 2'977 2'985 3'221 3'675 4'251
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 83 84 87 ... ... 80 79 80 86 85
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 7 4.8 4.6 4.2 4.8 3.7 3.5 2.6 4.2 2.8 2.1
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 120'000 150'000 160 160 100 100 80 70 70 70
151b Business teleph. connection charge 120'000 150'000 160 160 100 100 80 70 70 70
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 1'050 1'600 2 4 5 7 8 10 10 10
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 6'000 8'000 9 10 12 14 15 16 16 16
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 2.50 4.00 0.04 ... 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.07 0.08 0.08
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.07 0.08 0.08
151c Cellular connection charge 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 30 30 ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.82 1.77 1.35 1.62
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.82 1.77 1.35 1.62
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 8 10x6 369'704 538'957 709 824 1'713 2'000 2'215 2'503 2'744 3'028
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 272'858 430'512 575 675 946 664 560 523 573 520
741 - Mobile communication revenue 11 10x6 ... ... ... ... 654 829 986 1'231 1'509 1'795
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 103'124 126'316 131 115 637 847 606 580 945 815
83 Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... 245 186 270 152 171 222
841m Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... 392 637 335 369 696 498
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 10x3 3'310 3'400 3'550 3'692 ... ... ... ... ... ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 200 240 655 1'070 751 729 1'002 634 1'068 1'184
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 ... 180 264 208 160 160 198 17 42 88
422 Personal computers 13 10x3 180 200 220 361 380 405 432 461 ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 7 8 ... 113 207 467
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... - - - ... ... 385
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 14 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... - - - 52 85
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... - - 7 39 95
4212 Estimated Internet users 15 10x3 100 150 235 430 605 630 932 1'234 1'592 3'588
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 16 ... - 10 44 79 79 189 ... 2'699 26'130
Source: Bulgarian Telecommunications Company Ltd. From 2002: Communications Regulation Commission.
(1) Source: UN. 2001-03: National Statistical Institute. (2) 1965,1975,1985: UN. 1986-89, 1991: Committee of Posts and Telecommunications. 2001-03: National
Statistical Institute; 2006: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF, 2005, 2006: World Bank. (4) Source: IMF. From 1999: Denomination of national currency in ration 1000:1. (5)
Source: IMF. (6) 1984-86: Estimate; 2006: Number of subscribers of the incumbent operator and the alternative operators, including the ISDN lines (7) BTC only. (8)
2006: Preliminary data. (9) 1983-84: Estimate. (10) From 2003: prepaid. (11) 2002: Mobile + paging. 2006: Preliminary data. (12) TV licences. Source: Unesco, EBU.
(13) 2005: ITU estimate. (14) 2003: CRC based on survey, as of June 2003. (15) 2002: CRC based on survey. 2004: estimate based on 2004 HH ICT survey. 2003: ITU
estimate; 2006, 2007: Source: Alpha Research, http://www.aresearch.org/internet.html, 27% of the 18+ population, as of January 2007 (16) BTC only; 2006: Data
provided by the licensed data transfer network operators and the ISPs providing services on free regime (part of the non-licensed ISPs have not provided information to
CRC)
BURKINA FASO
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 10'570 10'835 11'106 11'383 11'668 11'959 12'258 13'393 13'228 13'634
62 Households 2 10x3 1'554 1'593 1'633 1'674 1'716 1'759 1'802 1'847 1'893 1'951
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... 87 88 88 ... ... ... ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... 187 191 208 251 280
1112 Public payphones 314 893 1'042 1'437 2'568 5'043 5'672 5'834 12'000 12'491
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 42'107 77'247 78'747 78'747 73'983 92'848 92'880 129'124 ... 126'322
123 Waiting list for main lines ... ... ... 12'252 ... 12'436 8'376 3'096 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 4 10x3 2 3 5 25 76 111 238 396 634 1'017
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 2 3 5 25 45 90 232 389 625 1'000
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - - ... ... ... 85 231 388 622 1'008
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... ... 22.00 24.00 25.00 26.00 61.10
OTHER SERVICES
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - - ... 424 1'202 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 55'958 69'051 47'939 46'000 62'321 131'018
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 10'400 13'451 16'343 ... 22'761 29'854 40'277 40'277 60'588 107'983
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 2'637 2'822 3'212 ... 202'628
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... 154 ... 165 168 164 170 ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff 6 7 ... ... 40 48 188 255 368 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 66 59 51 ... ... 74 23 90 ... ...
TARIFFS
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 6 2'088 2'088 2'088 3'540 3'540 3'540 3'540 3'540 2'500 2'500
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 6 2'088 2'088 2'088 3'540 3'540 3'540 3'540 3'540 2'500 2'500
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... ... 31'479 34'166 37'043 34'035 41'499 47'108 49'129 50'433
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 377 1'190 1'850 ... 33'016 ... 26'135 40'569 52'034 69'198
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... 7'126 7'752 ... ... ... 41'187 40'072 40'285 70'156
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... 3'579 ... ... ... ... 5'530 49'728 16'156 34'802
BROADCASTING
4213 Internet subscribers 900 ... 2'295 3'190 5'455 8'050 7'351 7'258 8'315 9'198
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - 50 145 154 384 1'715
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... - - - 50 75 80 100 1'715
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... 30.0 30.0 30.0 35.0 ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 0.06 0.26 1.00 1.00 2.00 8.00 12.00 64.00 72.00 215.00
Source: 1997-2000: Direction Générale de l'Office National des Télécommunications. Office National des Télécommunications (ONATEL).
(1) UN. 1996: Latest census. ITU estimate. (2) ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) From 2001: Including Celtel subsribers; 2007: ITU estimates. (5) 1983: Estimate. (6) Not
including taxes. (7) From 2002: Prepaid service. (8) 2006: Includes 144 billion FCFA of foreign investment due to the privasitation of ONATEL (not possible to separate
by mobile/fixed sector investment) (9) 1992 and 1998: Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (10) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (11) ACCT, ITU estimate.
BURUNDI
Land area (km2): 27'834 km2 Currency: Franc
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 6'329 6'458 6'589 6'723 6'847 7'029 7'211 7'068 7'547 7'834
62 Households 2 10x3 1'263 1'300 1'322 1'316 1'350 1'398 1'424 1'450 1'477 1'536
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 3 352.35 447.77 563.56 720.67 830.35 930.75 1'082.62 1'100.91 1'081.58 1'028.43
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... 0.3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 89 90 92 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 95 92 88 87 86 80 85 87 ... ...
1112 Public payphones 126 78 ... ... 10 10 10 3'277 ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 19'130 19'160 ... 26'416 27'836 31'184 31'834 39'136 ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 5'089 10'000 12'000 11'116 4'692 6'627 10'000 15'000 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 619 620 800 16'320 33'416 52'000 64'000 100'560 153'000 200'000
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - - 16'320 33'416 52'000 64'000 100'560 153'000 200'000
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 82.00
OTHER SERVICES
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - ... ... 140 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 3 4 4 4 7 ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 8 617 620 581 555 530 548 548 549 ... ...
51f - of which: female ... ... ... 175 186 178 173 173 ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... 177 204 203 196 195 ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... 38 29 18 16 ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 35.4 32.4 ... ... ... 7.2 6.0 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 9 320 320 ... ... ... 10'000 10'000 10'000 10'000 3'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 20'000 ... ... ... ... - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 360 ... ... 800 885 864 864 864 540 600
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 360 ... ... 800 885 735 735 735 540 600
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 5'516 5'076 5'140 9'571 12'240 ... ... ... ... ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 5'093 ... ... 6'331 6'899 ... ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... 3'230 5'340 ... ... ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 203 1'050 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 10 50'000 100'000 120'000 160'000 200'000 220'000 240'000 250'000 270'000 280'000
965h Television equipped households 11 45'000 90'000 110'000 150'000 180'000 190'000 200'000 205'000 225'000 235'000
965s Home satellite antennas 200 200 250 400 500 550 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 13 ... ... ... 4'000 4'000 4'200 13'000 34'000 55'000 65'000
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... 980 ... ... ... ... ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 500 1'000 2'500 5'000 7'000 8'000 14'000 25'000 40'000 60'000
Source: Until 2001: Office National des Télécommunications (ONATEL). Agence de Régulation et de Contrôle des Télécommunications.
(1) UN; ITU estimate. 1990: Latest census. (2) 1979: UN. ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) 1981-82, 2000-01: Estimate. 2005, 2006: ITU estimate. (5) 1984: ITU Estimate. (6)
2001, 2006, 2007: ITU Estimates. (7) 1984: ITU estimate. 2002: Telegeography. 2003-05: ITU estimates. (8) 1984, 1998: ITU Estimate. (9) From 2002: Mobile tariffs
refer to prepaid service. (10) Radio Television Nationale du Burundi. ITU estimate. (11) RFI. (12) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (13) 2005: ITU estimate.
CAMBODIA
Land area (km2): 181'000 km2 Currency: Riel
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 10'515 11'438 12'271 13'104 13'440 13'785 14'139 14'482 14'071 14'351
62 Households 2 10x3 2'088 2'189 2'201 2'314 2'356 2'418 2'454 2'491 2'529 2'563
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 2'946 3'744 3'808 3'841 3'916 3'912 3'973 4'016 4'092 4'103
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... 3.6 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 25 25
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 21'500 25'800 27'800 ... 50'000 55'000 45'300 45'300 45'300 45'300
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 33'556 61'345 89'117 130'547 223'458 380'000 498'388 861'500 1'062'000 1'722'000
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 29'451 54'415 63'497 122'389 216'000 376'917 385'015 ... ... ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... 20'163 ... 124'019 212'285 361'000 288'807 ... ... ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... 70.0 80.0 85.0 87.0 87.5 ... 75.0 85.0
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... 19'400 48'600 79'733 92'150 93'330 259'038 317'349 ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 1'200 1'220 1'000 14'929 ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 56'000 59'108 46'472 48'377 ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 8'200 7'488 7'300 9'876 10'110 9'860 9'658 12'100 13'200 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 16'200 17'900 24'100 29'300 35'622 33'400 18'010 79'000 120'000 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 43 107 66'449 ... ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 1'188 2'903 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 7 753 778 731 669 661 577 992 ... ... ...
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... 184 182 ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... 414 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 35.1 9.4 7.2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 10x3 660 684 456 390 117 117 117 120 123 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 10x3 660 684 456 585 273 234 205 240 246 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 10x3 45 46 49 51 31 27 12 12 12 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 10x3 45 46 49 51 31 27 23 26 27 ...
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 8 10x3 0.27 0.34 0.11 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.13 ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 10x3 ... ... ... 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.13 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 9 10x3 1'120 ... 228 228 230 2 2 ... ... ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 10x3 50 ... 95 95 73 - - - - ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 11 10x3 1.77 ... 2.17 2.17 2.65 2.69 0.94 0.74 0.77 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 11 10x3 ... ... 1.40 1.40 1.84 2.22 0.47 0.62 0.64 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 77'513 82'969 81'320 83'614 ... ... 74'467 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 380 ... 533 752 980 1'000 1'050 1'096 1'087 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 13 ... ... 2'770 4'224 5'096 6'701 7'152 7'888 8'532 12'788
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - 50 350 ... ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 14 700 2'000 4'000 6'000 10'000 30'000 35'000 41'000 44'000 66'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 15 0.1 0.1 1.1 3.5 6.0 12.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 ...
423 Public Internet access facilities ... ... ... ... 90 100 110 ... ... ...
Source: Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC).

(1) Source: UN. National Institute of Statistics. 1998: Latest census. (2) ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. From 1993: National Institute of Statistics. (4) Source: World
Bank. (5) Source: IMF. (6) Since 1994 WLL lines included. (7) 1997: estimated without supporting document. (8) Local calls free until 1996. (9) From 1999: Mobitel.
Standard Plan. From 2002: Prepaid. (10) From 1999: Mobitel. Standard Plan. 2002: Prepaid. (11) From 1999: Mobitel. Standard Plan. From 2002: Prepaid. From 2005:
Prepaid. (12) Source: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. 2005 - 2007: ITU estimate. (13) 2004: ITU estimate. (14) 2005: ITU estimate. (15) 2004-05: ITU
estimates.
CAMEROON
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 13'937 14'305 14'693 15'085 15'415 15'830 16'258 16'296 16'322 16'600
62 Households 2 10x3 2'500 2'600 2'670 2'732 2'765 2'880 2'960 3'042 3'126 3'192
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 68 68 68 ... ... ... ... ... 76 ...
116 % residential main lines % 85.3 87.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... 51.0 60.0
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 112
1112 Public payphones 300 300 6'555 6'600 6'700 6'800 6'855 6'510 5'969 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges ... ... 131'500 138'000 138'000 138'000 138'000 ... 139'838 155'000
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 45'000 50'000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 4 5 6 103 417 702 1'077 1'531 2'253 ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 687 1'055 1'494 2'192 3'059
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 28.00 ... 37.00 43.00 43.00 45.00 49.00 54.00 58.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - ... ... ... ... 801 ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x3 28'000 43'500 57'963 ... ... ... ... ... 105'077 53'626
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'876 40'170 43'972 ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... ... 848 974 1'007 1'008
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... 666 895 963 1'063
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 11 130'000 ... ... ... 15'000 20'000 20'000 20'000 7'000 5'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12 15'000 ... ... ... 5'000 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 960 ... ... ... 630 750 750 690 690 690
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 12 ... ... ... ... 480 600 600 450 450 450
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... 52'000 84'000 118'000 159'260 193'654 221'805 247'787
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 20'800 ... ... 59'211 32'207 55'867 64'609 68'306 77'040 110'521
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 18'325 21'430 18'786 ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 46'284 46'876 58'254 65'448
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 420 430 450 470 490 510 600 696 750 800
965h% % of households with a television 16.80 16.54 16.85 17.20 17.72 17.71 20.27 22.88 23.99 25.06
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... 2'000 4'000 4'400 5'500 7'000 11'000 15'000 25'000
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - - 202 421
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - - 202 421
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 15 ... ... ... ... 0.26 9.00 45.00 100.00 155.00 ...
Source: Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications. Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications.

(1) UN. 1987: Latest census. ITU estimate. (2) 1976: UN. ITU estimates. (3) IMF. (4) 2000-2001: Estimate. (5) 1983: Estimate. (6) 2007: ITU Estimate. (7) 1984, 93,94,
2000, 2004: Estimate. (8) 1993-97: Estimates. (9) 1990 - 1992: Not including INTELCAM. (10) Not including taxes. (11) From 2002: Mobile tariffs refer to prepaid
service. From 2004: Orange Joker. (12) From 2002: Mobile tariffs refer to prepaid service. (13) CRTV, ITU estimates. (14) ACCT. (15) 2003, 2004: ITU estimate.
CANADA
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 29'996 30'234 30'495 30'787 31'136 31'471 31'773 32'089 32'406 32'566
62 Households 2 10x3 10'965 11'112 11'261 11'637 11'821 12'002 12'183 12'381 12'499 12'525
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 882'730 914'970 982'441 1'075'570 1'107'460 1'154'950 1'214'600 1'290'180 1'368'730 1'439'290
671 Telecom equipment exports 10x6 3'834 3'986 5'546 10'429 4'736 3'685 3'445 ... ... ...
672 Telecom equipment imports 10x6 2'842 3'049 3'690 5'499 4'228 3'609 3'546 4'098 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines 6 % 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.8 99.8 ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 7 10x3 178 180 178 172 171 164 161 151 148 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 450 1'407 2'593 4'444 7'510 9'181 11'170 ... ... ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - 120 292 1'883 2'755 2'951 3'146 3'330 3'820 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) 9 % ... ... ... 90.0 ... ... ... 94.0 97.0 98.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 61.9 90.5 105.5 117.6 120.5 112.9 103.8 95.9 90.5 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10x3 369.2 612.9 724.4 937.7 1'115.6 1'139.7 942.0 1'054.3 916.9 ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 4'635 4'363 4'127 7'226 ... ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51w - Mobile communications staff 9'317 12'151 11'119 13'528 14'040 13'309 13'569 15'118 15'187 ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 12 ... ... 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 12 ... ... 99.00 99.00 99.00 99.00 ... ... ... ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 13 ... ... 19.05 19.40 19.40 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 13 ... ... 39.95 39.95 39.95 39.95 39.95 39.95 36.25 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 12 ... 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
152c Cellular monthly subscription 14 ... 20 25 25 25 - - - - ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 ... 1.50 0.90 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 1.11
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... 23'059 22'823 23'991 25'038 24'737 15'396 15'040 14'620 14'620
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 15 10x3 19'164 19'911 20'257 20'864 21'471 22'223 22'506 23'373 ... ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 17 10x3 7'946 7'994 8'019 7'983 7'848 7'626 7'574 ... 7'614 7'782
965s Home satellite antennas 18 10x3 500 233 554 967 1'609 2'019 2'205 2'325 2'492 2'629
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... 2'400 3'367 4'324 5'706 6'547 7'013 7'442 7'997 8'700
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 20 10x3 ... 140 582 1'411 2'836 3'515 4'513 5'416 6'429 7'461
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... ... 478 943 1'624 2'055 2'544 2'933 3'467 4'041
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... ... 104 412 934 1'471 1'958 2'484 2'962 3'422
4212f - % female Internet users 23 % ... ... ... ... 51.0 ... ... ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 24 10x3 ... ... 8 35 56 89 173 218 218 ...
Source: Statistics Canada.

(1) Source: UN; 1994-2003: Statistics Canada; 2001: Latest census. (2) UN. 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1990-99: Statistics Canada. 2001:census. (3) Source: IMF. From
1999: Statistics Canada. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1960 data refers to 1961. 1999: Statistics Canada, Survey of Household Spending. (6) 1995: figures from six provinces.
1996: Includes all provinces. (7) 1991: Not including provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Northwest Territories or Yukon. (8) CWTA. 1997-2003: Statistics Canada. (9) From
2000: CWTA. Analog service. (10) 2002: Telegeography. 2004-05: ITU estimates. (11) Full-time employees of the wireline and wireless industry. 2000-2002: Full-time
equivalents of the telecommunications carriers. (12) Bell Canada. Including taxes. (13) Bell Canada. Free units included. Including taxes. (14) Bell Canada. Including
taxes. Gold service: 60 min/month free. From 2002: Prepaid, Including 200 free minutes. (15) Source: Statistics Canada. Estimate based on data from the Household
Facilities and Equipment Survey. Underestimates the total number of television receivers. Television receivers in places of business not included. (16) CBC, US NCTA,
ITU estimates. Statistics Canada. (17) Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Radio- Television and Telecommunications Commission. (18) Households with satellite
dishes. Estimate. Source: 2000-03: Statistics Canada. (19) ITU estimate. (20) 2004: Point Topic. 2006:OECD. (21) 2006:OECD. (22) 2000: Statistics Canada.
Population 15+ using in last year. 2001:Ipsos-Reid. 18+ population using in last week. 2002: ITU estimate.2005: StatCan. Aged 18+. (23) Source: Nielsen//NetRatings.
(24) 1999-2001: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.
CAPE VERDE
Land area (km2): 4'033 km2 Currency: Escudo
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 407 417 428 435 442 450 459 467 476 519
62 Households 2 10x3 85 88 91 94 94 95 96 97 98 106
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... 54 51 50 50 50 60
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 43'472 50'490 56'888 68'402 77'390 85'924 91'980 92'704 95'000 95'000
123 Waiting list for main lines 10'802 7'431 5'814 4'391 2'914 1'651 789 675 315 409
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 20 1'020 8'068 19'729 31'507 42'949 53'342 65'780 81'721 108'858
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 20 1'020 8'068 19'729 31'507 42'949 53'342 65'780 81'721 108'858
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers - 337 7'571 19'268 30'880 42'775 52'933 61'745 81'215 108'305
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... 90.00 ... ... 86.00 85.00 87.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 105 344 573 836 1'111 1'224 1'347 1'498
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - 490 1'248 1'790 2'400 2'866 3'372 3'730 4'032
412 Private leased circuits 54 80 108 125 159 202 267 365 400 ...
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 34'594 35'280 38'533
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... ... 16'157 33'133 49'882 56'015 68'545 72'657 63'190 59'983
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... 713 1'327 2'187 2'345 3'427 4'406
STAFF
51f - of which: female 122 111 117 153 312 137 138 137 ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... 9 9 9 10 16
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 8 % 88 91 93 92 88 87 89 90 92 92
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 41.5 39.7 50.5 47.0 46.0 44.4 43.0 3.3 3.2 3.0
TARIFFS
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 2'456 2'907 3'534 4'453 5'129 5'652 5'820 ... ... 7'312
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... 67 257 555 989 1'420 1'710 1'750 2'111 2'740
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 1'490 1'131 1'620 1'572 1'430 1'743 767 787 766 1'398
83 Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... 1'117 1'106 1'449 475 473 281 766
841m Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... 190 172 128 86 146 156 439
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 12 ... 34'232 36'000 37'297 37'800 38'000 51'840 55'290 59'780 ...
965h% % of households with a television ... 38.90 39.56 39.69 40.04 40.00 54.00 57.00 61.00 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 474 1'139 1'654 2'456 2'974 3'935 5'011 5'654 6'518 7'475
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - ... ... 1'814
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - 283 937 1'814
Source: Cabo Verde Telecom. From 2004: Instituto das Comunicações e das Tecnologias de Informação.
(1) Source: UN, INE. 2000-03: INE. 2000: Latest census. (2) 1970: UN. 2000: Census. Other years: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. 2002-03: Banco de Cabo Verde. (4)
Source: IMF. (5) 1982, 1989-90: Estimate. (6) 2007: ITU Estimate. (7) 1983-84: Estimate. (8) % faults cleared in 2 days. (9) From 2002: CPV Cartão Grilo. $3000 worth
airtime is excluded from original cost. (10) From 2002: Prepaid. (11) Source: Unesco (until 1997). From 1998, break in comparability; source: ITU estimates. (12)
Source: INE, ITU estimates. (13) 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007: ITU estimate. (14) 2002: ITU estimate.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.
Land area (km2): 624'977 km2 Currency: Franc CFA
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'416 3'485 3'550 3'615 3'782 3'957 4'140 3'912 4'038 4'093
62 Households 2 10x3 577 590 513 558 635 646 690 737 787 802
66_00 Consumer price index (2000=100) 3 100.17 98.29 96.90 100.00 103.84 106.26 110.65 108.36 111.49 ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 98 99 97 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines 4 % 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 39.5 ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 93 76 88 90 95 100 ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 181 1'762 ... 860 1'600 1'200 ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 7 10x3 3'800 4'000 4'200 4'400 ... ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 8 401 388 391 409 402 400 370 390 400 416
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... 58 60 63 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... ... ... 56.0 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
152c Cellular monthly subscription 15'000 15'000 - - - - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 600 600 360 450 450 300 300 300 300 300
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... 450 450 300 300 300 300 300
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 108 118 150 200 250 200 ... ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 1'668 49 60 73 90 80 ... ... ... ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'500 3'100 ...
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'000 1'500 2'000 ...
422 Personal computers ... 3'500 5'000 6'000 7'000 8'000 10'000 11'000 12'000 ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... 500 705 982 1'260 1'500 2'000 2'500 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... ... 0.45 0.45 1.00 1.54 1.54 ...
Source: Société Centrafricaine de Télécommunications (SOCATEL).

(1) UN; ITU estimate. (2) ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) 1996-2000: ITU estimate. (5) 1983-84: ITU estimate. (6) 2006, 2007: ITU Estimates. (7) 1993-97: ITU estimate. (8)
1983: ITU Estimate. (9) Since 1999 mobile tariffs refer to prepaid. (10) 1994: Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (11) 2003-05: ITU estimations.
CHAD
Land area (km2): 1'284'000 km2 Currency: CFA Franc
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 6'890 7'076 7'267 7'463 7'665 7'872 8'084 8'854 9'749 10'032
62 Households 2 10x3 1'378 1'415 1'453 1'493 1'533 1'574 1'617 1'771 1'939 1'998
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 911'000 1'003'000 947'000 986'700 1'253'500 1'385'300 1'581'900 2'331'300 3'088'000 3'625'700
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 41.7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 81 81 82 84 93 84 84 ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 64 64 64 64 64 64 70 80 100 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 1'029 583 600 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 - - - 5'500 22'000 34'200 65'000 123'000 210'000 466'088
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - - 5'500 22'000 34'200 65'000 123'000 210'000 466'088
271pop Coverage of population (%) % - - ... ... 7.70 ... ... ... 23.80 24.00
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - 0.07 0.29 0.43 0.80 1.39 2.15 4.65
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 17'542 17'420 15'894 ... ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 4'808 5'067 3'322 ... ... ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... ... 3'158 5'076 10'252 16'895 19'016 ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 2'784 4'266 3'596 3'505 ... ... 14'653 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 8 10x3 - - - 1 1 1 1 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 80.2 50.0 48.0 52.0 60.8 ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge - - - 2'500 2'500 2'500 2'500 2'500 2'500 4'000
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 450 550
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 360 440
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 5'203 10'465 13'133 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 4'589 9'784 12'667 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 1'106 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
422 Personal computers 11 ... 8'000 10'000 11'000 12'000 13'000 14'000 15'000 16'000 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 200 500 900 999 1'517 1'802 2'317 2'484 ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 50 335 1'000 3'000 4'000 15'000 30'000 35'000 40'000 60'000
Source: Until 2003: SOTEL. Office Tchadien de Régulation des Télécommunications.

(1) 1993: census. ITU estimate. (2) 1993: census. ITU estimates. (3) IMF. (4) 2000-2001: ITU estimates. (5) 1983-84: ITU estimate. (6) 2001, 2007: ITU Estimates. (7)
1983-84, 2002: ITU estimate. (8) 1983-84, 1999: ITU estimate. (9) 1996: Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (10) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (11) 2005: ITU Estimate.
CHILE
Land area (km2): 751'626 km2 Currency: Peso
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 14'622 14'821 15'017 15'211 15'402 15'050 15'230 15'411 15'592 16'465
62 Households 2 10x3 3'850 3'950 4'050 4'150 4'250 4'141 4'479 4'532 4'585 4'842
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines 6 % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 10x3 97 58 27 10 32 ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 9 10x3 410 964 2'261 3'402 5'101 6'244 7'520 9'567 10'570 12'451
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - ... ... 7'791 7'653 7'217 4'281 7'380 2'117
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... 14'766 22'026 15'273 14'562 13'381 12'417 11'877 10'862 10'035
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 2'704 2'469 2'282 2'345 2'415 2'194 2'068 1'900 1'745 ...
1311im - Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 5'457 7'442 7'620 7'642 6'167 4'182 1'871
1313wm - Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 1'659 1'820 1'786 1'581 1'601 1'796 1'551
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 240 215 210 213 241 258 236 248 225 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10 10x6 250 270 280 290 362 396 472 573 561 ...
133wm - Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 692 2'019 ... 2'471 3'442 4'465 5'238 6'004 7'089 7'846
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 11 15'526 18'227 20'261 21'277 19'855 19'391 ... ... 10'679 ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... 2'864 4'078 4'075 4'468 ... ... 4'124 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 12 % 61 72 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 73'772 74'230 21'909 23'236 23'853 24'981 30'386 30'386 20'098 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 7'553 5'993 5'407 5'783 5'950 6'353 6'358 4'650 4'650 ...
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 53.93 51.48 49.74 64.40 66.60 71.40 71.30 71.30 10.80 ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... 8.58 8.28 10.70 11.10 12.00 11.90 11.90 4.80 ...
151c Cellular connection charge ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7'000 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 ... ... 12'000 ... ... ... ... ... - ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 13 ... ... 450 ... ... ... ... ... 990 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 ... ... 300 ... ... ... ... ... 990 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 14 10x9 804 1'014 1'227 1'368 1'651 1'668 ... ... ... ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x9 450 532 600 597 586 ... ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 15 10x9 127 142 235 343 527 ... ... ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x9 388 481 512 603 526 387 241 ... ... ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x9 ... ... ... ... 195 132 67 ... ... ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x9 ... ... ... ... 200 138 118 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 640 701 649 688 708 864 ... ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 16 10x3 ... ... 41 100 ... 126 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 17 10x3 653 936 1'154 1'420 1'640 1'796 2'000 2'138 2'300 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 18 10x3 63 75 280 586 698 758 836 805 878 1'094
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - ... 8 67 188 352 479 709 975
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 19 10x3 ... - - - 37 93 162 210 303 439
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 19 10x3 - - - - 25 73 160 240 380 536
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 157 250 625 2'537 3'102 3'575 4'000 4'300 4'511 4'156
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... 47.2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Source: Until 1998: Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones. Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel).

(1) INE. (2) 1960,1970,1980: UN. Other years: INE, ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) 2006: Cifras preliminares. (5) ITU estimates of households with fixed telephone. 2000:
Source: SUBTEL. (6) CTC only. (7) CTC only. 2002: pourcent corresponds to the total market. (8) Until 2000, CTC. In 1994, 34% of CTC's public telephones were sold
to 3rd parties. From 2001, source: SUBTEL. (9) 2002: ITU estimate. (10) Prior to 1999, ITU estimates. (11) Until 1989, CTC and Entel. From 1990, break in
comparability, source: Subtel. (12) CTC. (13) 1999: Entel PCS. (14) Data refer to CTC and ENTEL-Chile (15) ITU estimates. (16) Private Advisor. (17) 2004: IDC. ITU
estimate. (18) 2006: estimate. (19) 2002: June. (20) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.
CHINA
Land area (km2): 9'597'000 km2 Currency: Yuan renminbi
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'242'413 1'253'510 1'264'075 1'273'979 1'283'202 1'291'841 1'300'039 1'307'989 1'315'844 1'323'636
62 Households 2 10x3 335'000 334'645 340'000 348'370 355'290 358'740 361'980 370'785 392'147 374'053
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 2'178 2'579 3'274 6'105 8'141 10'042 13'539 23'992 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 16.6 21.0 25.9 33.9 41.7 48.5 57.8 66.0 ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 76 72 69 65 62 63 65 67 68 68
1163 Localities with telephone service 4 ... ... ... ... 624'661 623'559 624'646 618'705 ... ...
1112 Public payphones 5 10x3 1'796 2'602 2'973 3'520 3'462 9'855 15'614 22'150 26'812 29'607
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 6'387 18'681 38'255 84'533 144'820 206'005 269'953 334'824 393'406 461'058
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 16'213 34'500 47'179 57'896 71'910 76'987 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 4.9 102.0 170.8 689.3 1'088.2 1'177.9 990.0 780.0 640.0 559.0
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 10x3 14.2 260.0 362.7 1'435.1 2'271.5 2'355.8 1'980.0 1'560.0 1'280.0 1'118.0
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 685'563 698'845 722'560 739'980 700'810
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... 51'954 53'092 ... 61'565 52'875 57'740 73'127 88'254 96'413
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 2'400 2'520 2'868 3'500 4'270 2'008 6'510 6'778 7'248 7'509
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 184'528 290'447 418'398 630'891 945'475 1'250'743 1'687'070
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 58'330 138'630 217'050 304'630 429'540
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 9 10x3 468 445 685 ... ... 673 722 697 713 743
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... 97.9 99.7 99.0 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.5
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 1'870 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
153 - 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... - - - - -
151c Cellular connection charge 11 2'000 2'000 500 500 50 50 50 50 50 79
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12 50 50 50 50 98 98 - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 13 ... ... ... 1.20 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.65
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 ... ... ... 0.60 1.20 1.20 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.65
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... 98'334 98'127 84'690 87'426 95'573 91'432 79'227
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... 102'037 124'098 95'769 98'007 102'348 100'631 117'498
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 18 10x3 50'000 55'000 60'000 79'200 90'000 96'380 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 20 10x3 200 677 3'015 9'027 36'863 55'763 67'750 76'162 73'012 77'363
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - ... 23 336 3'298 11'219 24'940 37'417 50'916
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 - - - 6 301 2'164 8'184 17'203 26'540 37'098
4212f - % female Internet users % ... 14.0 21.0 30.0 40.0 40.7 39.6 39.4 41.3 41.7
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 22 19 143 351 2'799 7'598 9'380 27'216 74'429 136'106 256'696
Notes: Data refer to the mainland.

Source: Ministry of Information Industry (MII).
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1982: UN. 1986-95: Estimate. 2006: China Stat Yearbook 2007. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2002: The decrease is due to the reaarangement of village
distribution in 2002. (5) New method has been introduced since 2002. Including PHS subscribers and N-ISDn subscribers. (6) 2002-03:estimates. (7) 1990-1994, 1999:
Estimations. (8) Estimates. (9) 1984: Break in comparability. 1984-86, 1990: Estimates. Since 1993: exclusive of management staff. (10) For subscribers connected to
switches above 1'000'000 capacity. (11) From 2001: Cost of Simcard; From 2003: Prepaid. (12) From 2001: Including 170 mins of talktime; From 2003: Prepaid. (13)
From 2003: Prepaid. (14) 2002: November. (15) From 1989, investment in fixed assets including posts. (16) Source: Ministry of Radio, Film & TV . (17) Licences
through 1976. Estimated TV households from 1977. (18) Source: Ministry of Radio, Film & TV. (19) Source: Computer Industry Almanac, ITU estimates. (20) Active
subscribers = 3 months. (21) From 1998: CNNIC. 2006: More than 6 yrs old. Online at least one hour per week. (22) Source: CNNIC.
COLOMBIA
Land area (km2): 1'138'914 km2 Currency: Peso
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 40'064 40'827 41'589 42'321 42'803 43'290 43'782 45'325 45'600 46'279
62 Households 2 10x3 7'766 8'102 8'273 8'476 8'679 8'835 9'121 9'357 9'599 9'820
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... 949 1'020 874 ... ...
1112 Public payphones 10x3 46 60 106 ... 61 61 100 103 111 97
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 800 979 1'155 ... 1'175 ... ... 2 2 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - - ... ... 3'265 4'597 6'186 10'401 21'850 29'763
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 3'487 4'702 6'729 17'860 24'709
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 4 15'117 39'427 44'540 66'777 88'729 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 5 116'573 208'921 330'751 495'000 656'594 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 89'567 88'031 78'545 70'225 ...
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 5'543 6'233 6'434 ... 3'580 3'384 3'190 2'502 1'879 1'671
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 9'330 6'560 602 626
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 516 659 670 ... ... ... 1'609 1'974 2'714 3'678
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 7 17 24 ... ... 67 ... 84 86 317 162
151c Cellular connection charge 8 800'000 700'000 600'000 600'000 600'000 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 741 844 963 963 963 3'294 3'294 3'294 852 852
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 8 400 400 500 500 500 3'150 3'150 3'150 597 597
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x9 ... ... 659 685 904 ... 2'327 3'755 5'817 7'539
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 9 10x9 1'866 1'605 2'901 3'035 3'519 ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 12 10x3 384 400 500 577 ... ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 14 10x3 ... ... ... 240 389 520 777 773 688 888
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... - 9 14 30 39 85 191 260
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... - - 2 10 35 118 324
4212 Estimated Internet users 15 10x3 208 433 664 878 1'154 2'000 3'084 3'866 4'739 6'705
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 354 631 665 699 3'818 5'560 22'273 25'524
Source: Ministerio de Comunicaciones.

(1) UN; DANE. (2) 1982-88: AHCIET. From 1989, ITU estimates, Ministry of Communications. (3) IMF. (4) 2001: Ministry of Communications' estimate. (5) 2000:
Estimated. (6) 1991-92: Yearly estimate from monthly data. (7) Includes VAT; 1997: 14% and 1998: 16%. (8) From 2002: prepaid. (9) 1993: Telecom's fixed asset
investment. (10) Unesco, ITU estimate. (11) TV households. Source: NCTA. (12) NCTA. (13) 1998-2002: ITU estimate. (14) 2000: Ministry of Communications'
estimate. 2003: June. (15) 2001: Ministry of Communications' estimate. 2003: June.
COSTA RICA
Land area (km2): 50'899 km2 Currency: Colon
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'464 3'559 3'589 3'825 3'981 4'020 4'170 4'248 4'327 4'399
62 Households 2 10x3 844 893 914 935 956 963 970 988 1'006 1'022
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 4 684'636 742'415 802'597 898'734 944'950 1'037'986 1'159'223 1'343'193 1'388'503 1'329'505
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... 58.1 61.4 62.3 63.6 64.4 65.6 65.0
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... 250 256 268 272
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 692'200 758'852 829'121 983'358 996'284 1'132'061 1'197'992 1'402'385 1'456'197 1'423'005
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - - - 311'329 459'757 756'235 911'539 1'101'035 1'443'717
271pop Coverage of population (%) % 70.0 80.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... 86.4 87.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 392 655 914 1'277 1'878 2'059 4'653 15'065 18'936 18'035
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 785 1'350 4'212 5'590 13'528 17'230 53'508 78'034 81'916 79'778
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12'531 ...
TRAFFIC
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 108 125 135 ... ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 7 10x6 70 113 200 331 428 634 ... 1'141 1'240 1'530
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 9 10x6 108 120 111 141 164 158 169 207 398 452
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 81 118 200 306 499 776 1'316 1'250 1'434 2'664
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'057 1'420 2'293
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... 933 ... ... ... 1'190 1'216
51w - Mobile communications staff 85 100 ... ... ... 323 104 365 375 383
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 63.9 42.1 ... 5.0 4.7 4.2 4.5 4.0 3.8 4.1
TARIFFS
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12 3'950 3'950 3'950 3'950 3'000 3'000 2'900 2'900 2'900 2'900
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 34'156 39'739 39'739 36'554 76'647 89'633 106'432 74'054 58'287 73'778
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 13 10x3 850 870 900 940 1'000 1'032 1'044 1'068 1'034 1'100
965c Cable TV subscribers 15 10x3 50 60 75 134 168 180 204 220 246 ...
422 Personal computers 10x3 250 300 400 600 700 817 910 930 1'000 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 12 20 29 36 69 96 112 125 196 218
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... - - 15 28 41 90
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... - 9 14 22 23 31
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... - - 1 5 18 59
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 60 100 150 228 384 816 850 885 922 1'214
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 7 18 37 358 358 508 1'020 1'020 1'044 3'037
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 6
Source: Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE).

(1) UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1982-83: AHCIET. 1984, 2000: INEC (Census), other years: ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) 1960, 65: ITU Estimate. (5) 1989: ITU estimate. (6)
1997-2001: Estimated. (7) 1999: ITU estimate. (8) 2002: Telegeography. (9) 1994-97: Estimates. 2002: Telegeography. (10) Excluding tax. (11) Excluding tax.
Refundable security deposit. (12) Excluding tax. From 1998 including 60 free minutes. (13) Multivisión de Costa Rica, ITU estimates. 1997: Cámara Nacional de
Televisión (CANATEL). 1999: Cámara Nacional de Radio. (14) TV households. Source: NCTA. 1999: Cable Tica. (15) NCTA. 1997, 99: Cable Tica.
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 13'804 14'292 14'526 14'786 16'348 16'490 16'632 16'897 18'154 18'454
62 Households 2 10x3 1'730 1'796 1'825 1'892 1'959 2'027 2'079 2'112 2'146 2'196
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... 9.9 11.8 13.0 17.4 ... ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines ... ... 82 83 84 77 81 81 82 82
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 231
1112 Public payphones 4 227 655 655 1'298 2'688 2'776 2'701 2'380 1'833 1'803
123 Waiting list for main lines 43'252.00 33'112.00 33'112.00 31'712.00 22'700.00 17'201.00 3'400.00 1'600.00 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 5 36'000 91'212 257'134 472'952 728'545 1'027'058 1'280'696 1'674'332 2'349'439 4'065'421
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 36'000 91'212 257'134 472'952 728'545 1'027'058 1'280'696 1'674'332 2'349'439 4'065'421
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... 203'912 414'025 661'824 962'213 1'195'556 1'629'205 2'120'009 3'984'113
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 6 - - 204 705 1'552 2'215 4'116 2'760 ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 - - ... 6'786 11'560 14'594 20'238 14'925 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 32 93 136 133 195 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 645 1'319 2'000 3'024 3'000 2'346
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 39 45 52 101 202
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... 856 897 883 1'061 1'022 1'010 1'030 1'050
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... 1'059 1'244 1'253 1'202 1'400 1'692
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 58 99 99 100 99 81 81 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 750 523 540 495 495 1'350 1'350 660 660 1'180
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... 66'956 ... 38'382 11'496 8'209 6'334 8'000 10'631
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 2'971 3'779 ... ... 40'900 71'566 43'921 43'938 93'000 139'186
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 11 10x3 530 570 610 660 710 760 790 800 800 ...
965h Television equipped households 11 10x3 480 520 550 600 650 700 730 740 750 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 14 ... 3'270 3'270 9'410 13'721 10'509 12'213 13'747 18'000 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 15 ... ... ... ... - - 413 826 1'239 10'000
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - 825 1'239 10'000
Source: Until 1996: Société Côte d'Ivoire-TELECOM (CI-TELCOM). Agence des Télécommunications de Côte d'Ivoire.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1988: Latest census. (2) 1990-95: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) In service. CI-Telecom only. (5) 2007: ITU Estimate. (6) 2000: ITU
estimate. (7) 1983, 2005: ITU estimate. (8) For automatic exchanges. (9) From 2002: prepaid. (10) From From 2002: prepaid. (11) Source: 1994 and 1998: Measure
DHS. ITU estimates. (12) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (13) Source: BMI. 2005: ITU estimate. (14) 2002: ITU estimate. (15) 2003, 2005: ITU estimates.
CROATIA
Land area (km2): 56'538 km2 Currency: Kruna
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 4'488 4'481 4'477 4'473 4'374 4'374 4'374 4'416 4'552 4'556
62 Households 2 10x3 1'598 1'606 1'614 1'624 1'750 1'877 2'013 2'159 2'316 2'319
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 72.4 75.0 76.0 ... ... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
116 % residential main lines % 82.6 ... ... ... ... 78.5 77.4 77.3 77.3 78.9
1112 Public payphones 11'653 ... ... ... ... 12'543 12'175 12'241 11'878 12'733
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 7 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 2'381 2'204 2'259 2'295 2'396
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 8 10x3 120 182 295 1'033 1'755 2'340 2'537 2'836 3'650 4'395
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 68 112 ... 954 ... 2'313 2'523 2'829 3'650 4'395
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 620 ... 1'929 2'112 2'348 2'922 3'435
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 9 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 93 75
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 95.0 ... 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 99.0 100.0 100.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - 141 593 ... ... 78'316 111'307 126'772 133'000 126'500
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10 - 282 1'186 ... ... 198'734 275'210 321'580 340'800 303'040
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... ... ... 12'794 13'485 14'303 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 11 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 3'709 3'715 3'630 3'503 2'996
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 1'218 1'172 1'224 1'167 986
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 2'015 2'632 3'649 4'002 3'056
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 819 812 773 677 627
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 12 10x6 257 274 323 222 ... 361 343 320 377 310
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 13 10x6 449 ... ... 512 ... 420 408 437 650 549
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 10'373 10'930 10'842 ... ... 10'700 11'000 11'600 10'250 9'950
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... 98 100 100 ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 12.9 ... ... ... ... 12.0 15.0 14.0 12.0 15.0
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 14 550 550 ... ... 500 500 500 500 500 500
151b Business teleph. connection charge 14 550 550 ... ... 500 500 500 500 500 500
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 15 12 12 ... ... 60 60 60 60 60 60
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 77 77 ... ... 70 70 70 70 70 70
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 16 0.20 0.20 ... ... 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.23 0.69
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 17 0.10 0.10 ... ... 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.12 0.69
151c Cellular connection charge 18 550 550 500 ... ... 200 200 300 300 300
152c Cellular monthly subscription 19 110 110 100 ... ... - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 20 6.60 6.60 4.80 ... ... 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 19 6.60 6.60 3.60 ... ... 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 21 10x6 4'133 4'693 5'503 ... ... 9'755 10'589 11'423 13'011 14'243
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 2'428 ... ... ... ... 3'985 3'870 3'835 4'308 5'119
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 4'290 5'458 6'086 6'960 7'980
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 1'641 ... ... ... ... 1'431 1'313 1'718 1'884 2'056
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'140 1'227
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 24 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 75 93 129 131 134
422 Personal computers 25 10x3 200 250 300 499 620 760 800 ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 187 331 538 570 855 954 1'216
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... - 12 3 23 116 252
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... - - 12 3 22 110 244
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 80 150 200 299 518 789 1'014 1'375 1'472 1'685
Source: Croatian Post and Telecommunications (HPT). From 2002: Croatian Telecommunication Agency.
(1) Source: Statistics Croatia; ITU estimate. 1991: Latest census. (2) 1991: Croatian Statistical Yearbook. 1990, 1992-94: HPT. Other years: UN Habitat; 2006: ITU
estimate. (3) Source: IMF. 1996-1999: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. (4) Source: IMF. "Croatian Dinar" introduced 12.91. "Croatian Kuna" equal to 1'000 "Dinars" was
introduced in 05.94. 1990-91: Source: Croatian National Bank. From 1992: IMF (1992 is end of period). (5) Source: IMF. (6) 2001=Estimate. (7) Including capacities in
temporary occupied areas. (8) 2001-Estimate. (9) Until 2005: Wireless Intelligence. (10) 1998-1999: estimate. (11) 2002: local + national because of same price of call.
(12) 1997: Estimation. 2000: Data exlude traffic to Slovenia, Servia, and Bosnia. (13) 2000: Data exlude traffic to Slovenia, Servia, and Bosnia. (14) Taxes not
applicable. (15) 1992: 50 free local calls included. 1993-95: 60 free local calls included. (16) 3 minutes local call = 1 basic impulse. (17) 1990-93: derived from one basic
impulse of 6 minutes. (18) Taxes not applicable. From 2002: prepaid. (19) From 2002: prepaid. (20) 1990-93: national call (derived from basic pulses). From 2002:
prepaid. (21) 1997: Estimation. (22) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates. (23) Source: EBU, OBS, ITU estimates. (24) Source: Astra, OBS. (25) 1993 based on ITU survey.
Other years derived from trade data.
CUBA
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 11'048 11'116 11'160 11'199 11'237 11'200 11'230 11'241 11'269 11'294
62 Households 2 10x3 3'172 3'223 3'097 3'142 3'148 3'158 3'169 3'180 3'191 3'226
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 10x6 14'574 14'774 15'690 16'556 17'053 16'197 17'548 18'822 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 7.4 7.4 8.9 10.1 12.0 ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - ... ... ... ... ... 75'797 135'534 152'715
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... 254 15'503 26'707 63'051 118'763 ...
TRAFFIC
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 7 10x3 597'416 730'012 ... ... 15'030 16'332 16'510 ... ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 8 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16'761 ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... 7'871 7'609 8'465 8'453 8'444 8'656 8'524 8'362 ...
51w - Mobile communications staff 80 100 ... ... ... 280 280 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 9 % 96 95 97 ... 87 90 93 93 86 ...
TARIFFS
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 40 40 40 40 40 ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 10 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 ... 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.59
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 10 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 ... 1.50 1.50 0.96 1.29
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 461 525 629 728 787 876 1'014 1'086 1'242 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 84 113 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 94 74 139 116 144 111 76 70 94 ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 ... ... ... ... 2'204 2'211 2'218 2'226 2'234 ...
965s Home satellite antennas 12 450 612 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 60'000 70'000 110'000 135'000 220'000 250'000 270'000 300'000 377'000 400'000
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... 12'193 ... ... 15'958
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 6 17 52 77 87 87 104 156
Source: Ministerio de la Informática y las Comunicaciones.

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. From 2002: Refers to GNI. (2) 1970,1981: UN. 1989: AHCIET. 1992-94: Ministerio de Comunicaciones. Other years: ITU estimate. (3)
Non-commercial rate derived from UN. End of period. (4) 1982-83: Estimate. (5) 2007: BMI. (6) 1983-84: Estimate. (7) 2003: Sept. (8) 2005: no incluye roamers. (9)
Within 3 days. (10) From 2003: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid. (11) Source: RTV. From 1994: ITU estimates. (12) 1994: Ministerio de Comunicaciones. (13) Until
2003, this includes person who only used international email. From 2003: only persons who use Internet (not just email).
CYPRUS
Land area (km2): 9'251 km2 Currency: Pound
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 649 659 669 679 690 715 718 807 835 845
62 Households 2 10x3 211 215 220 224 228 233 238 243 248 251
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 6 % 96.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... 84.9 ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 ... ... 77
1112 Public payphones 2'005 2'005 2'370 2'700 2'742 2'767 2'810 2'500 ... 2'275
123 Waiting list for main lines 7'290 6'118 4'665 5'000 4'090 3'615 3'121 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 78'713 108'183 146'738 217'126 236'735 270'877 301'698 ... 782'503 867'785
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... 3'402 21'593 77'422 147'056 250'054 335'448 443'617 510'558
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11'361 36'506
271pop Coverage of population (%) % 84.2 92.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 621 1'279 2'607 7'195 14'082 19'021 23'818 27'836 ... 26'155
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 3'146 9'110 16'554 33'906 51'124 64'530 76'448 85'044 ... 81'654
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 1'658 1'420 1'129 ... ... ... 2'083
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 9 10x6 168 523 819 1'174 1'515 1'331 ... ... ... 819
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 369 467 570 663 ... ... 547
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 11 10x6 110 122 140 160 167 173 157 ... ... 152
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'362
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 2'379 2'395 2'392 2'403 2'426 2'417 2'410 2'506 ... 2'895
51f - of which: female 517 515 531 561 589 587 585 ... ... 655
51w - Mobile communications staff 33 50 ... ... 96 103 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... 70 86 86 86 89 87 87 ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 27 24 22 23 26 26 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 12 15.12 15.12 15.12 22.00 27.50 33.90 34.50 34.50 37.00 37.00
151b Business teleph. connection charge 13 15.12 15.12 15.12 22.00 27.50 33.90 34.50 34.50 37.00 37.00
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 139 155 168 185 216 221 223 231 230 257
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 23 33 45 60 ... ... ... 114 109 116
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 34 46 42 68 60 60 57 44 ... 38
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18
BROADCASTING
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... 2'500 5'879 10'033 17'070 31'856 63'084
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 305
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... 2'500 5'879 10'033 13'368 26'684 62'779
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36
Source: Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA).

(1) Source: UN; 1992-2001: Cystat. Data refer to government controlled areas. 2001: Census. (2) 1992-2000: CYSTAT. Data refer to government controlled areas.
2001: Census. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF; Cyprus Government: Department of Statistics and Research. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 2003: Inc. ISDN channels.
(6) 1985,1991,1997: CYSTAT. (7) 1991-2001: Estimates. (8) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (9) The figures include the internet traffic of all internet service providers.
(10) Figures include traffic from International Freephone Service and Call Direct Service in the origination direction. 2004: ITU estimate. (11) Figures include traffic from
International Freephone Service and Call Direct Service in the origination direction. (12) 1999: VAT=8%. 1993, 2000-01: VAT=10%. (13) 1999: VAT=8%. 1993, 2000-
01: VAT=10%, From 2007: 20% VAT. (14) 1999: VAT=8%. 1993, 2000-01: VAT=10%. From 2002: Prepaid. (15) From 2001-03: Includes mobile communication
revenue. (16) ITU estimate. (17) 1985,1992-1997: CYSTAT. Other years: ITU estimate. (18) Source: ESIS, ITU. 1999: November. 2005: ITU estimate. (19) The figures
include the subscribers of all companies that offer internet services. 2003-04: CYTANET customers only. (20) Source: ESIS. (21) CytaNet.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Land area (km2): 78'834 km2 Currency: Koruna
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 10'300 10'295 10'283 10'273 10'224 10'201 10'202 10'207 10'220 10'209
62 Households 2 10x3 3'706 3'705 3'810 3'822 3'828 3'828 3'828 3'828 3'828 4'013
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 41 56 44 156 455 525 797 883 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 526 965 1'945 4'346 6'947 8'610 9'709 10'783 11'776 12'408
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 459 902 1'876 4'282 6'897 8'568 9'672 10'719 11'676 11'882
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 3'016 6'732 7'268 7'733 7'834 7'020
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 196 2'753 11'394 26'194 84'385 145'611 184'987 191'628 170'535 160'565
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 1'260 17'210 58'040 126'024 276'010 432'398 532'206 560'776 522'748 499'770
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 2'393 2'294 2'125 1'977 1'598 1'192 1'013 728
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 306 339 364 360 322 392 345 289 ... 260
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 5'130 5'711 5'846 6'230
STAFF
51f - of which: female 10'776 9'487 9'000 9'081 9'585 8'817 8'316 7'237 6'985 6'312
51w - Mobile communications staff 1'397 2'110 ... ... 6'036 6'353 6'321 6'480 6'787 6'964
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 10 90 100 135 175 175 299 299 ... ... 403
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 11 2.25 2.40 5.20 5.20 4.35 4.20 4.20 ... ... 4.74
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 12 1.12 2.40 2.60 2.60 2.40 2.10 2.07 ... ... 2.25
151c Cellular connection charge 13 3'450 2'500 2'450 1'595 420 ... 476 245 245 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 14 295 325 850 944 583 ... 255 - - -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 18 10x3 4'600 4'800 5'000 5'200 5'500 5'817 6'152 ... ... 4'661
965h Television equipped households 19 10x3 3'555 3'447 3'767 3'804 4'164 4'151 4'334 ... ... 3'329
965c Cable TV subscribers 20 10x3 700 807 924 955 965 925 941 1'457 1'476 938
965s Home satellite antennas 21 10x3 610 750 883 616 520 371 390 ... ... 354
422 Personal computers 22 10x3 850 1'000 1'100 1'250 1'500 1'800 2'100 2'450 2'800 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... ... 200 418 1'257 1'644 2'149 2'129 2'352 1'408
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 24 10x3 ... - - 2 6 15 35 ... 709 1'112
4212 Estimated Internet users 25 10x3 300 400 700 1'000 1'500 2'600 2'395 2'740 2'790 3'541
4212f - % female Internet users 26 % ... ... ... ... ... ... 46.8 ... 46.9 48.0
Source: Ministry of Economy. Czech Telecommunication Office.

(1) UN; ITU estimate. 2001: Latest census. (2) 1991-95, 2006: Source: Council of Europe. (3) IMF. (4) 2007: Data not available for the time being, values expected. (5)
1991-92, 1994 : residential main lines per 100 households; 2005-2006: ITU estimates. (6) Until 2005: Wireless Intelligence. (7) Data prior to 1993 refer to the former
Czech and Slovak Republic. Only fixed traffic. (8) Only fixed traffic. (9) VAT included. 2003 to 2004: VAT increased (5% to 19%), Home Standard and Business
Standard packages. (10) Incl 5% VAT. VAT included. 2003 to 2004: VAT increased (5% to 19%), Home Standard and Business Standard packages. (11) Incl. 5% VAT.
VAT included. 2003 to 2004: VAT increased (5% to 19%), Home Standard and Business Standard packages. (12) One minute call, peak rate, incl. 5 % VAT.2003 to
2004: VAT increased (5% to 19%), Home Standard and Business Standard packages. (13) Excl. 5 % VAT, 1 radio telephone (14) Excl. 5 % VAT, "standard" class. Incl.
30 minutes calls. From 2004: prepaid. (15) Excl. 5 % VAT, Standard class. From 2004: prepaid. (16) From 2004: prepaid. (17) 1995: Estimate. (18) ITU estimates. (19)
European Audiovisual Observatory; 2003: ITU estimate. (20) Council of the Czech Repulic for Broadcasting. (21) Ministry of Economy. (22) Business Technology
International. 1995, 2005 - 2006: ITU estimate. (23) 2005: Source: Market analysis; Data includes CDMA subscribers because it is often used as fixed-wireless service
(24) 2004: Broadband Internet subscriber via DSL, CATV, FWA and other technologies are included. 2005: Source - Market analysis; 2007:data includes CDMA BB
subscribers = 115 000 because it is often used as fixed-wireless service. (25) From 2003: CSO. 2003-05: Age 15+. 2006: Age 16+. (26) 2003, 2004: Czech Statistical
Office.
DENMARK
Land area (km2): 43'075 km2 Currency: Kroner
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 5'275 5'299 5'314 5'330 5'355 5'374 5'398 5'411 5'431 5'446
62 Households 2 10x3 2'410 2'423 2'434 2'444 2'456 2'467 2'481 2'495 2'509 2'516
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 807 1'075 1'197 1'177 1'225 2'166 1'551 ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 822 1'065 1'126 1'465 1'424 2'113 1'661 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 76.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 3'641 4'330 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 5 10x3 ... ... 980 1'245 1'474 1'354 1'118 1'013 998 1'023
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 6 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 125 117 327
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 58 117 247 376 407 394 377 357 321 283
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10x3 182 346 662 958 1'063 1'003 983 935 872 766
412 Private leased circuits 7 126'196 169'600 ... ... ... 9'376 9'110 7'845 ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 652 ... ... 653 781 1'057 889 994 1'085 1'075
133wm - Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 1'301 1'621 2'117 2'695 2'929 3'484 4'164 5'152 6'478 ...
STAFF
51w - Mobile communications staff 1'712 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... 8.0 8.0 9.0 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 8 1'119 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 9 1'119 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 10 87 107 112 113 113 117 119 119 119 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 8 87 107 112 113 105 117 119 119 119 ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 12 0.63 0.45 0.45 0.67 0.67 0.63 0.63 0.63 ... ...
151c Cellular connection charge 13 700 700 700 ... ... ... ... ... 99 -
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 80 60 60 ... ... ... ... ... 30 -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 13 7.30 5.85 5.85 5.25 4.23 ... ... 2.85 2.25 0.78
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 3.78 2.85 2.85 2.64 2.11 ... ... 2.85 2.25 0.03
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
4213 Internet subscribers 20 10x3 ... ... 1'135 1'684 2'023 2'581 1'683 1'683 1'809 1'900
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... - ... 67 238 451 718 1'018 1'344 1'735
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... - 11 41 88 142 206 296 390 507
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... ... ... 26 150 307 473 639 826 1'062
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 23 ... ... 1'213 7'520 43'456 109'204 118'559 188'455 188'455 188'455
Source: National IT and Telecom Agency.

(1) Source: Statistics Denmark, mid-year estimates. (2) Source: Statistics Denmark, UN, ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Including ISDN channels. (5) 2002: Incl.
prepaid cards active within last 12 mths with outgoing calls or reloads within 12 mths. 2003: idem but within last 6 mths. 2004: idem but within last 3 mths with
incoming/outgoing traffic or reloads. (6) Until 2005: Wireless Intelligence. 2006: Refers to UMTS. (7) Total leased lines. Prior to 1990 not including KTAS leased lines in
subscriber network. (8) Including tax (25% VAT). (9) Including tax. (25% VAT). (10) Including tax. (11) Tarrifs include tax (25% VAT) and call set-up charge. Data at 1.1.
(12) Tarrifs include tax (25% VAT) and call set-up charge. (13) Excluding tax; From 2006: Prepaid. (14) 2001: Posted investments in UMTS-licenses not included.
Foreign investments not included. (15) Source: Unesco through 1997. From 1998, break in comparability; MR&IT, ITU estimates. (16) Through 1999, TV licenses.
From 2000, break in comparability, households with television set, Statistics Denmark. (17) Source: MR&IT. From 2000, break in comparability, National Telecom
Agency. (18) Source: ASTRA, MR&IT, ITU estimate. (19) Source: IDC. 1997, 2005, 2006: ITU estimates. (20) 2002-2003: Active within the last 6 mths. 2004-2005:
Active within last 3 mths. (21) 2006:OECD. (22) Source: 1999-2000: MR&IT, e-mail users. Other years: ITU estimate. From 2003: Statistics Denmark, Age 15-74 using
at least once in the last week. Calculated on basis of survey from Statistics Denmark. 2002: ITU estimate. (23) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.
DJIBOUTI
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 598 608 620 632 644 656 668 680 692 807
62 Households 2 10x3 89 91 93 95 97 99 107 106 115 134
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 8'283 7'932 8'831 9'704 9'932 10'125 10'169 11'103 10'779 ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 100 100 100 ... ... 95 95 95 ... ...
1112 Public payphones 43 41 56 64 ... 39 29 ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges ... ... ... 19'314 ... 34'168 55'000 50'000 ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 ... ... ... 150 134 96 31 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 7 203 220 280 230 3'000 15'000 23'000 34'482 44'053 44'100
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - - - 3'000 15'000 23'000 34'482 44'053 44'100
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 50 50 50 - 3'000 15'000 23'000 34'482 44'053 44'100
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - 152 152 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - 913 913 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 3'600 4'800 6'000 7'500 10'500 13'450 ... ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 164 335 362 ... ... 30'088 ... ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 6'912 5'785 8'894 12'176 ... ... 14'678 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... 390 396 300 594 4'156 13'194 20'767 ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 472 437 395 525 557 ... 588 ... ... ...
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... ... 124 132 ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff 3 3 ... ... ... ... 9 15 ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 56 70 84 ... ... 43 ... 40 ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 120.0 98.0 112.5 ... ... ... ... 136.0 ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 8 50'000 50'000 50'000 50'000 10'000 10'000 - 10'000 10'000 10'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 9'000 9'000 9'000 3'000 - - - - - -
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 105 105 105 105 150 150 180 60 60 60
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 3'592 3'683 3'540 3'640 4'000 ... 5'896 5'861 6'058 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 2'847 2'978 2'790 2'950 ... ... 3'080 3'600 ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 987 1'318 1'462 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 371 375 382 382 ... ... 2'405 2'204 ... ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'328 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
4213 Internet subscribers 400 500 550 647 1'100 1'600 2'100 3'885 3'491 ...
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - - 42 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 550 650 750 1'400 3'300 4'500 6'500 9'000 10'000 11'000
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... 8.0 9.0 10.0 ... ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 0.06 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.51 2.05 2.05 45.00 45.00 ...
Source: Until 2001: Office des Postes et Télécommunications (OPT). Djibouti Telecom S.A.
(1) Source: UN, 1993: census, 1997-2001: World Bank, ITU estimate. (2) ITU estimate. (3) Source: World Bank. (4) Source: IMF. (5) Since 2000: ITU estimate. (6)
1984: ITU estimate. (7) 2006, 2007: ITU Estimates. (8) From 2002: Mobile tariffs refer to prepaid service. (9) Source: RTD, OPT. (10) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (11)
Source: ACCT.
DOMINICAN REP.
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 7'683 7'784 7'886 7'989 8'094 8'563 8'676 8'791 8'908 9'022
62 Households 2 10x3 2'051 2'089 2'102 2'128 2'166 2'445 2'478 2'511 2'544 2'577
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 269'699 307'220 339'615 384'382 416'840 464'447 601'142 914'751 1'055'730 ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... 33.4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 50.0 59.0 60.0 65.0 67.0 68.5 75.0 ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... 21 ... ... ... ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 776'212 836'646 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 141'592 209'384 424'434 705'431 1'270'082 1'700'609 2'122'543 2'534'063 3'623'289 4'605'659
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - 8'705 46'953 199'126 831'335 1'395'327 1'862'919 2'404'577 3'542'927 4'558'351
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... 667'972 1'485'224 1'822'090 2'159'502 3'118'196 3'914'107
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 90.0 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - 296 328 394 393 400 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - ... 656 800 800 800 ...
412 Private leased circuits 2'625 3'370 2'776 2'878 2'484 3'042 4'090 ... 11'022 ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 5 10x6 477 731 920 1'337 1'715 ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 4'131 3'812 ... 16'235 ... ... ... ... ... ...
51f - of which: female 1'624 1'491 ... 5'446 ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge ... ... ... 4'500 1'000 1'000 1'171 1'250 1'500 1'000
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... ... ... 4'500 2'500 808 1'463 1'250 1'500 1'500
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription ... ... ... 150 180 225 534 678 495 495
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription ... ... ... 250 275 275 358 503 395 395
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... ... ... 1.20 1.44 1.20 2.19 2.85 3.15 3.15
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... 1.20 1.44 1.20 2.19 2.85 3.15 3.15
151c Cellular connection charge 6 ... ... 150 ... - - - - 25 100
152c Cellular monthly subscription 6 ... ... 225 ... 275 174 - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 6 ... ... 6.00 ... 6.51 10.20 11.04 8.85 17.46 21.60
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 6 ... ... 6.00 ... 6.51 10.20 11.04 3.00 17.46 20.70
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 7 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'029.15 3'469.68 4'047.36 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 ... ... ... 8'345 4'884 7'839 8'321 10'058 7'770 ...
BROADCASTING
422 Personal computers ... ... ... ... 170'000 180'000 190'000 200'000 206'346 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - 15'000 37'257 64'040 108'591
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 1'326 2'118 3'515 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - ... 35'139 57'159 93'706
4212 Estimated Internet users 10 12'000 20'000 96'000 327'118 397'333 500'000 650'000 800'000 1'233'896 1'436'062
Source: Until 2000: Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos (CODETEL). From 2000: Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones
(INDOTEL).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. From 1996: Oficina Nacional de Estadisticas. 2002: Census. (2) 1960,1970: UN. 1980-95: Estimate. 1996: UN. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1983-
84: Estimate. 2001-02: Telegeography. 2004-05: ITU estimates. (5) 2001: Telegeography. (6) 1999: Tricom. Excl. 8% tax. 2001: Codetel. PCS Basico. Incl. 50 free
minutes. From 2003: Prepaid. (7) Indotel estimate. (8) Source: Unesco, ITU estimate. (9) Source: NCTA. (10) 2001: data as of 30 September. 2005: E-Dominicana. (11)
2002-05: ITU estimates.
ECUADOR
Land area (km2): 461'477 km2 Currency: US Dollar
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 11'937 12'175 12'411 12'646 12'880 13'000 13'100 13'193 13'228 13'419
62 Households 2 10x3 2'550 2'620 2'690 2'760 2'848 2'889 2'911 2'932 2'940 2'981
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x9 79'040 107'421 161'351 14 21 24 27 30 37 41
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 3'998.27 5'446.57 11'786.80 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 900'384 990'842 1'129'528 1'224'431 1'335'772 1'426'188 1'549'046 1'615'563 1'679'568 1'753'821
1111 % households with a telephone % 7.7 8.9 ... ... 32.2 ... ... ... 37.7 37.7
116 % residential main lines 5 % 80.0 82.0 84.0 85.5 83.1 79.2 ... ... 70.0 70.0
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... 90 89 89 97 ... ... ... 91
1112 Public payphones 6 3'078 3'846 3'306 4'215 3'976 5'003 8'055 ... 31'142 39'263
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 1'234'724 1'172'214 1'348'794 1'410'526 1'519'737 1'699'470 1'846'053 1'935'806 2'033'475 2'062'621
123 Waiting list for main lines 7 50'000 45'000 35'000 20'000 14'492 ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 126'505 242'812 383'185 482'213 859'152 1'560'861 2'398'161 3'544'174 6'246'332 8'485'050
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 18'450 68'409 ... ... 666'936 1'272'333 2'083'337 3'085'353 5'453'136 7'462'627
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19'262 50'792
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 50 50 97 124 ... ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 100 100 194 248 ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 189 144 284 470 575 ... ... ... 2'700 1'070
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 5'700 6'824 6'901 6'981 4'865 ... ... 7'735 12'000 20'000
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... 1'160 ... ... 3'002 ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'733 5'000 8'000
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 79.0 82.0 48.0 35.1 35.3 ... ... ... 3.8 ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 1'600'000 1'600'000 1'600'000 88 88 60 60 60 60 60
151b Business teleph. connection charge 3'500'000 3'500'000 3'500'000 200 200 200 60 60 60 60
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 20'000 20'000 20'000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 40'000 40'000 40'000 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
151c Cellular connection charge 9 996'768 1'350'500 4'325'000 250 ... ... 10 ... - -
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 187'289 226'884 726'000 42 ... ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 5'975.00 8'103.00 25'950.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 0.60
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 ... ... ... ... ... 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.60
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 1'418'560 2'302'000 5'331'435 441 411 411 718 725 1'416 1'717
71 Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 463 282 530 498
741 Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 234 395 960 1'125
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x9 ... ... 525 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 12 10x3 140 200 260 325 435 438 176 172 104 215
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 5 7 8 9 14 18 15 17 22 25
422 Personal computers 13 10x3 200 225 250 275 300 403 540 724 866 1'710
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... 35 58 86 101 109 120 137 206
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 3 6 7 12 27 141
4212 Estimated Internet users 14 10x3 13 15 100 180 333 538 570 625 968 1'549
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 20 25 75 203 483 489 2'000 3'000
Notes: Until 1999: Financial data are expressed in Sucre.

Source: Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (SUPTEL).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) Source: UN, INEC, ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. 2001-03: World Bank. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1996-99: ITU estimate. (6) 1996: ITU
estimate. (7) 1995:2000: ITU estimate. (8) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (9) From 2003: prepaid. (10) Source: Unesco, Suptel, ITU estimates. (11) TV/households.
Source: NCTA. (12) Source: NCTA. (13) Source: ITU estimate. (14) From 1998, source: Conatel.
EGYPT
Land area (km2): 1'000'250 km2 Currency: Pound
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 60'348 61'401 62'430 63'475 64'550 67'313 68'648 69'997 71'348 75'437
62 Households 2 10x3 12'732 12'954 13'180 13'410 14'345 14'633 14'785 15'086 15'345 16'399
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 145 304 336 ... 237 186 146 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... 20.0 ... 27.8 ... 48.0 60.0 62.7 67.7 ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... 1'391 1'475 1'505 1'548 1'579 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 7 10x3 1'278 1'363 1'294 1'300 583 206 100 66 65 48
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 58 84 474 1'360 2'794 4'495 5'798 7'643 13'630 18'001
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - 617 3'057 11'110 14'521 18'197 22'415 25'756
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 9 - - - 1'250 6'150 25'000 60'000 87'346 107'592 132'712
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 1'912 2'246 6'875 7'670 7'796 6'720 5'366 5'513 5'736 ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 4'367 7'782 494 402 505
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 2'638 2'531 2'403 3'160 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 451 475 532 621 818 1'036 1'082 1'288 1'743 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'419 5'323 7'039
STAFF
51f - of which: female 11'544 12'722 9'821 12'083 12'059 11'533 11'533 13'297 12'726 13'712
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 500
151c Cellular connection charge 11 ... ... 500 500 500 150 150 150 150 100
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 ... ... 105 65 65 99 99 99 45 45
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 11 ... ... 1.50 2.70 2.70 1.80 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 11 ... ... 1.20 2.10 2.10 1.80 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... ... 3'507 3'691 6'087 6'218 7'176 7'802 8'550 9'517
741 - Mobile communication revenue 12 10x6 ... 541 2'476 3'943 4'220 4'764 6'724 8'607 10'890 13'918
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 ... ... 2'424 1'781 3'007 3'315 2'603 10'384 13'334 15'343
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... 1'727 1'953 1'815 4'938 5'404 5'852
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... 1'284 1'362 788 5'447 7'929 8'340
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 16 10x3 669 ... 877 882 887 891 2'400 3'500 5'000 ...
422 Personal computers 17 10x3 450 600 750 800 1'000 1'120 2'000 2'300 2'700 3'160
4213 Internet subscribers 18 10x3 ... ... 45 ... 600 ... 900 1'300 1'237 1'221
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 1 5 29 91 206
4212 Estimated Internet users 19 10x3 60 100 200 450 600 1'900 3'000 3'900 5'100 6'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 20 ... ... 26.00 30.60 335.00 645.00 925.00 1'595.00 4'432.00 9'373.00
Notes: Until 2000: Fiscal year ends June.

Source: Telecom Egypt. From 2003: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
(1) UN. (2) 1960,1976,1986: UN. 2000: UNCHS. Other years: ITU estimates. (3) IMF. (4) Until 2000: June. (5) 1995-96: ITU estimates. (6) 1999-2001: Incl. data from
Menatel Company and Nile Company. (7) 1983-86: Estimates. 1995-96: ITU estimates. (8) Misrfone. (9) 1999-2002: Estimated. (10) 1984: Estimate. (11) 1999: MobiNil.
Classic Plan. Excl. sales tax. 2000-2001: Mobinil "Light" plan. From 2003: prepaid. (12) ITU estimates. Until 2000: June. (13) Unesco, ITU estimates. (14) ITU
estimates. Eutelsat. (15) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (16) Eutelsat. (17) ITU estimates. (18) Egypt has a subscription-free Internet model that offers Internet access at a
price of local call. (19) Until 1999: June. (20) 2000-2002: Telegeography.
EL SALVADOR
Land area (km2): 21'393 km2 Currency: US Dollar
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 5'927 6'032 6'154 6'276 6'400 6'458 6'638 6'614 6'881 6'999
62 Households 2 10x3 1'265 1'339 1'370 1'390 1'467 1'495 1'522 1'551 1'580 1'590
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 ... ... - 5 7 3 1 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 10x3 360 387 495 625 650 668 753 888 971 1'037
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... 96 92 98 95 85 84 67
1112 Public payphones 5 5'000 4'926 21'715 22'075 18'670 21'892 21'714 22'923 27'807 3'368
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 ... 523 604 712 2'946 2'607 2'607 2'958 4'354 7'026
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 175'000 174'163 103'617 72'566 38'247 35'243 8'100 1'799 750 848
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 828 1'174 1'552 3'352
271pop Coverage of population (%) 7 % ... ... ... ... 85.0 90.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 30 105 923 2'433 4'020 2'670 1'833 2'802
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 8 - - 60 315 2'000 ... 8'500 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... 46 2'787 3'346 3'492 3'564 4'091 3'632 4'567 4'537
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... 9 314 474 814 878 855 1'159 951 1'054
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10 10x6 168 224 398 710 802 769 1'398 1'953 2'324 2'507
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 91 428
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... 2'572 2'378 1'050 942 836 899
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... 76 79 86 22 73 28 24
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... 14.5 36.0 37.5 35.2 0.5 1.7 1.1
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 12 2'900 2'900 2'900 2'900 2'169 258 62 53 53 47
151b Business teleph. connection charge 12 2'900 2'900 2'900 2'900 2'169 258 62 53 53 47
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12 ... ... 195 ... ... 10 10 10 10 10
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 14 ... ... 7.62 ... 5.78 0.66 0.66 0.24 0.23 0.23
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 2'023 2'227 3'775 4'924 5'133 601 616 734 700 853
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 ... 4'176 6'220 7'670 1'427 77 23 125 95 138
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 16 10x3 999 1'100 1'120 1'140 1'200 1'225 1'250 1'270 1'310 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 17 10x3 203 237 277 312 ... ... 161 194 ... ...
422 Personal computers ... ... 100'000 120'000 140'000 160'000 220'000 300'000 350'000 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - 19'601 29'321 42'314 61'484
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... 19'180 ... ... ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 421 7'623 15'572 28'459
423 Public Internet access facilities ... ... ... ... ... ... 41 41 ... ...
Notes: Until 2002: Financial data are expressed in Colon.

Source: Until 1997: Compañia de Telecomunicaciones de El Salvador (CTE). Superintendencia General de Electricidad y
Telecomunicaciones.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) Source: AHCIET, ANTEL, MINEC, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1997, 98, 2000: Estimate. (5) 1997=Estimate. (6) 1993-97:
Estimate (7) 2001: Telemovil. 2002/2003: ITU estimate. (8) 2000: Estimate. (9) Including reverse-charged calls. (10) Estimate. (11) 1988: Estimate. 1995: 332 persons
work for the Hospital of Antel. (12) VAT not included. (13) VAT not included. Including 100 free pulses. (14) Full tariff. (15) Source: Through 1990, Unesco; from 1991
break in comparability, ITU estimates. (16) Source: SIGET, ITU estimates. (17) Source: SIGET. (18) Not all all calbe modem subscribers are 'high speed'. (19) 2006:
ITU Estimate. (20) 2002-05: ITU estimates.
ERITREA
Land area (km2): 93'679 km2 Currency: Nakfa
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'780 3'577 3'620 3'659 3'816 3'980 4'099 4'224 4'402 4'560
62 Households 2 10x3 705 712 719 726 759 792 816 840 897 931
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 4'713 5'028 5'828 6'201 7'773 8'125 ... ... ... ...
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... ... ... - 1 2 ... ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 ... ... ... 4'472 1'330 1'082 2'180 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 10x3 22 24 27 31 31 36 38 39 38 38
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 96 96 97 99 99 ... ... ... ... 98
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... 30 30 30 30 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 29 32 34 35 37 45 45 45 44 49
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 5 - - - - - - - 20'000 40'438 61'996
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - - - - - - 20'000 40'438 61'996
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers - - - - - - - 20'000 40'438 61'996
271pop Coverage of population (%) % - - - - - - - ... ... 50.00
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - - - - - 0.47 0.92 1.36
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 219'321 176'751 194'452 221'000 238'000 256'000 297'000 334'000 340'000 282'000
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 10'261 8'728 8'970 10'100 10'227 10'356 12'360 13'400 13'802 56'000
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 628 578 463 453 476 641 638 832 977 1'084
51f - of which: female 237 248 221 228 243 299 285 337 376 395
51w - Mobile communications staff - - - - - - - 32 59 81
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 7 - - - - - - ... 1'400 1'400 1'400
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 - - - - - - ... 5.10 5.10 5.10
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 8 - - - - - - ... 3.60 3.60 3.60
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 141 166 158 147 184 225 255 304 355 312
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 - - - - - - - 64 164 218
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 11 44 30 ... ... 13 37 3 168 68
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... - 225 238 112 141
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 58'000 65'000 73'000 82'000 92'000 104'500 118'700 130'000 133'900 165'000
965s Home satellite antennas 11 567 1'030 1'598 2'063 2'807 3'950 4'050 4'500 6'000 7'200
422 Personal computers ... ... 5'600 6'160 7'000 10'000 12'000 15'000 25'000 30'000
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... 1'800 2'046 2'400 3'000 3'500 4'800 5'200
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 40.0 40.0 50.0
423 Public Internet access facilities ... ... ... ... ... 46 42 ... ... ...
Source: Eritrea Telecommunication Services Corporation (Eritel).

(1) Source: UN. (2) 2000: UNCHS. 1995-1999, 2001: Estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) From 1997, UN operational rate of exchange, end of period. (5) 2007: ITU Estimate.
(6) Next three days. (7) From 2004: (8) From 2004: Prepaid. (9) Source: Ministry of Information. (10) 2004-05: ITU estimates. (11) 1998: ITU estimate.
ESTONIA
Land area (km2): 45'100 km2 Currency: Kroon
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'458 1'450 1'442 1'439 1'430 1'355 1'351 1'335 1'329 1'325
62 Households 2 10x3 604 597 590 582 580 567 554 542 530 528
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... ... ... 65.1 63.8 58.7 ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 81 80 79 ... ... ... ... 85 85 85
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 545'045 621'762 655'942 669'560 688'595 690'000 ... 627'400 629'450 830'920
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 144'200 247'000 387'000 557'000 651'200 881'000 1'050'241 1'255'731 1'445'300 1'658'700
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 126'400 232'900 378'000 555'000 651'200 881'000 1'050'241 1'255'731 1'445'300 1'658'700
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - - 3'000 15'000
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 887 2'307 5'481 9'463 12'344 41'325 42'104 42'930 43'400 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 9'082 22'478 30'762 26'828 43'811 108'234 116'000 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 6 10x3 1'290'800 1'536'796 1'707'823 2'111'888 1'815'034 ... 1'121'000 1'001'400 971'500 1'163'000
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 229'100 319'903 182'859 191'675 ... ... ... ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 70'385 79'224 84'757 96'906 102'459 ... ... 70'590 ... ...
STAFF
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... 472 600 ... 921 ... 820
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 8 4'500 4'500 3'600 3'000 3'000 824 824 824 824 824
151c Cellular connection charge 11 425 425 264 116 99 ... 50 - 99 -
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 212 212 147 73 45 ... - - 29 -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 14 10x6 667 664 714 863 1'279 914 860 699 782 1'261
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 16 10x3 470 500 504 497 489 467 476 ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 22 55 60 65 90 90 98 ... ... ...
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... 51 12'700 28'300 43'242 49'500 59'200
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... 17'210 33'000 51'300 68'151 84'800 120'000
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... 170 300 700 900
Source: Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.

(1) Source: Statistical Office. (2) Source: State Statistical Office, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1975-90: Estimate. (5) Excluding public call offices. (6) 1993: Only of
digital exchanges. Local telephone traffic of analog exchanges was not counted (free of charge). (7) 1992-95: Analog exchanges. Since 1996: Digital. Including VAT
18%. (8) 1992-95: Analog exchanges. Since 1996: Digital. Including VAT 18%. (9) 1992: Analog exchanges. 1993: Digital exchanges. 1996: Digital. Including VAT
18%. (10) 1993: Digital exchanges. 1996: Digital. Including VAT 18%. (11) 2003-04:prepaid. (12) ETC, EMT. (13) EMT, RADIOLINJA Ltd., RITABELL Ltd. (14) Estonian
Telecom. (15) Source: ITU estimates, Unesco (1991), EBU (1993). (16) Source: Eesti Telekom, Unesco, EBU, Estonian TV, Statistical Office. (17) 1993-95: Ministry of
Transport and Communication. (18) 2006: ITU estimate. (19) Min. of Econ Affairs and Comm. 2005: Min.of Communications estimate.
ETHIOPIA
Land area (km2): 1'223'500 km2 Currency: Birr
Year Ending 30.06
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 60'148 59'649 61'095 63'490 65'390 67'347 69'363 72'420 77'431 79'289
62 Households 2 10x3 11'623 11'976 12'140 12'303 12'500 12'874 13'259 13'656 14'065 14'416
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 ... ... 43 27 26 22 63 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... 649 700 770 ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 196 211 373 458 511 600 650 723 872 1'022
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 - - 7 18 28 50 51 156 411 867
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - - 7 18 28 50 51 156 411 867
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 358 ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.07 0.21 0.53 1.09
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 4 - - - - - ... 75 ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 4 - - - - - ... 458 ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 5 ... ... ... ... 43 128 127 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 63 77 124 170 ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... 2'225 2'306 2'476 2'502 2'522 2'497 2'632 3'015 3'470
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... 17 27 24 ... ... 47
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 187.0 ... ... ... 94.0 80.0 100.0 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 6 - - 543 543 840 840 840 443 458 368
152c Cellular monthly subscription 6 - - 50 50 50 50 50 - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 6 - - 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.49
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 6 - - 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 1.05
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 552 624 627 721 932 915 1'233 1'468 2'299 2'938
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 526 584 567 603 692 715 815 1'209 1'786 2'117
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 - - 16 68 102 116 165 259 513 821
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 7 10x6 159 134 237 307 194 378 1'143 815 1'887 524
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 22 126 208 194 189 344 467 406 755 325
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... 59 5 34 45 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 10 10x3 ... ... 2 2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 11 ... 35'000 45'000 60'000 75'000 100'000 150'000 225'000 300'000 436'000
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 12 ... ... ... ... - - 57 35 61 261
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 9 0.26 0.26 0.51 1.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 42.00 58.00 118.00
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants - 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.07 0.11 0.16 0.21 0.30
Notes: Year ending 30 June. Excluding Eritrea from 1992.

Source: Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC). Ethiopian Telecommunication Agency.
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1990-95,1999: Estimates. 2000: UNCHS. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2003: September. (5) Domestic. (6) From 2004: prepaid. (7) Additions to fixed assets
and capital work in progress. (8) Source: Ethiopian Television, Unesco, ITU. (9) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (10) 1999: Figure refers only to those home satellite antennas
that are licensed. It is also estimated that illegally imported TVRO's are three fold of this figure. Source: Ethiopian Telecommunication Agency. (11) 2005 - 2007: ITU
estimate. (12) 2004-05: ITU estimates.
FAROE ISLANDS
Land area (km2): 1'399 km2 Currency: Danish Krone
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 44'194 44'639 45'138 45'575 45'925 46'222 46'484 46'742 47'017 47'292
62 Households 2 16'500 17'000 17'100 17'850 17'850 16'500 17'000 17'223 18'000 18'120
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 6'167 6'959 7'503 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 6.60 6.70 6.98 8.08 8.32 ... ... ... 6.17 ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 4'216 6'905 4'411 ... ... 7'383 9'102 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % ... ... ... ... ... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1112 Public payphones ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - 431 5'106 12'849 22'796 33'296 36'787 40'262 41'501 49'506
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... 20'088 21'774 21'971 27'255
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 - - - - ... ... ... 3 3 2
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10x3 - - - - ... ... ... 6 6 ...
TRAFFIC
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 195 179 138
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 15 13
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 34 41 48
STAFF
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 747 ... ... ... ... ... ... 747 747 747
151b Business teleph. connection charge 747 ... ... ... ... ... ... 747 747 747
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 89 ... ... ... ... ... ... 115 115 115
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 89 ... ... ... ... ... ... 115 115 115
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 2.66 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.36 0.96 0.96
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 1.33 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.06 0.66 0.66
151c Cellular connection charge 5 747 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 5 10.50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5.70 9.00
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 5 10.50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.45 5.25
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 155 180 219 242 276 292 299 350 370 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 103 ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 117 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 17 ... ... ... ... ... ... 90 95 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 51 ... ... ... ... 49 11 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 6 16'500 44'000 45'000 46'000 ... ... ... 25'000 ... ...
965h Television equipped households 7 ... 15'000 16'000 ... ... ... ... 16'879 ... ...
965c Cable TV subscribers ... 1'000 1'000 1'000 ... ... ... 5'312 ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas ... 16'000 17'000 19'000 ... ... ... 7'150 ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... 54 114 394 3'134 5'868 10'099
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - ... 2'577 5'197 8'811
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 160 160 160
Source: The Faroese Telephone Company, Danish National Telecom Agency.

(1) Source: UN; Danmarks Statistics; ITU estimate. (2) 1977: UN. 1991-93: Source: National Telecom. Agency. 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1996: Statistics Denmark.
Other years ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1984: Estimate. (5) From 2006: Prepaid. (6) Source: Telefonverk Foroya Logtings. 1996: UNESCO. (7) Source:
Telefonverk Foroya Logtings.
FIJI
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 788 797 806 810 813 820 826 847 848 854
62 Households 2 10x3 130 132 133 134 136 137 138 139 140 142
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 56.0 56.0 56.0 56.0 56.0 60.0 ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 44 80 ... ... 44 44 ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 822 887 1'018 1'259 1'500 1'000 ... ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 90'778 91'582 94'700 98'000 105'980 110'726 ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6'445 3'125 5'166 5'139 4'032 4'969 ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 5'200 8'000 23'380 55'057 80'933 89'900 109'882 142'190 205'000 ...
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 5'200 8'000 23'380 55'057 80'933 89'900 109'882 142'190 205'000 ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... - - ... ... 81'812 100'806 135'080 165'484 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) 6 % ... ... ... 40.0 49.5 55.0 55.0 55.0 60.0 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - 20 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 7 - - - - 40 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 258'118 89'300 89'300 ... ... ... ...
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 42'470 39'500 39'500 ... ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 34'231 34'998 ... 40'385 57'000 67'959 ... ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 17'347 21'684 39'782 ... ... ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 2'992 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 1'096 1'183 1'197 1'354 1'585 2'000 ... ... ... ...
51f - of which: female ... 920 ... ... ... 600 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... 60 90 75 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 84.52 84.52 84.52 84.52 84.52 84.52 86.45 86.45 86.45 92.00
151b Business teleph. connection charge 285.95 285.95 285.95 285.95 285.95 285.95 285.95 285.95 285.95 81.00
151c Cellular connection charge 9 110 110 110 110 - - - - - 91
152c Cellular monthly subscription 44 44 44 44 33 33 - - - -
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 0.66 0.66 1.20 1.20 1.20 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 111.90 123.00 138.00 186.50 201.00 155.00 296.40 280.95 295.68 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 90.50 100.30 100.50 149.50 148.00 88.00 ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 3.40 4.70 26.00 26.37 37.66 53.01 85.12 98.26 119.28 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 39.00 21.50 32.00 32.65 42.00 83.00 ... ... ... ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... 5.96 8.21 4.90 ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas ... ... 139 105 111 113 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 7 ... 32'000 34'000 36'000 38'000 40'000 42'000 44'000 50'000 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 1'080 2'061 2'500 3'500 5'500 7'600 9'000 11'000 13'300 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - - 1'500 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 1 4 6 8 12 20 72 ...
423 Public Internet access facilities ... ... ... ... 11 15 ... ... ... ...
Source: Until 2003: Telecom Fiji. Ministry of Information, Communications & Media Relations.
(1) Source: Telecom Fiji. Since 1989: Fiji Islands Statistics Bureau. (2) Source: 1976: UN. Telecom Fiji. ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. Since 2000: Reserve Bank of
Fiji. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 2000: ITU estimate. (6) Vodacom Fiji. (7) ITU estimate. (8) Flat rate. (9) From 2003: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid (Vodafone). (10) Source:
Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Telecommunications.
FINLAND
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 5'147 5'160 5'165 5'176 5'195 5'207 5'219 5'216 5'249 5'262
62 Households 2 10x3 2'221 2'247 2'375 2'355 2'365 2'373 2'382 2'390 2'399 2'405
671 Telecom equipment exports 4 10x6 4'046 5'360 11'836 8'193 14'022 7'166 ... ... ... ...
672 Telecom equipment imports 4 10x6 456 560 1'217 1'168 1'066 702 862 1'129 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... 98.0 99.0 99.0 ... 64.0 60.6 53.8 ...
116 % residential main lines % 71.0 70.3 68.8 67.5 66.9 66.0 66.0 ... 65.0 65.0
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 119 249 359 380
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 57'855 99'694 156'897 207'645 ... 216'978 235'870 169'657 ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 218'946 308'340 478'000 656'930 ... 711'436 792'396 678'814 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 2'048 2'026 1'761 1'609 1'463 1'885 ... ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 1'761 ... ... 1'189 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10 10x6 360 395 425 455 ... ... ... ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 2'246 3'435 4'611 5'294 6'520 7'276 8'161 9'643 10'848 12'492
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 12 % 76 71 74 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 16 72 48 8 8 8 ... ... 18 8 8
152c Cellular monthly subscription 17 40 42 7 7 6 ... - - 2 -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 4'943 5'370 992 1'049 1'104 982 893 ... 599 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 4'610 6'930 1'493 1'569 1'998 2'265 2'239 ... 2'138 2'260
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 4'299 3'934 824 888 909 774 ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 875 906 933 950 1'000 1'040 1'099 ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... 466 616 950 1'057 1'318 1'400 ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... - ... 35 134 274 491 800 1'174 1'428
4212f - % female Internet users 23 % ... ... ... ... 46.0 48.0 49.0 ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 24 ... ... 670 1'796 7'820 16'587 18'056 22'617 22'617 ...
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Finnish markka.

Source: Ministry of Transport and Communications. From 2005: Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority.
(1) Source: Statistics Finland. (2) Source: UN, Statistics Finland, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Until 1994 the figures include only equipment with wire. Since 1995
the figures include also wireless equipment. (5) Telephone subscriber lines, from 1996 the basis for the compilation of the statistics is changed. (6) Number of public
telephones maintained by telecommunications operators. (7) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (8) 1997: the basis for the compilation of the statistics is changed. (9)
2005: Statistics Finaland. (10) Estimated. (11) Personnel of telecommunications operator. Does not include corporate personnel shared with P&T - Post. Since 1994,
including part time staff. 2003: Revision of the compilation basis of statistics, not comparable with previous years. (12) Percentage of faults in fixed subscriber repaired
in 24 hours. (13) Fault reports/100 telephone connections. (14) Weighted average of local operators. Including tax. (15) Weighted average of the Finnish local
operators. Including tax. (16) Weighted average of mobile operators. Including tax. 2003: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid. (17) Weighted average of mobile operators.
Including tax; From 2003: Prepaid. (18) TV licences. Source: Unesco, TAC, Finnpanel; Source 2006: Council of Europe. (19) Source: Satellite and Antenna Association
SANT. (20) Source: ITU estimate. (21) 2006:OECD. (22) Has used at least one other Internet application besides e-mail in last 3 months. Source: www.toy.fi. Age 15+.
2002-03: Source: Taloustutkimus. 2005: Statistics Finland. Aged 15-74. (23) Source: Nielsen//NetRatings. (24) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.
FRANCE
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 58'207 58'398 58'623 58'893 59'343 59'637 59'900 60'434 60'496 60'723
62 Households 2 10x3 23'430 23'687 23'960 24'261 24'582 24'643 24'752 24'972 25'194 25'301
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 5 % 98.0 94.8 94.0 94.0 97.0 97.0 97.0 97.0 98.0 98.0
116 % residential main lines 6 % 74.0 73.0 72.0 71.0 70.0 69.2 ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 8 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 76 1'323 4'169
271pop Coverage of population (%) % 94 97 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 99
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 9 10x3 701 900 1'300 1'700 1'800 1'900 ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10 10x3 2'128 2'600 3'600 4'300 4'700 5'084 5'176 5'038 5'002 4'872
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 91'132 94'163 93'473 77'037 72'079 65'820 61'809 58'023 ... ...
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 22'800 27'431 29'351 27'801 26'638 27'367 27'727 28'856 ... 85'432
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... 4'976 12'617 34'016 52'446 66'109 71'779 54'687 38'240 25'921
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 7'949 9'384 10'357 11'365 12'043 12'132 12'387
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 10'065 20'695 35'524 44'273 51'747 62'469 74'248 81'717 94'092
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... 1'472 3'234 5'877 8'188 10'818 12'712 15'023
STAFF
TARIFFS
152c Cellular monthly subscription 16 121 99 15 15 15 18 18 7 7 -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 16 14.40 14.40 2.20 ... 0.75 0.81 0.90 1.35 1.35 1.05
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 16 3.60 3.60 0.55 ... 0.36 0.39 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 38'800 41'000 6'342 7'841 7'174 5'800 ... 5'495 6'342 7'010
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 19 10x3 2'350 2'600 2'850 2'974 3'375 3'430 3'523 3'782 ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 20 10x3 2'470 3'260 3'920 4'300 4'740 5'010 5'620 6'210 ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 540 1'280 3'030 5'445 6'986 9'060 10'617 11'939 13'217 15'252
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22 10x3 ... 13 55 196 602 1'655 3'569 6'561 9'471 12'711
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... 13 50 127 190 283 394 454 563 672
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 24 10x3 ... ... 4 68 408 1'368 3'172 6'103 8'902 12'032
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in French franc.

Source: Until 1996: France Télécom. Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ACREP) (formerly ART).
(1) Mid-year. Source: INSEE. 1999 break in comparability. (2) Principal residences. Source: INSEE. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Including ISDN from 1993. (5) Source: France
Télécom, EC, ITU estimate. From 1998, fixed telephones only. (6) 1988-89, 93 and 98-2000: ITU estimates. (7) Managed by France Télécom. (8) Until 2007: Wireless
Intelligence. (9) ITU estimate. 1997 Figure reported by France Télécom. (10) 1999-2000: ITU estimate. (11) From 2004: includes VoIP traffic. (12) Break in
comparability from 1995. (13) Including tax. (14) Including tax. Automatic exchange in Paris. (15) Minimum call charge for 3 minutes. (16) Until 1996, Itinéris, excluding
tax. From 1996, Itinéris Délic, including tax. (17) From 1988, after deduction of VAT. From 1991, including inpayments for international telephone services. From 1994,
including France Telecom consolidated accounts. (18) Until 1994, TV licenses; Source: Service de la Redevance, EBU. From 1994, TV-equipped households; Source:
OBS, ITU estimate. (19) Source: AFORM. (20) Source: SES. Until 1994, Astra satellite dishes only. (21) ITU estimate. (22) 2006:OECD. (23) Source: AFORM.
2006:OECD. (24) 2006:OECD. 2007: BMI. (25) Source: ITU estimates through 1995. From 1996, source: Mediametrie. 1996-98, 18+, 1999-2000, 15+, used in the last
year. From 2001, 11+, used in the last month. (26) 1999, 2000, 2002: Telegeography.
FRENCH POLYNESIA
Land area (km2): 3'941 km2 Currency: CFP Franc
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 225 229 233 237 241 245 249 253 256 260
62 Households 2 10x3 51 51 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 58
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 106.12 99.90 111.97 113.57 133.35 112.58 105.66 98.39 98.39 ...
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 ... ... 1 1 - - - ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 75.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... 79.4 79.1 77.3
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 17 17
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 5'427 11'060 21'929 39'900 67'300 52'250 60'100 73'000 87'000 96'000
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 6 ... ... ... ... ... 41'050 16'950 23'000 33'000 56'000
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... 80.0 ... 70.0 75.0 85.0 95.0 96.0 96.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 516 735 1'112 1'597 2'157 2'910 3'239 3'239 2'431 900
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... 112'700 113'000 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... 52'600 57'000 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... ... 51'614 100'000 ... ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 8 871 799 850 888 927 913 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... 87 ... ... ... ... 61 52 47
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... 24.6 ... ... ... ... 28.0 32.0 32.0
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 9 ... ... ... ... 6'900 2'505 2'530 2'530 2'410 4'415
152c Cellular monthly subscription 3'900 ... ... ... 2'300 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) ... ... ... ... 366 366 298 297 249 210
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... 366 366 298 297 249 210
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 9'300 9'860 10'832 16'071 18'186 19'335 ... 22'665 22'739 23'864
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 8'072 ... 7'914 11'909 12'386 13'235 ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... 2'700 4'200 5'800 6'100 ... 8'119 8'375 9'535
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 1'122 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
422 Personal computers ... ... ... 15'000 16'000 18'000 20'000 25'000 28'000 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 12 ... ... ... ... - - 946 4'351 11'000 18'200
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... - - - - 900 4'500 11'000 18'200
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... - - 2 ... ... ...
Source: Until 2004: Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie. Service des Postes et Télécommunications.
(1) Source: Institut Statistique de Polynésie Francaise. (2) 1977,1983,2000: UN. ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. 2000: Institut Statistique de Polynesie Francaise. 2001:
World Bank. (4) Until 1989: World Bank. 1990-92: South Pacific Commission. 1993-2000: Bank of Hawaii. 2001: Trade New Zealand. (5) 2000: ITU estimate. (6) 2003:
number of prepaid cards dropped because inactive accounts were deleted. (7) 2002-05: ITU estimates. (8) Including posts. (9) From 2002: Mobile tariffs refer to prepaid
service. (10) Source: RFO, ITU estimates. (11) TV homes (sets). 1989 and 1996 census. ITU estimates since then. (12) 2006: 128kbit/s or more.
GABON
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'138 1'167 1'197 1'226 1'262 1'300 1'337 1'352 1'384 1'406
62 Households 2 10x3 215 225 235 245 252 260 267 270 273 281
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 4 37'253.00 38'698.00 37'978.00 38'974.00 37'233.00 32'075.00 38'415.00 38'654.00 39'128.00 36'476.00
1142 % digital main lines % 98 98 97 ... 80 100 100 100 100 100
116 % residential main lines % 65.0 ... ... ... 70.0 70.0 72.0 73.0 72.4 72.0
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... 42 42 44 44 44 ...
1112 Public payphones 830 ... ... ... 130 124 121 685 283 350
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 44'845 ... ... ... 82'535 82'535 84'720 100'342 99'908 100'868
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 10'000 ... ... ... 2'530 3'456 3'622 5'345 741 1'713
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 279'289 300'000 489'367 639'679 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) 7 % ... ... ... ... 12.50 23.27 23.70 74.00 78.00 78.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - - - 1 1 1 1
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - - - 2 2 2 2
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... ... - 374 372 53 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 149'660 109'092 152'532 102'545 ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 150'000 135'000 98'000 ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 17'800 21'000 ... ... 31'324 38'219 40'092 35'809 50'002 ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 5 773 1'113 1'062 1'062 1'152 1'934 2'101 2'165 ... ...
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... 724 784 813 ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... 470 477 482 ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... 37 23 40 42 19 ...
TARIFFS
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... 75 75 75 75 75 75
151c Cellular connection charge 9 64'800 64'800 ... ... 30'000 30'000 30'000 30'000 12'500 2'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 17'918 17'918 ... ... 5'000 5'000 5'000 8'474 8'474 -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 10 360 360 ... ... 450 450 450 297 297 540
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 41'225 43'129 ... ... 84'486 74'595 46'934 72'000 46'320 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27'549 27'968 26'323
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 20'540 15'677 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 2'000 5'000 10'000 12'000 12'000 15'000 20'000 25'000 26'000 ...
965s Home satellite antennas 14 ... 500 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'500 2'000 3'500 4'100
4213 Internet subscribers - ... ... 5'000 6'489 6'682 7'800 7'850 8'660 10'082
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - 170 650 1'530 1'763
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - 50 585 1'337 1'515
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 0.51 0.51 0.51 8.00 45.00 155.00 ... ...
Source: Until 2001: Office des postes et des télécommunications (OPT). Gabon Telecom S.A.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1993: Latest census. (2) 1960: UN. ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1982, 1985-88: ITU estimate. 2007: Many cancellations of
subscribers that had not paid, following privatization (February 2007). (5) 1984: ITU estimate. (6) 2007: ITU Estimate. (7) 2001: Celtel. (8) 1983-84: ITU estimate. (9)
2001-2003: Mobile prices by Telecel. From 2006: prepaid. (10) From 2006: prepaid. (11) Source: 2000: Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (12) Source: 2000:Measure DHS.
ITU estimates. (13) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (14) MMDS. (15) 1993-95: ITU estimate. 1996-97:OPT.
GAMBIA
Land area (km2): 10'689 km2 Currency: Dalasis
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'158 1'190 1'223 1'257 1'292 1'328 1'365 1'462 1'517 1'556
62 Households 2 10x3 131 136 140 144 149 154 158 164 170 175
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 80.0 80.0 80.0 83.0 85.0 85.0 ... ... ... 61.0
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 88 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 89
1112 Public payphones 515.00 571.00 676.00 ... 595.00 ... ... ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges ... 45'000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 21'997.00 24'000.00 16'883.00 13'800.00 10'884.00 10'611.00 ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... 54'200 ... ... ... ... ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... 20.00 ... ... 70.00 70.00 70.00 70.00 70.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - ... 41 ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - ... 82 ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 17'000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 9 892 888 928 940 960 1'114 ... ... ... ...
51f - of which: female ... 222 280 ... 237 271 ... ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... 95 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 800 800 800 800 800 821 ... ... ... ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 800 800 800 800 800 821 ... ... ... ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 30 30 30 30 30 30 ... ... ... ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 35 35 35 35 35 35 ... ... ... ...
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 10 3.45 3.45 3.45 3.45 0.80 0.56 ... ... ... ...
151c Cellular connection charge 110 110 115 115 300 300 ... ... ... ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 100 100 100 100 250 - ... ... ... ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) ... ... 3.00 3.00 10.50 ... ... ... ... ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... ... 3.00 3.00 7.50 ... ... ... ... ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 11 10x3 198'854 280'163 268'377 344'649 417'838 594'400 ... ... ... ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 12 10x3 186'681 258'907 250'351 326'185 407'292 576'000 ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 13 10x3 9'476 15'785 18'026 ... ... 261'000 407'000 ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 15 ... 16'000 17'000 18'000 19'000 19'000 19'019 19'680 20'400 ...
965h% % of households with a television 16 ... 11.80 12.15 12.47 12.76 12.37 12.00 12.00 12.00 ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... 3'000 3'500 4'000 ... ... ... ... ...
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 18 ... ... ... ... - - - 36 71 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 16 ... ... 0.51 ... 0.13 2.05 2.05 2.05 9.00 45.00
Source: Gambia Telecommunications Co. Ltd (GAMTEL). From 2005: The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1993,2003: census. (2) 1990-92: World Bank. 1993,2003: Census. Others years: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. From 1990: African
Development Bank. (4) Source: IMF. (5) Excluding public call offices. 1976-78, 1980, 1989, 1991, 2000: Estimates. 2003-04: ITU estimates. (6) 1984, 2000: Estimate.
(7) 2000: Estimate. (8) 2001-02: Telegeography. 2003-05: ITU estimates. (9) 1984: Estimate. (10) Derived from cost of 1 minute call. Tax included. (11) From 2000:
Dec. (12) From 2000: Dec. 2002: Estimate. (13) 2002, 2003: Estimate. (14) Source: Through 1997, Unesco. From 1998, break in comparability, ITU estimate. (15)
Source: 1998 derived from National Household Poverty Survey Report. Other years: ITU estimate. (16) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (17) 2005: ITU estimate. (18) 2004: ITU
estimate.
GEORGIA
Land area (km2): 69'700 km2 Currency: Lari
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 4'886 4'828 4'774 4'720 4'666 4'614 4'565 4'518 4'474 4'434
62 Households 2 10x3 1'276 1'319 1'304 1'259 1'236 1'225 1'214 1'203 1'192 1'182
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... ... 469 131 1'004 1'017 681 1'006 ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 ... ... 14'145 24'382 19'168 25'774 29'074 24'806 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32.7 ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % ... ... ... 18.4 25.5 36.1 36.1 ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines 7 % 81.0 77.2 73.5 77.9 63.2 65.4 64.6 75.5 79.4 ...
1112 Public payphones 7 500 580 605 680 515 538 538 371 555 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 841 921 961 941 1'093 1'247 1'431 ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 7 10x3 181 134 105 72 80 82 82 110 98 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 8 10x3 30 60 133 195 301 504 711 841 1'174 1'704
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 8 10x3 30 57 124 184 289 491 711 841 1'174 1'704
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 102
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... 64.0 ... 79.0 ... ... 94.0 95.0 95.9
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 2'311'316 2'095'729 2'475'002 2'625'002 ... ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 128'839 136'716 141'600 142'894 ... ... ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 9 10x3 38'528 45'675 47'020 59'587 61'572 69'893 84'551 ... 63'100 105'500
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 65'869 72'027 65'734 78'788 94'757 127'799 177'911 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 10 9'148 9'155 9'965 10'214 10'202 16'500 ... 8'970 8'850 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... 26.3 23.6 17.2 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 11 104 104 260 250 220 200 200 200 140 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 200 140 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 11 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 6 10 ...
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... ... ... 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.45 0.45 ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.30 0.30 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12 11 11 11 10 10 - - - - ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 0.72 0.72 0.87 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.87 0.87 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 12 ... ... ... 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.87 0.87 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 13 10x3 51'600 52'000 63'600 211'520 268'517 339'837 459'069 595'960 715'519 1'001'402
71 - Telephone service revenue 14 10x3 25'137 24'564 22'498 88'627 109'823 131'517 168'937 206'798 251'863 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 16 10x3 ... ... ... ... 175'536 150'986 141'900 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 18 10x3 ... ... 857 1'014 998 928 1'080 1'071 1'061 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 19 10x3 14 15 15 15 26 61 ... ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 20 10x3 ... ... ... ... 0.31 0.52 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 21 ... ... 100'000 112'000 143'000 156'000 172'000 192'000 210'278 ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 3'650 4'100 ... 178'000 162'000
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22 ... ... ... ... 430 920 1'410 1'900 2'390 27'000
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 720 1'010 ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 24 ... ... ... ... 9 18 32 32 32 ...
Notes: Financial data: Until 1993: rouble. From 1994: Lari.

Source: Ministry of Communications, From 2001: Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC).
(1) Source: UN. (2) Source: RCC, ITU estimate. (3) Source: RCC, World Bank, 2000-2001: State Department for Statistics. (4) Source: RCC. (5) Source: IMF. (6) 1975-
90: Estimate. 2000-02: Data provided by the Commission based on counts made by technical experts. 2005: RCC. (7) 2004-05: RCC. (8) From 1998: GNCC. (9) 1999:
Georgia Telecom only. 2000-2001: Whole telecom sector. 2005: RCC. (10) 1999: State sector only. From 2000: Whole telecom sector. 2004-05: RCC. (11) 2005: RCC.
Digital. (12) From 2002: prepaid. (13) Until 1999: State sector only. From 2000: Whole telecom sector. GNCC. (14) Until 1999: State telecom only. From 2000: Whole
telecom sector. GNCC. (15) Until 1999: Telekom Georgia. From 2000: Whole telecom sector. GNCC. (16) Including posts. (17) Source: ITU estimate. 1995-96: Unesco.
1999-2001: GNCC. (18) 2003: ITU estimate. (19) From 2000:GNCC. (20) From 2001: GNCC. (21) From 2000:GNCC. 2005: RCC. (22) 2001, 2004-05: ITU estimates.
(23) From 2001: GNCC. 2005: ITU estimate. (24) 2001-05: ITU estimates.
GERMANY
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 82'057 82'037 82'163 82'260 82'440 82'537 82'532 82'501 82'689 82'716
62 Households 2 10x3 37'457 37'532 37'795 38'124 38'456 38'720 38'944 39'122 39'375 39'388
TELEPHONE NETWORK
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... 2'087 5'543 26'338 31'374 31'338 33'200 34'900 38'808 39'947
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 6 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 298 1'953 4'500
271pop Coverage of population (%) % 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 2'887 4'156 5'610 7'465 9'196 10'550 11'551 12'095 12'501 12'808
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10x3 7'342 10'337 13'636 17'947 21'839 24'544 26'555 27'690 28'390 28'920
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 110'912 79'943 82'142 78'356 76'510 75'545 76'241 ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 3'000 4'400 10'100 10'756 11'874 13'354 14'250 ... ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 8 10x6 ... ... ... 11'400 17'900 17'000 19'700 19'700 20'300 20'100
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 10x3 219 220 221 241 240 232 231 225 224 215
51w - Mobile communications staff 10x3 15 16 28 27 28 25 24 24 21 21
TARIFFS
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12 49 45 23 15 5 5 5 5 5 5
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 4'300 3'500 ... 3'381 3'100 2'400 2'500 2'600 2'500 2'700
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 18 10x3 11'030 10'450 11'456 11'387 13'300 13'902 14'460 15'470 16'370 16'720
4213 Internet subscribers 19 10x3 2'670 3'750 8'000 13'000 14'000 15'000 17'000 19'000 20'000 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 20 10x3 ... - ... 265 2'100 3'205 4'470 7'000 10'800 15'000
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'200 8'300 10'000 10'000
Notes: Data prior to 1990 refer to the Old Federal States. Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in German mark.
Source: Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA, formerly Regulierungsbehörde für Telekommunikation und Post).
(1) UN; Federal Statistical Office. (2) 1991-94: EUROSTAT. Other years: Federal Statistical Office, ITU estimate. (3) IMF. 2001: Federal Statistical Office. (4) Source:
IMF. (5) Until 1997 only Deutsche Telekom AG. Telephone channels including ISDN and own consumption, excluding public payphones. (6) Until 2005: Wireless
Intelligence. Estimate. (7) Excludes VoIP. (8) By mobile network operators. (9) Excl. tax. Only Deutsche Telekom AG. (10) Until 1997 monthly rental included 10 free
charge units. Excluding tax. Only Deutsche Telekom AG. (11) Only Deutsche Telekom AG. (12) T-Mobil. Incl. tax. (13) T-Mobil. Incl. tax. Derived from cost for 1 min-
call. (14) From 1991, incl. competing mobile operators. From 1998 including competing fixed line operators. 2006: Estimate. (15) From 1991, incl. competing mobile
operators. From 1998 including competing fixed line operators. (16) Licenses. Source: ARD, SES, Infratest Burke. (17) Deutsche Telekom AG. 2007:BMI. (18) Source:
Deutsche Telekom AG. (19) ITU estimate. (20) 2006:OECD. (21) Source: (N)onliner-Atlas (22) Source: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.
GHANA
Land area (km2): 238'305 km2 Currency: Cedi
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 18'140 18'629 19'132 19'649 20'179 20'724 21'284 21'377 22'112 22'556
62 Households 2 10x3 3'514 3'602 3'692 3'883 3'879 3'976 4'075 4'785 4'955 5'012
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 10x9 14'113 17'296 20'580 25'576 31'405 48'862 66'158 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines 5 % 39.0 39.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 37.0 37.0 ... 68.7 69.0
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 61 61 62 62 62 63 63 ... 80 81
1163 Localities with telephone service 483 1'815 3'044 3'180 4'173 4'998 6'755 ... 224 231
1112 Public payphones 10x3 - 2 3 3 4 5 7 ... 17 13
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 162 167 252 289 316 322 365 ... 466 467
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 ... ... 107 128 155 ... ... ... 5 2
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 22 42 70 130 244 387 796 1'695 2'875 5'207
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 19 39 38 103 243 378 756 1'587 2'842 ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 19 39 38 103 243 378 756 1'587 2'807 5'194
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - 156 ... ... ... 34 79
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - 536 ... ... ... 256 708
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 963 42
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 120 6
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 81 88
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'951 293
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 6 10x6 22 29 34 44 50 51 62 ... 66 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 79 101 123 170 160 147 248 ... 387 ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 7 3'555 3'469 3'606 3'777 3'959 4'833 4'885 ... 5'678 ...
51f - of which: female ... 619 726 775 763 817 869 ... 897 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 77 76
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... 67.4 ... ... ... 5.6 3.2
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 400'000 400'000 400'000 400'000 400'000 400'000 ... ... 920'000 650'000
151b Business teleph. connection charge 400'000 400'000 400'000 400'000 400'000 400'000 ... ... 920'000 650'000
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 8 2'500 2'500 2'500 2'500 2'500 10'000 ... ... 28'750 25'000
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 2'500 2'500 2'500 2'500 2'500 10'000 ... ... 28'750 25'000
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 200 200 200 200 200 200 ... ... 1'500 1'500
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'500 1'500
151c Cellular connection charge 9 ... ... 198'549 266'000 266'000 270'000 270'000 ... 75'000 65'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 ... ... 66'183 53'217 53'217 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 ... ... 3'176 4'790 4'790 7'500 7'500 5'400 5'400 4'200
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 ... ... 2'383 3'832 2'460 5'625 5'625 3'600 3'600 3'900
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 11 10x6 272'524 319'959 452'549 486'546 912'096 1'015'000 ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... 13'418 66'926 97'898 ... ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 12 10x6 84'648 55'448 231'630 ... 269'236 471'186 ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 13 10x3 748 940 990 1'100 1'100 1'100 1'100 ... ... ...
965h Television equipped households 14 10x3 692 783 886 903 920 955 1'060 1'244 1'288 1'353
965c Cable TV subscribers 16 10x3 ... ... 6 6 6 ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 18 ... ... ... 10'200 20'120 ... ... ... 10'720 21'843
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 19 ... ... ... ... - - - 900 1'904 12'749
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - ... ... 368 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - ... ... 1'379 6'210
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 23.9 24.8
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 20 ... ... ... ... 4.10 12.00 28.90 ... 210.00 510.00
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 41
Source: Ghana Telecom. From 2002: National Communications Authority (NCA).

(1) Source: UN. (2) 1985, 2000: UNCHS. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2002: NCA. (5) 1997-2000: ITU estimate. (6) 1984: Estimate. 2000: GT figures
only. (7) 1983: Estimate. 1996: only Ghana Telecom Company staff. (8) For automatic exchange. (9) From 1999: Spacefon. Increase due to exchange rate. From 2002:
prepaid. (10) From 1999: Spacefon. From 2002: Prepaid. (11) 2000: Ghana Telecom only. (12) Purchase of fixed assets. (13) Source: Unesco, ITU estimate, GBC. (14)
From 1998: MIH. (15) 2005-06: ITU estimates. (16) From 1999: MIH. (17) 2005: ITU estimate. (18) 2001: Ghana Telecom estimate. (19) 2004: ITU estimate. (20) 2003:
ITU estimate.
GREECE
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 10'522 10'600 10'626 10'565 10'596 11'018 11'457 11'098 11'120 11'140
62 Households 2 10x3 3'540 3'570 3'580 3'590 3'600 3'610 3'620 3'630 3'640 3'646
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 452 813 929 822 686 541 898 1'039 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 65.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 ... ... 77.4 79.0 79.8 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 6'034 5'940 5'953 5'975 6'071 6'175 7'313 7'468 7'597 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 48 31 22 14 8 ... 2 2 2 4
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 5 10x3 137 679 2'053 3'469 5'029 6'066 5'356 5'547 6'133 6'687
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 1'926 3'706 29'020 100'918 204'500 355'796 455'158 532'861 586'121 604'447
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10x3 8 20 99 312 560 881 1'100 1'272 1'384 1'392
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 18'450 17'232 16'252 ... ... 14'799
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 2'342 2'585 2'720 ... ... 2'850
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 8'051 10'703 13'618 13'697 11'935 8'273
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 1'950 2'180 2'282 ... ... 2'659
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 597 685 729 793 718 807 798 ... ... 1'019
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 635 710 794 890 909 985 876 1'008 1'051 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 5'700 7'400 4'738 6'826 9'388 11'626 14'282
133sms Mobile SMS sent 9 10x6 ... ... ... 1'652 2'821 3'547 3'935 3'880 4'004 4'272
STAFF
51f - of which: female 3'708 3'621 3'633 3'447 3'394 ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 10 1'850 2'050 7 7 8 10 10 11 12 12
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 10 1'850 2'050 7 7 8 10 10 11 12 12
151c Cellular connection charge 11 ... 4'000 12 ... ... ... 20 20 20 5
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12 ... 6'500 15 ... ... ... - - - ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 ... 528.00 0.90 ... ... ... 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 12 ... 270.00 0.90 ... ... ... 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 1'036'479 1'271'986 4'486 4'999 5'429 7'230 7'599 7'872 7'530 8'316
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 213'879 338'486 1'580 ... ... 1'966 3'555 4'085 3'833 4'529
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 226'101 207'306 689 2'114 1'696 1'368 1'127 1'088 721 805
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... 662 596 518 465 591 424 476
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 160 180 181 221 260 419 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 15 10x3 470 550 640 750 860 900 942 986 1'020 1'045
4213 Internet subscribers 16 10x3 ... 100 193 271 288 394 530 700 802 952
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - - - - - 10 51 160 488
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 17 10x3 ... ... - - - - 9 47 158 484
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... 8.7 13.0 16.2 ... ... ...
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Greek drachmas.

Source: Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission (EETT).
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1961,1971,1981,1991: NSSG. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Including ISDN channels. 2006: Estimate. (5) 2002: incl. inactive
subscribers. (6) 2005: ITU estimate. (7) 2006: Data refers upto June. (8) Only automatic traffic. (9) 2002-04: only one operator. (10) Not including taxes. (11) Panafon
entry level plan. Not including tax. From 2003: Prepaid. (12) Panafon entry level plan. Not including tax. (13) From 1994, break in comparability. (14) From 1990, break
in comparability; TV households; source: European Audiovisual Observatory, ITU estimates. (15) Source: IDATE. 1994 and 2005, 2006: ITU estimates. (16) 2006:Data
refers upto June. (17) 2006:OECD.
GUATEMALA
Land area (km2): 108'888 km2 Currency: Quetzales
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 10'520 10'801 11'090 11'385 11'687 11'997 12'315 12'661 12'599 12'911
62 Households 2 10x3 2'300 2'400 2'464 2'535 2'600 2'671 2'799 2'878 2'930 3'002
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 429'712 517'000 610'701 676'631 756'085 845'968 944'140 1'132'121 1'248'161 1'354'926
1112 Public payphones ... ... ... 30'000 37'487 38'000 39'978 39'291 54'280 46'840
117 Line capacity of local exchanges ... ... 909'313 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - - 172 403 652 ... 1'849 2'958 4'277 7'025
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'640 2'782 4'105 6'675
271pop Coverage of population (%) 5 % ... ... ... 54.0 68.0 ... ... ... ... 76.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 6 - - 100 700 2'681 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 - - ... 1'400 9'198 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'165 2'633 3'078
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 5'204 2'881 3'786 3'534 3'205 ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 1'650 1'650 1'650 2'750 2'800 ... ... 869 826 766
151b Business teleph. connection charge 1'650 1'650 1'650 2'750 2'800 ... ... 869 826 766
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 7 - - - - - ... ... 45 45 45
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 44 44 44 44 44 ... ... 45 45 45
151c Cellular connection charge 8 ... ... 100 100 - - - - 50 101
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 ... ... 150 150 100 ... ... 85 - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 ... ... 4.50 4.50 3.00 ... 0.90 0.54 1.80 3.05
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10 10x3 827 875 950 1'000 1'050 1'200 1'300 1'410 1'470 1'500
965c Cable TV subscribers 10 10x3 299 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - - 27'106 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - ... ... 27'106 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 10'000 50'000 65'000 80'000 200'000 400'000 550'000 760'000 1'000'000 1'320'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 11 ... ... 4 17 226 650 700 706 706 ...
Source: Until 1998: Empresa Guatemalteca de Telecomunicaciones. Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala (SIT).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (5) Sercom (Tegua). (6) 2000: estimate. (7) From 1997 usage only
plan introduced with no monthly service charge. (8) From 2005: prepaid. (9) Source: Unesco. From 1997, break in comparability, ITU estimates. (10) Source: NCTA,
ITU estimates. (11) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.
HONDURAS
Land area (km2): 112'088 km2 Currency: Lempira
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 6'198 6'256 6'316 6'272 6'535 6'624 6'798 7'000 7'204 7'362
62 Households 2 10x3 1'219 1'281 1'346 1'415 1'487 1'520 1'560 1'601 1'643 1'673
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 70.8 69.7 69.8 74.5 73.6 67.7 70.0 74.0 ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... 1'006 1'064 ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 328 351 348 415 405 409 412 504 ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 260 189 170 ... ... 342 330 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 14 35 79 155 238 327 379 707 1'281 2'241
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - - - 61 183 278 341 ... ... ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... 12 46 100 163 259 308 628 1'185 2'115
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 1'445 1'647 1'802 1'939 1'946 1'894 1'975 2'017 1'995 1'939
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 249 320 352 419 486 417 564 387 376 554
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 - - ... ... ... ... ... 171 243 363
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 - 1 85'467 167'463 232'160 280'454 327'224 494'386 621'678 1'270'790
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 16 18 13 ... ... 24 ... ... ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 51.6 36.0 24.0 ... 3.2 3.6 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 4 400 400 850 850 850 952 952 952 1'152 1'152
151c Cellular connection charge 5 ... 134 71 ... 23 166 166 95 98 94
152c Cellular monthly subscription 5 ... 268 213 ... 532 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 5 ... 11.24 11.24 ... 11.74 24.42 12.60 14.32 14.76 14.19
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 5 ... 10.04 10.04 ... 10.33 24.42 9.48 8.59 8.86 14.19
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 1'870 2'164 2'754 3'625 3'727 4'147 3'916 4'181 ... 3'761
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 98 255 ... ... ... 1'298 1'751 3'053 4'874 7'697
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 2'326 863 1'509 737 401 870 1'806 2'387 2'179 3'403
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'543
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 6 10x3 570 620 680 750 800 800 900 1'000 1'000 1'100
965h Television equipped households 7 10x3 475 525 579 623 714 760 842 908 929 1'077
965c Cable TV subscribers 8 10x3 50 50 50 50 ... 144 130 150 480 557
423 Public Internet access facilities ... ... ... 6 77 266 417 574 ... ...
Source: Until 2001: Empresa Hondureña de Telecomunicaciones (HONDUTEL). Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. From 2000, Conatel. (2) 1960,75: UN. 1983-86: AHCIET. 1990-97: Hondutel. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Not
including tax. (5) From 2002: Prepaid. (6) Source: Unesco through 1993; from 1994 Hondutel, ITU estimate, Conatel. (7) Households with TV. Source: Hondutel, ITU
estimate. 2000: Conatel. (8) Source: 2000: Conatel. (9) 2001-05: ITU estimates.
HONG KONG, CHINA
Land area (km2): 1'062 km2 Currency: Hong Kong Dollar
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 6'489 6'545 6'605 6'665 6'725 6'786 6'810 6'916 7'041 7'118
62 Households 2 10x3 1'964 1'983 2'018 2'059 2'076 2'158 2'197 2'265 2'276 2'296
671 Telecom equipment exports 10x6 330 245 165 187 186 39 399 131 ... ...
672 Telecom equipment imports 10x6 7'553 6'678 5'704 7'967 8'679 ... ... ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... 144 498 1'202 1'528 2'201 2'858 3'627 3'809 4'154
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 4 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... - 635 1'502
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 5 4'227 8'764 11'479 13'513 12'915 11'821 13'376 12'780 12'009 13'121
TRAFFIC
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7'999 7'405 7'050
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... 100 100 100 100 100 100
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.3
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 475 475 475 475 475 475 475 - - -
151b Business teleph. connection charge 475 475 475 475 475 475 475 - - -
151c Cellular connection charge ... ... ... ... - - - - 100 -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'450 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 13 10x3 400 413 457 529 564 615 850 1'120 1'297 1'530
965s Home satellite antennas 14 10x3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
4213 Internet subscribers 16 10x3 420 985 2'121 2'666 2'620 2'388 2'338 2'522 2'630 2'692
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 - 11 86 444 716 1'039 1'265 1'518 1'648 1'744
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - - 50 160 225 258 291 320 328
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 - ... 86 282 325 488 641 790 908 1'029
4212f - % female Internet users 18 % ... ... ... ... 49.6 49.4 49.4 50.0 49.3 48.6
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 200.0 300.0 871.0 4'180.0 7'172.7 12'668.1 28'737.0 43'921.0 65'624.0 92'150.0
423 Public Internet access facilities 19 ... ... ... ... ... 179 176 1'203 ... ...
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... 227 283 ... ... 5'171
Notes: Year beginning 1 April. From 1999, financial data refer to period starting from 1st January.
Source: Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA).
(1) Source: Census and Statistics Department. ITU estimate. 2001: Latest census. (2) 1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985: UN. 1991, 1995-2001: Census and Statistics
Department. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Until 2005: Wireless Intelligence. (5) 2000: ISDN subscriber lines. (6) Including voice, fax and data. 2001: Data as of Nov. 2001. (7)
From 1985: All operators. Before 1996: Dec. Data prior to 1983: Hong Kong Telephone Com Ltd (at Dec 31). From 1999: Dec.From year 2001, data compiled with a
revised approach by the Census and Statistics Dept. (8) Figures provided are typical values. From 2002: Prepaid. (9) 1995: estimate. From 1999: figures refer to the
calendar year. (10) From 1999: figures refer to the calendar year. (11) Source: ACNielsen, ITU estimates. 2004: OFTA estimates. (12) TV equipped homes. Source:
ATV, ACNielsen, ITU estimates. 2004: OFTA estimates. (13) Source: OFTA. (14) Number of SMATV systems (not including homes connected to the systems). Source:
OFTA. (15) Source: Computer Industry Almanac, ITU estimates. 2000-04: C&SD. (16) Estimated number of customer accounts based on returns from licensed Internet
Service Providers. (17) Through 1999, ITU estimates. From 2000, population age 10+ who accessed Internet in previous year, source: CSD. (18) Age 10+. Source:
CSD. (19) Number of Internet centres in public premises such as libraries, post offices and Internet café.
HUNGARY
Land area (km2): 93'032 km2 Currency: Forint
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 10'174 10'192 10'144 10'197 10'175 10'142 10'117 10'097 10'098 10'071
62 Households 2 10x3 3'768 3'775 3'773 3'751 3'759 3'780 3'836 3'893 3'951 3'940
TELEPHONE NETWORK
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 3 112 ... 1'800 3'509 5'371 6'158 6'383 6'300 6'438
OTHER SERVICES
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 5'534 5'592 6'171 7'127 7'596 4'264 3'660 3'533 3'457 3'437
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 3'404 3'791 4'538 4'523 4'302 3'912 3'748 3'625 3'885 3'691
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 8 10x6 715 894 1'082 1'102 1'541 1'247 1'229 1'186 1'204 630
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 325 375 441 465 392 369 335 293 611 ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 1'151 1'186 1'863 1'388 1'484
STAFF
51w - Mobile communications staff 1'975 2'224 ... ... 3'805 4'111 4'362 4'429 4'212 4'091
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 16 33'750 24'875 12'375 12'375 12'375 5'000 5'000 800 ... ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 17 4'917 3'825 3'875 3'250 3'250 3'250 3'250 - - -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 19 10x6 333'989 440'983 544'186 905'900 1'087'000 959'271 1'045'599 973'718 1'021'098 1'054'345
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
422 Personal computers 23 10x3 590 660 750 870 950 1'100 1'274 1'476 1'504 3'201
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... 137 220 322 446 656 781 977 1'292
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - ... 3 24 111 264 411 652 1'199
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 24 10x3 ... - - 3 18 31 77 136 212 381
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 24 10x3 ... ... - - 6 32 115 236 413 613
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 68 1'020 2'500 2'500 10'000 30'000 35'000 40'000
Source: MATAV Hungarian Telecommunication Company Ltd. From 1998: National Communications Authority.
(1) Source: UN; CSO;1990: Latest census. (2) 1960,1970,1980: UN. 1984-95, 97: European Audiovisual Observatory. Other years: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4)
2004: Nov. (5) 2006: NRA estimate. (6) Data refers to ISDN access. (7) 2000 and 2001 data include dial-up Internet traffic, 2002 does not. (8) 2006: Significant
decrease due to merging of T-Mobile and Magyar Telekom. (9) International telephone traffic contains also mobile traffic. (10) 2002: as of 2003 first quarter. (11)
Including postal staff through 1988. From 1989-92, year average, Matav Co. From 1993-96, year average, Matav group. 1997-98: Matav group, year end. 1999: Data
from all telecom companies. (12) 2002: for 5 fixed network universal service providers. (13) Prices of Matav (HTC) in Budapest. (14) Residential, automatic switching.
Prices of Matav (HTC) in Budapest. (15) 100 seconds, day time. Prices of Matav (HTC) in Budapest. (16) Westel "Standard". Westell 100 (in 2000 Eurofon 100)
package, local call does not exist in Hungary. The tariff is for call into own network. 2002-03: T-Mobile. Partner 1 Package. From 2004: Prepaid. (17) Including 50
minutes airtime (1993). Tariffs for 1995 refer to Westel "Standard" including 30 free minutes. From 2004: Prepaid. (18) Westel "Standard". From 2004: Prepaid. (19)
From 1995, break in comparability. (20) Matav. (21) Source: UNESCO, ITU estimate. (22) Source: OBS, SES. (23) Source: Computer Industry Almanac, ITU estimate.
(24) 2006:OECD. (25) 2006:NRA estimate.
ICELAND
Land area (km2): 102'819 km2 Currency: Krona
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 273 275 279 281 287 288 289 293 294 297
62 Households 2 10x3 97 98 99 100 102 114 115 116 117 118
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 526'322 586'799 630'732 682'091 769'792 812'270 839'708 926'459 1'021'510 1'141'750
TELEPHONE NETWORK
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 185'466 209'303 223'633 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers - 1'807 19'984 64'679 87'483 98'419 112'573 124'512 132'907 143'911
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 3'615 7'724 12'686 16'888 18'000 ... 16'745 16'853 16'427 15'238
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 12'550 24'856 39'444 49'708 51'228 ... 57'150 57'400 59'594 56'882
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 887 1'392 1'526 1'923 1'851 1'589 1'210 1'398 965 850
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 118 94
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 50 77 ... 149 150 152 135 139 141
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 142 197 247 287 343 360 392 423 450
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... 62 90 124 115 119 124 120
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 932 1'179 1'333 1'379 1'305 ... ... 1'567 1'516 1'440
51f - of which: female ... 464 547 552 530 ... ... ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 115 ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 8 10'645 10'645 10'645 7'900 7'900 7'900 ... ... 2'900 2'900
151b Business teleph. connection charge 8 10'645 10'645 10'645 7'900 7'900 7'900 ... ... 2'900 2'900
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 9 533 533 533 820 1'111 1'211 ... ... 1'345 1'395
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 9 1'067 1'067 1'067 1'365 1'667 1'211 ... ... 1'845 1'595
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 10 8.00 8.00 8.00 7.70 8.52 8.52 ... ... 9.70 10.20
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 10 5.66 5.66 5.66 5.54 6.52 6.52 ... ... 9.70 10.20
151c Cellular connection charge 11 3'500 2'200 2'200 2'200 2'200 ... 2'980 2'980 2'980 2'980
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 75 60 54 45 34 ... 33 33 33 33
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 12 50 42 39 33 34 ... 33 33 33 33
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 13 10x6 10'783 11'831 13'813 16'253 16'906 ... 24'629 26'797 29'215 33'082
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 6'125 8'315 8'701 10'035 7'100 ... 10'180 8'145 7'977 7'713
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 2'117 2'533 3'418 4'428 5'966 ... 9'805 11'188 12'525 15'473
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 14 10x6 2'053 3'610 4'034 5'459 3'630 ... ... ... 5'689 5'494
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 1'260 1'512 1'409 ... ... ... ... ... 426 304
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 179 439 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'196 585
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 15 10x3 135 139 141 143 ... 140 140 140 155 150
422 Personal computers 18 10x3 80 90 100 110 120 130 134 138 142 160
4213 Internet subscribers 5 10x3 ... 9 13 47 50 ... 52 66 87 98
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 19 10x3 ... - - 2 10 24 42 56 78 88
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 19 10x3 ... - - - - - 1 1 - -
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 20 10x3 ... - - 2 10 24 40 53 76 85
4212 Estimated Internet users 21 10x3 75 100 115 125 140 150 166 168 183 194
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 22 6 12 48 44 68 68 510 1'240 1'240 2'200
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 ...
Source: Iceland Telecom Ltd. From 2004: Post and Telecom Administration.
(1) On 1 December. Source: Iceland Statistics. (2) 1960: UN. 1992-94: Eurostat. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Including ISDN channels. (5) 2002: ITU
estimate. (6) 1995: estimate. (7) 1997: Estimate. (8) Until 1992: excluding tax. Since 1993: including 24.5% VAT. (9) Excluding tax. (10) Including 24.5% VAT. (11)
Excluding tax. From 2003: Prepaid. (12) Including 24.5% VAT. From 2003: Prepaid. (13) From 1993, payments on accounts to foreign administrations no longer
deducted from revenues. (14) Both posts and telecommunications. (15) Source 1995: Icelandic National Broadcasting Service-Television. 1996: UNESCO. 1997-99:
Estimation; 2006: ITU estimate. (16) Source: Unesco, EBU, Iceland National Broadcasting Service; 2006: ITU estimate. (17) Source: ITU estimate. (18) ITU estimate.
(19) 2006:OECD. (20) Siminn subscribers only. 2006:OECD. (21) Refers to age group 16-74. (22) 2001: ITU estimates.
INDIA
Land area (km2): 3'166'828 km2 Currency: Rupee
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 970'041 987'177 1'004'200 1'021'084 1'037'809 1'054'373 1'070'800 1'087'124 1'103'371 1'119'538
62 Households 2 10x3 174'405 178'640 182'975 187'415 191'964 194'736 197'239 199'774 202'342 205'307
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 46 30 31 35 49 50 74 ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 243 260 313 412 577 1'615 2'556 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... 7.4 ... 9.1 ... ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas 6 % ... ... 82 79 76 73 ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 7 10x3 427 527 650 864 1'092 2'006 ... 2'771 4'199 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 21'261 26'050 32'768 39'914 47'192 52'827 ... 144'019 158'665 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 2'706 1'983 3'681 2'947 1'686 1'810 1'799 1'589 1'225 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 882 1'195 1'884 3'577 6'432 12'688 26'154 47'300 90'000 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) 9 % ... ... ... ... 21.1 ... ... ... 30.5 60.9
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10 1'378 5'258 14'258 16'385 29'227 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 2'756 10'964 28'516 32'770 58'454 ... ... ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 46'082 53'818 57'570 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 12 10x6 1'256 1'499 1'772 1'749 2'565 2'440 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 10x3 425 424 421 423 417 ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 13 208.8 202.8 186.0 165.5 150.0 126.0 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 14 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 1'000 1'000
151b Business teleph. connection charge 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 1'000 1'000
151c Cellular connection charge 17 ... ... 1'200 1'200 1'200 500 500 99 99 99
152c Cellular monthly subscription 17 ... ... ... 422 202 150 150 - - -
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 17 ... ... 17.40 ... 5.97 5.97 5.97 3.00 3.00 5.49
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 18 10x6 199'415 260'449 280'708 320'389 360'756 386'898 ... 716'737 867'196 833'060
741 - Mobile communication revenue 19 10x6 ... 21'041 34'253 46'705 63'160 65'800 83'083 ... 430'000 506'452
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 86'461 94'503 125'330 157'840 165'710 ... ... ... ... ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 69'851 77'050 99'675 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 22 10x3 18'000 25'000 37'000 39'000 ... ... ... ... 61'000 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 24 10x3 87 200 770 2'970 3'470 3'640 4'140 5'450 6'935 12'609
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - - - 50 82 140 180 1'348 2'300
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 66 159 267 840 1'475 1'870 3'000 12'300 20'000 27'000
Source: Department of Telecommunications (DOT). Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

(1) Source: UN. (2) 1981, 2000,2001: United Nations. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2002: Subscriber lines. 2006: Break in comparability. Excluding
WLL-F subscribers. 2007: Source: TRAI (5) MTNL only. (6) Rural Villages with population less than 5000. (7) Unattended coin telephones for local calls only, manned
local call offices for local or trunk calls, and operated by others on commission basis and located outside P&T offices. 1997-1999: Estimate. 2002: PCO's and village
public telephones. (8) 2007: Source: TRAI (9) 2000: Bharti. (10) 2000: Data refer to 28 February 2001. (11) 2002: Telegeography. 2003-05: ITU estimates. (12) 2002:
estimate. (13) Annual rate estimated from monthly data. (14) For exchanges with capacity greater than 500 lines. (15) Incl. a certain number of free calls. Excluding tax.
(16) Excl. tax. (17) 1999: Max Telecom. Standard Plan. 2002: Airtel. Delhi. From 2004: Prepaid. (18) BSNL, MTNL, VSNL and estimate of mobile revenue. (19)
Estimate. (20) Source: Doordarshan; 2004 ,2005: ITU estimetas. (21) Licences through 1984 (discontinued after that). TV households after 1984. Source: Doordarshan;
2003, 2004: ITU estimates. (22) Source: Doordashan. (23) Source: ITU estimates. (24) 2000-2001: DOTIndia. (25) 1994-99: Fiscal years beginning 1 April. Source:
NASSCOM. 2003: Dec.
INDONESIA
Land area (km2): 1'919'443 km2 Currency: Rupiah
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 201'390 204'392 205'500 206'265 209'170 212'110 215'091 222'611 222'782 225'464
62 Households 2 10x3 48'281 49'383 51'204 52'008 53'224 53'972 54'643 55'322 56'009 56'366
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x9 627'695 955'753 1'099'730 1'389'770 1'684'280 1'863'270 2'036'350 2'295'830 2'784'960 3'338'200
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 1'397 384 105 224 234 346 455 915 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 4 10x3 4'982.5 5'571.6 6'080.2 6'662.6 7'218.9 7'750.0 8'058.1 10'376.4 13'507.8 14'820.7
1112 Public payphones 10x3 166.7 216.7 269.2 345.3 382.7 402.9 ... 423.5 414.5 381.0
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 7'392 8'152 8'359 8'462 8'804 9'104 ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 916 1'066 2'221 3'669 6'521 11'700 18'495 30'337 46'910 63'803
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 780 941 2'124 3'510 6'389 10'292 ... ... ... ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 2'385 ... ... 17'091 27'921 44'577 60'877
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... 89.0 ... ... ... 90.0 90.0 90.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 5'714 ... 4'290 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 5 - - 11'500 ... 9'000 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 351 605 873 1'687 ... ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 6 40'309 40'468 40'317 39'908 39'820 40'934 37'150 37'195 ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 7 13.7 13.2 7.4 16.0 20.0 ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 8 590'000 590'000 295'000 295'000 250'000 250'000 295'000 295'000 295'000 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 9 800'000 800'000 450'000 450'000 350'000 350'000 450'000 450'000 450'000 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 10 21'000 21'000 22'900 22'900 20'200 23'400 34'200 32'600 32'600 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 11 31'000 31'000 39'100 39'100 32'700 39'700 40'200 57'600 57'600 ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... 167 195 195 250 250 250
151c Cellular connection charge 300'000 200'000 200'000 200'000 200'000 200'000 200'000 200'000 200'000 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 50'000 65'000 65'000 65'000 65'000 65'000 65'000 65'000 65'000 ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 825 975 975 975 975 975 975 975 975 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x9 858 2'203 4'200 6'900 7'900 13'588 16'331 22'216 27'134 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 ... 12 20 32 70 ... ... ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 14 10x3 3'300 3'500 3'700 3'900 4'000 ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 16 10x3 75 134 256 384 581 667 866 1'346 1'853 2'544
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 17 10x3 ... - ... 4 15 38 62 85 108 194
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 18 20 80 120 250 343 573 1'059 1'507 1'507 2'057
Source: Directorate General of Posts and Telecommunications (POSTEL), PT Indosat, PT Telekom.

(1) Source: UN; 2000: Latest census. (2) 1980: UN. 2000: Latest census data. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2002: September, Telkom. (5) 1999:
estimate. (6) Telkom and Indosat. (7) Yearly estimate from monthly data. (8) 1994: Connection charge for Zone I. Prices for Magyar Telekom (Matáv). This connection
fee is list price, in practice thanks to the permanent actions the connections is free of charge for costumers. (9) 1994: Connection charge for Zone I (10) 1994: For Zone
I including 50 free pulses. (11) 1994: For Zone I including 100 pulses. (12) Source: Through 1988, Unesco. From 1989, break, ITU estimate. (13) Estimated TV homes.
Source: AIM, ITU estimates. (14) Source: AIM, ITU estimates. (15) Source: Computer Industry Almanac, ITU estimates. (16) From 2000: Indonesian Internet Service
Provider Association. (17) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (18) 2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.
IRAN (I.R.)
Land area (km2): 1'648'000 km2 Currency: Rial
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 60'938 61'834 62'743 63'665 64'600 65'368 66'329 69'789 69'516 70'473
62 Households 2 10x3 12'749 13'107 13'477 13'857 14'247 14'456 13'929 13'421 12'931 13'051
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x9 292'678 329'134 436'625 580'474 671'735 926'477 1'109'530 1'406'030 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 40.0 46.0 52.1 58.2 67.0 ... ... ... ... ...
1142 % digital main lines 4 % 40.4 45.7 65.4 78.1 82.7 88.0 94.0 ... 100.0 100.0
116 % residential main lines 4 % 78.9 81.4 81.5 82.4 82.7 80.0 84.0 ... 84.0 ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... ... ... 84 ... ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... 31'940 35'904 38'798 ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 4 10x3 1'282 1'252 1'204 1'087 1'155 1'481 1'655 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 10x3 239 390 490 963 2'087 2'279 3'450 5'076 8'958 16'860
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... 32.0 ... 50.0 65.0 75.0 82.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - - 70 427 ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - - 140 4'806 ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... ... ... 4'665 ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 190'154 ... ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 18'906 ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 172 186 220 216 152 175 181 ... 204 ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female 2'618 2'612 2'753 2'898 3'063 2'986 2'991 2'864 2'953 1'856
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... 600 600 ... 899 908
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 2.8 2.6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 1'012'000 1'012'000 1'012'000 1'000'000 1'000'000 1'000'000 1'000'000 1'000'000 1'000'000 1'000'000
151b Business teleph. connection charge 1'012'000 1'012'000 1'012'000 1'000'000 1'000'000 1'000'000 1'000'000 1'000'000 1'000'000 1'000'000
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 22 26 32 35 38 40 57 ... 60 60
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 22 26 32 35 38 40 40 ... 42 42
151c Cellular connection charge 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 670 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 ... ... 6'000 6'000 6'000 ... ... ... ... ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 ... ... 768 1'056 1'161 ... ... ... 1'611 1'341
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 8 ... ... 768 1'056 1'161 ... ... ... 630 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10 10x9 2'313 2'723 3'088 6'594 7'600 8'773 14'054 17'459 24'473 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x9 1'832 2'175 2'373 4'402 ... 5'467 8'622 11'532 13'817 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x9 142 290 441 881 1'538 1'642 3'623 5'787 9'141 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x9 153 116 150 399 ... 12'606 10'355 20'497 18'230 ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 8'487 9'012 9'190 9'400 9'600 11'070 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 12 10x3 2'500 3'000 3'500 4'000 4'500 4'900 6'000 7'347 ... 7'421
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 5 15 100 250 402 816 ... ... 2'886 6'688
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 13 10x3 ... ... ... 176 661 ... ... ... ... ...
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... 44.0 44.0 45.0 49.0 ... ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 13 - ... 20 36 160 550 1'000 1'000 3'411 7'452
Notes: Year beginning 22 March.

Source: Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. From 2003: Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA).
(1) Source: UN; 1976, 1986, 1991, 1996: Census data. Statistical Centre of Iran. ITU estimates. (2) 1976, 1986, 1991, 1996: Census data. Statistical Centre of Iran.
Other years: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2000: Estimate. (5) 2000: Estimate. 2005: October. (6) 2005: October; 2007: Source: Africa & Middle East Telecom
Week. (7) 1983: Estimate. 2004-05: ITU estimates. (8) From 2005: Prepaid. (9) Excluding tax. (10) 2001: Estimate. (11) Source: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
(IRIB). (12) 2005: ITU estimate. (13) 2004-05: ITU estimates. (14) 2005:TCI.
IRELAND
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'661 3'705 3'745 3'787 3'839 3'931 3'979 4'043 4'148 4'210
62 Households 1 10x3 1'192 1'227 1'257 1'287 1'305 1'328 1'288 1'249 1'211 1'229
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 559 885 1'706 1'841 2'300 1'525 976 1'238 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 5 % 83.0 86.0 89.0 89.2 85.0 ... ... ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines 6 % 71.0 72.0 73.0 73.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... 301 988 788 2'051 ... 2'492 2'914 3'235 3'555
OTHER SERVICES
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'916 4'185 3'919 3'533
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 2'283 2'150 1'888 1'612 2'076 2'080
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 1'119 5'563 6'123 ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'478 1'615 1'634 1'589
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10 10x6 695 885 1'015 1'250 1'535 1'395 862 1'176 1'143 1'278
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... 1'700 2'500 3'035 3'874 4'557 6'257
STAFF
51w - Mobile communications staff 11 970 ... ... ... 2'400 3'000 2'785 2'893 ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 12 ... ... ... ... 7.1 7.6 6.0 5.6 3.2 ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 15 35 35 44 ... ... ... 10 10 10 10
152c Cellular monthly subscription 15 24 24 32 ... 30 ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 16 ... ... 1.57 ... 1.38 ... 1.50 0.96 0.96 0.90
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 16 ... ... 0.62 ... 0.69 ... 0.45 0.57 0.57 0.90
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 1'116 1'274 1'450 1'311 1'003 1'263 1'616 ... ... ...
741 Mobile communication revenue 10x6 269 409 750 1'200 1'400 ... ... ... 1'826 1'960
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 297 361 587 410 ... ... 257 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
422 Personal computers 21 10x3 880 1'010 1'180 1'360 1'500 1'654 1'824 2'011 2'198 2'480
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... 240 550 ... 1'108 1'200 816 926 1'046
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22 10x3 ... - - - - 11 42 152 322 602
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... - - - - 2 5 12 32 64
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 24 10x3 ... ... - - - 3 37 128 239 436
4212f - % female Internet users 26 % ... ... ... ... 45.0 47.0 48.0 ... ... ...
Source: Commission for Communications Regulation.

(1) Source: CSO; ITU estimate. (2) Source: IMF. 2003: ComReg. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Including ISDN channels. (5) Fixed telephone. Source: CSO, eircom, ITU
estimates. (6) From 1994, ITU estimate. (7) Not including customer payphones. (8) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (9) Includes Basic Rate, Primary Rate and
Fractional Rate subscribers. (10) From 1986, including traffic to the UK (estimated through 1988). Not including border traffic to Northern Ireland. 2002: Telegeography.
(11) As at 31 December 2004. (12) For 2002: average between residential rate (8.91) and business rate (6.37). 2003: Average of 4 quarters. 2005: Average of
Residencial and Business rate. (13) Since 1993: including VAT. (14) Since1993: incuding VAT. (15) Excluding tax. From 2003: Prepaid. (16) From 2003: Prepaid. (17)
Until 1993, Unesco. From 1994, break in comparability, ITU estimate. (18) Until 1994, TV licences; source: RTE. From 1995, TV households, source: CSO, ITU
estimates. (19) Source: Astra, RTE. (20) Source: SES, RTE, BSkyB, ITU estimate. Number of BSkyB sucribers. (21) Source: Computer Industry Almanac, ITU
estimates. (22) Data is not collected by speed. (23) 2002: December. 2006:OECD. (24) 2002: December. 2003: Includes the incumbent and OAO lines and is based on
the number of lines installed. 2006:OECD. 2007: Source: BMI. (25) Until 1998, ITU estimate. From 1999, age 15+, source: Amarach. 2005:CSO.Those who used
Internet in the last 3 months. (26) Source: Nielsen//NetRatings. (27) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.
ISRAEL
Land area (km2): 20'770 km2 Currency: New shekel
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 5'905 5'984 6'104 6'270 6'508 6'636 6'766 6'862 6'900 6'847
62 Households 1 10x3 1'590 1'651 1'700 1'752 1'799 1'856 1'912 1'883 2'030 2'014
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 1'931 2'285 2'726 3'833 3'131 2'284 2'139 ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 628 679 874 1'001 812 736 597 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... 94.4 ... ... 96.0 ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 10x3 24.0 22.4 22.0 ... ... 16.0 16.0 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 1'915 1'846 1'977 2'143 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 4 3'900 25'000 37'000 53'000 56'800 37'050 28'800 24'000 ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 5 19'000 120'000 177'600 254'400 272'640 270'000 273'200 258'000 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 6 10x6 12'365 13'418 14'619 20'486 26'692 30'094 ... ... ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 8'940 9'644 10'303 9'446 8'348 ... ... ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 2'163 2'656 3'341 3'692 3'556 ... ... ... ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 459 661 804 1'022 1'120 1'194 1'204 1'265 1'401 1'521
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 425 424 540 661 728 814 899 1'050 1'120 ...
STAFF
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 257
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 74 37 30 18 17 ... ... ... - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 13 1.43 1.61 1.50 1.50 1.50 0.99 ... ... 2.64 2.64
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.89 1.89
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 15 10x6 2'983 3'975 2'859 2'438 1'864 6'831 ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 18 10x3 1'028 1'101 1'151 1'174 1'197 1'221 1'400 ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 19 10x3 ... ... ... ... 110 113 400 ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... 300 475 805 956 1'000 1'256 1'488 1'677 1'890
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... - - - 44 232 633 980 1'230 1'421
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... - - 57 220 300 420 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... - 38 150 428 650 800 911
Source: The Israel Telecommunication Corp. (Bezeq), From 1998: Ministry of Communications.
(1) Source: Central Bureau of Statistics. (2) Source: IMF. (3) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (4) From 2002: Sept. (5) 1998-2001: Estimated. (6) 2002: Including
Internet calls. (7) 1997-99: Telegeography. 2000: Bezeq. (8) 1997-98: Telegeography. 2000: Bezeq. (9) Average number of employees. 1991-95: full-time equivalent.
Bezeq. (10) From 1994 including the cost of equipment to the client. (11) Not including VAT. Customers connected to exchanges at the local call rate to 100'000 or
more customers. (12) Per local metering unit. (13) From 2005: Prepaid. (14) Values at December purchasing power. (15) 2000-01: Excluding Cellcom. 2002: Including
Cellcom. (16) Source: ITU estimate, Israel Broadcasting Authority. (17) NCTA, ITU estimate, MOC, Eutelsat. (18) Source: NCTA, ITU estimate, MOC. (19) Eutelsat. (20)
Source: Computer Industry Almanac. Since 1999: RIPE. 2005: ITU estimate. (21) 2007: World broadband statistics. (22) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU
estimate.
ITALY
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 57'368 57'355 57'343 57'298 58'018 56'464 57'888 58'000 58'093 58'140
62 Households 2 10x3 21'193 21'200 21'189 21'176 21'488 21'805 21'811 22'800 22'786 22'804
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x9 2'030'700 2'113'170 1'127 1'191 1'249 1'295 1'335 1'391 1'423 1'475
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 3 1'703.10 1'736.21 0.94 1.09 1.12 1.06 0.89 0.81 0.80 0.80
TELEPHONE NETWORK
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 5'556 15'155 25'503 37'070 45'772 48'970 51'450 57'030 65'636 73'695
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 6 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 425 3'503 10'364 16'900
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 289.7 516.3 1'259.4 1'954.0 2'280.0 2'400.0 ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10x3 896.8 1'735.3 3'049.1 4'584.0 5'403.0 5'756.0 6'027.0 5'805.0 5'459.0 5'100.0
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... 63'000 74'000 96'410 ... ... 63'353 53'790 56'200 54'400
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 40'526 31'340 33'000 34'320 42'664 ... 27'935 42'060 40'167 ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 8'430 10'000 11'800 ... ... 16'212 20'041 17'300 16'900
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 2'209 2'640 2'954 4'138 4'610 ... 5'986 3'633 3'596 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 9 10x6 2'619 3'105 3'475 4'870 5'425 ... 7'607 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 58'000 72'000 ... 57'304 ... ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... 5'600 11'600 ... 21'151 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 94'101 92'050 79'029 75'805 ... ... 87'954 94'022 86'531 85'903
51w - Mobile communications staff 10'229 14'000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 11 238'000 238'000 123 123 123 ... 150 150 150 150
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 11 18'207 19'397 11 11 13 ... 15 16 16 16
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 12 30'226 30'226 16 16 17 ... 22 26 26 26
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 13 214.00 214.00 0.12 0.12 0.12 ... 0.12 0.06 0.06 0.16
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 14 214.00 214.00 0.12 0.12 0.12 ... 0.10 0.06 0.06 0.16
151c Cellular connection charge 15 238'000 238'000 ... ... ... ... 5 5 20 5
152c Cellular monthly subscription 16 ... ... 2.58 ... ... ... 6.20 - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 17 ... ... 2.32 ... ... ... 0.72 1.50 0.75 1.65
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 18 ... ... 0.26 ... ... ... 0.72 0.30 0.75 0.60
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 19 10x9 42'582 55'250 49 27 31 32 32 42 43 47
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x9 28'963 36'292 19 17 17 ... 14 14 16 18
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x9 11'291 15'335 16 10 14 15 16 18 16 17
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 20 10x9 11'399 9'500 7 7 8 9 8 7 8 7
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x9 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 3 4 4
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x9 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 4 4 3
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 46 60 65 70 70 113 180 200 200 200
965s Home satellite antennas 22 10x3 760 960 1'800 2'350 2'550 ... 4'810 4'800 4'800 4'800
4213 Internet subscribers 24 10x3 ... 1'140 2'900 5'800 12'000 13'000 16'800 17'150 17'700 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 25 10x3 ... - ... 115 390 850 2'250 4'724 6'822 8'639
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 26 10x3 ... ... ... 115 390 850 2'070 4'392 6'441 8'076
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'000
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Italian lira.

Source: Telecom Italia. Ministry of Communications.
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1970, 81:UN. 1991-94, 1997: ISTAT. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Including ISDN channels. 2001: September. 2003-04: Telecom
Italia Wireline. (5) 2002: September. 2003: 30 June. (6) Until 2005: Wireless Intelligence. (7) Outgoing mobile traffic is excluded from 14/7/95 until 31/12/95. (8) Traffic
direction (not accounting terms). Including traffic by operator. from 1998, ITU estimate. (9) Traffic direction (not accounting terms). From 1998, ITU estimate. (10)
Including main telephone set. (11) Before 1994: Including 9% VAT. Since 1995: including 19% VAT. (12) Including 19% VAT. (13) Residential lines. "Nominal".
Including VAT. 2005: Includes 7.87 cents call set up charges. (14) Residential lines. "Nominal". 2005: Includes 7.87 cents call set up charges. (15) Before 1994:
Including 9% VAT. Since 1995: including 19% VAT. 1999: TIM. EuroFamily Base plan. From 2004: Prepaid. (16) Residential lines. Before 1994: Including 9% VAT.
Since 1995: including 19% VAT. Excl. government taxes: private monthly usage 10'000 Liras. 1999: TIM. EuroFamily Base plan. From 2004: Prepaid. (17) Residential
lines (peak rate). Including VAT. 1999: TIM. EuroFamily Base plan. (18) Residential lines (off-peak rate). Including VAT. 1999: TIM. EuroFamily Base plan. From 2004:
Prepaid. (19) 1990: SIP only. 1993-95: Stet Telecommunications only. (20) 1993-94: material and non material (software). (21) Source: RAI; 2002, 2006: ITU estimate.
(22) Source: SES. (23) Source: ASSINFORM. 1994-95: STET. 1997=ITU estimate. (24) Source: Audiweb by Nielsen/NetRatings - NetView (home+office active users).
2005: June. (25) 2006:OECD. 2007: World broadband statistics. (26) 2006:OECD. (27) Source: IDC. 2005: June. (28) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2004-06: ITU
estimates.
JAMAICA
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 2'546 2'567 2'581 2'597 2'612 2'625 2'642 2'676 2'651 2'662
62 Households 2 10x3 677 696 715 719 722 723 748 761 765 761
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 ... ... ... 2 - - ... ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 51 ... 32 64 147 195 ... ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines 5 % ... 76.0 76.0 77.0 71.0 75.0 75.0 76.0 79.0 ...
1112 Public payphones 2'449 2'732 3'610 3'979 ... ... ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 180'512 210'539 221'904 209'092 ... 168'609 217'000 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 4 65'995 78'624 144'388 366'952 597'826 1'244'976 1'576'360 1'837'552 1'981'464 2'495'191
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'495'191
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'445'287
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers ... ... 120 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 ... ... 240 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 333'652 3'936'111 2'848'795 1'828'914 ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 735'385 ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 626'547 1'317'584 1'181'313 420'950 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x3 325'000 349'800 347'400 328'500 413'790 463'824 483'300 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 9 3'911 3'570 3'189 3'207 2'599 2'387 3'000 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 10 64.8 63.6 79.2 48.0 ... 39.6 31.0 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 215 215 215 215 740 740 1'000 1'250 1'250 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 11 ... ... 740 740 740 1'150 1'150 1'000 1'000 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 ... ... 780 780 780 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 11 ... ... 11 11 11 30 30 30 30 30
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 11 ... ... 7 7 7 24 24 24 21 24
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 12 10x6 15'141 16'691 18'061 20'239 24'139 26'556 25'119 26'906 ... ...
71 Telephone service revenue 12 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 16'767 13'510 ... 6'375
741 Mobile communication revenue 12 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 5'770 5'766 ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 13 10x6 4'741 4'793 5'357 6'584 6'319 6'607 18'552 9'864 ... 4'123
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 6'650 8'000 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 14 10x3 813 832 868 904 937 970 1'004 ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 85'000
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 17 ... ... ... ... 3'235 9'000 9'000 27'000 45'000 79'000
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'000 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 41'000 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 16 20'000 50'000 60'000 80'000 100'000 600'000 800'000 1'067'000 1'232'258 1'300'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... ... 73 2'000 2'000 2'000 42'000 51'000
423 Public Internet access facilities 18 ... ... ... ... ... 38 ... ... ... ...
Source: Cable & Wireless. From 2002: Office of Utilities Regulation.

(1) Source: UN; 1960, 1970, 1982, 2001: Census. Statistical Institute of Jamaica. ITU estimates. (2) 1960,1970,1982: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF.
(4) 2001: Estimate. (5) 1992: Estimate. (6) 1999: estimate. (7) 1984: Estimate. 2004-05: ITU estimates. (8) 1997:Estimate. (9) 1983-84: Estimate. (10) 1990-92, 1995-
2000: yearly estimate from data per month. (11) Source: Cable and Wireless. Companion Performer Plan. From 2002: Prepaid. Digicel Flex. (12) C&W. (13) Additions
to fixed assets, net. (14) 1992-2002: Broadcasting Commission. (15) 1991, 2000: Survey of Living Conditions. 1992-1999: ITU estimate. (16) 2005: ITU estimate. (17)
2001, 2004: ITU estimates. (18) 2002: Don't include Internet cafes operated by service providers other than carriers.
JAPAN
Land area (km2): 377'835 km2 Currency: Yen
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 126'109 126'379 126'650 126'920 127'291 127'435 127'619 127'799 128'084 128'219
62 Households 2 10x3 45'256 45'841 46'434 47'031 48'015 48'105 48'139 48'173 48'207 47'489
672 Telecom equipment imports 4 10x6 3'361 3'401 3'722 5'165 4'247 3'146 2'796 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 7 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 2'084 2'609 2'858 2'726 2'494
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 8 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'993 30'353 48'329 69'909
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 2'398 4'068 6'738 9'699 10'327 9'610 8'627 7'981 7'491 6'996
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10x3 5'503 9'142 15'214 22'086 22'630 20'540 18'619 17'453 16'324 15'357
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 138'709 152'405 178'426 213'714 184'380 137'580 108'180 77'532 63'186 ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15'300 11'100 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10 10x6 34'140 50'160 68'100 87'000 97'860 105'120 113'040 109'500 112'980 ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 11 10x3 183 177 173 155 266 203 114 120 90 121
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 2'700 3'000 3'000 3'000 3'000 3'000 ... ... ... ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 14 4'600 4'600 4'500 4'500 4'400 4'500 ... ... ... ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 100 100 80 70 70 70 ... ... ... ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 70 70 40 40 40 40 ... ... ... ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x9 5'508 5'583 5'839 5'470 5'431 ... ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 16 10x9 4'021 4'669 5'241 6'034 8'375 ... ... ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 14'482 15'817 17'647 18'705 21'254 23'332 24'684 ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... ... 12'151 18'127 24'096 29'875 33'884 ... ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22 10x3 - 32 216 855 3'835 9'397 14'917 19'557 23'301 26'439
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 23 10x3 - 32 216 784 1'456 2'069 2'578 2'960 3'309 3'610
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... - - 71 2'379 7'023 11'197 13'676 14'518 14'013
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 25 640 830 2'643 7'200 22'705 30'286 75'946 132'608 ... ...
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC); Telecommunications Carriers Associations (TCA).
(1) Source: Statistics Bureau; ITU estimate. 2000: Latest census. (2) Source: Statistics Bureau, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Source: Ministry of Finance. (5) 1994-
1997: Main lines with ISDN channels. 2005: Dec. (6) Including PHS.2005: Dec. (7) 2005: Dec. (8) Until 2004: Wireless Intelligence. (9) 2005: ITU estimate. (10) Include
PHS. Outgoing traffic only. (11) Type I Carriers. (12) NTT. Excluding tax. (13) NTT. Customers in Tokyo area. Excluding tax. (14) NTTDoCoMo. From 2001, including
Yen 600 free calls. (15) 2001=Estimate. (16) Mobile phone and radio paging. (17) Source: Unesco, ITU estimate. (18) Number of contracts for reception of NHK TV
broadcasts. (19) Number of contracts for reception of NHK and JSB satellite broadcasts. 2000: NHK only. 2001: MIC. (20) ITU estimates based on sales data. (21)
2002: February. (22) 2005-06: Dec. (23) 2005: Dec. 2006:OECD. (24) From 1998-2003: MIC. PC-based only. 2004-06: including users accessing internet through
cellphones, PHS and game console. (25) 2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.
JORDAN
Land area (km2): 96'000 km2 Currency: Dinar
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 4'600 4'756 4'900 5'039 5'182 5'323 5'478 5'613 5'703 5'837
62 Households 2 10x3 709 751 800 803 823 874 897 946 1'051 1'076
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1112 Public payphones 656 3'489 6'308 7'420 7'851 7'716 ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 161'076 73'664 29'687 14'583 9'350 1'378 1'062 846 583 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 45 82 118 389 866 1'220 1'325 1'624 3'138 4'343
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 132 652 1'009 1'061 1'276 2'709 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 661 1'175 1'826 2'285 2'593 20'321 29'310 34'510
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 - - 1'322 5'227 10'603 14'188 19'270 464'086 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 3'152 4'107 4'743 4'546 ... 4'267 3'488 2'727 2'499 ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 361 456 506 521 488 370 356 377 296 ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 37 64 79 103 214 175 158 187 173 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 1'565 2'433 ... ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... 1'219 1'285 1'228 1'053 ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff 253 296 285 879 1'044 1'168 1'172 1'641 2'124 2'251
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... 67 76 ... 90 88 89 82 87 ...
TARIFFS
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 21.00 21.00 15.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 13 10x6 169 187 193 278 287 263 250 258 ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 33 58 69 96 188 262 326 396 ... 462
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 14 10x6 68 104 88 154 188 137 106 111 155 118
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 47 58 58 56 90 38 11 10 12 13
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... 14 93 89 94 75 100 137 102
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 15 725'000 785'000 849'000 899'000 918'000 944'000 971'000 1'065'000 1'182'000 1'210'000
965h Television equipped households 15 659'500 713'500 772'120 775'000 794'000 844'000 866'000 913'000 1'014'000 1'038'000
965c Cable TV subscribers 800 1'000 1'200 1'400 ... ... ... ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 16 70'918 90'100 188'652 210'750 261'000 328'000 ... ... ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... 409 3'177 4'996 10'424 24'190 48'620
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers - - - - 409 3'177 4'996 10'424 23'551 47'886
Source: Jordan Telecom. From 1999: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission.

(1) Source: Until 1986: UN; From 1987: Jordan Department of Statistics. 1994: Latest census. (2) 1979: UN. 1994: Census data. 1995: TCC. Other years: ITU estimate.
(3) Source: IMF. (4) 1983: Estimate. 2003: Decrease was due to "data cleaning" done by JT. (5) 1997: ITU estimate. (6) 1999-2001: Estimated. (7) 1983-84: Estimate.
2002: Telegeography. (8) 2002: Telegeography. (9) 2001: Including 89 free local minutes. 2002: Prepaid SIM cost. (10) 2001: Including 89 free minutes per month. (11)
From 2006: Prepaid. (12) 1996-2000: Jordan Telekom. (13) 1999-2000: Jordan Telekom. (14) 2000: Jordan Telekom. (15) ITU estimates. (16) Estimates of
Telecommunications Corporation. ITU estimates. (17) 2005, 2006: ITU estimate.
KAZAKHSTAN
Land area (km2): 2'717'300 km2 Currency: Tenge
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 15'495 15'317 15'161 15'033 14'942 14'885 14'855 14'839 14'825 14'812
62 Households 2 10x3 4'282 3'918 3'783 3'602 4'016 3'984 3'952 3'920 3'888 3'885
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 17.0 20.1 23.9 29.3 34.0 45.3 52.6 ... ... 78.5
116 % residential main lines 5 % 78.6 82.1 81.1 81.3 83.1 81.4 ... 84.5 ... 86.9
1162 % main lines in urban areas 6 % ... ... ... ... 84 84 ... 81 ... 80
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6'551
1112 Public payphones 5 10x3 7 6 7 7 8 9 ... 6 ... 7
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 5 10x3 2'431 2'651 2'359 2'317 2'378 2'398 2'533 ... ... 3'300
123 Waiting list for main lines 7 10x3 395 294 172 156 168 ... 87 204 411 360
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 11 30 50 197 582 1'027 1'331 2'447 5'398 7'830
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - - 26 143 542 ... ... ... ... 2'555
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... 94.0 ... ... ... ... 51.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 - - - - ... ... ... ... ... -
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 568
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 487
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 115 119 106 105 119 132 ... 105 216 221
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 9 10x6 140 138 150 183 207 260 ... ... ... 432
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 889
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21'882
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'285
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 47.1
TARIFFS
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 5 320 340 370 370 370 370 ... 218 ... ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 5 924 780 950 586 586 586 ... 760 ... 950
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 ... ... ... 1.25
151c Cellular connection charge 12 ... ... ... ... ... 620 607 525 450 1'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 ... ... ... ... ... 1'860 1'821 1'450 1'450 122
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 14 ... ... ... ... ... 102.60 99.90 28.57 105.00 73.00
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 15 10x6 22'583 26'048 30'961 38'311 53'463 92'253 ... ... ... 278'880
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... ... ... ... 38'458 45'253 ... ... ... 70'985
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... ... 15'005 47'000 ... ... ... 138'365
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 1'572 3'135 7'113 10'248 13'689 13'405 ... ... ... 65'378
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26'590
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 ... ... 3'473 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 16 10x3 ... ... ... 67 106 106 ... ... ... 472
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 203'000 301'600 360'000
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 17 ... ... ... ... - - 998 1'997 2'996 30'500
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - ... 1'997 ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 10'000 20'000 70'000 100'000 150'000 250'000 300'000 400'000 609'200 1'290'768

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1991-93: RCC. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1975, 1977-80: Estimate. (5) 2004: RCC. (6) 2004: RCC, 2006-2007:
Decreasing because migration of urban population to rural areas. (7) 2003-04: RCC. (8) Including CIS from 1994. 1994-95: ITU estimate. 1996-97: Source RCC. 2004:
RCC. (9) Including CIS from 1995. 1994-95: ITU estimate. 1996-97: Source RCC. (10) Until 1997:Estimate. 2004: RCC. (11) 2005: RCC. (12) 2002: Kcell. 2004: RCC;
From 2006: Prepaid. (13) 2002: Kcell; From 2006: Prepaid. (14) 2002: Kcell. 2004:RCC; From 2006: Prepaid. (15) Until 2000: KazakTelecom only. (16) From 2000:
RCC. (17) 2003: ITU estimate. (18) 2003-05: ITU estimates.
KENYA
Land area (km2): 582'644 km2 Currency: Shilling
Year Ending 30.06
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 27'060 27'860 28'687 30'669 31'293 31'500 31'708 32'808 34'256 35'106
62 Households 2 10x3 5'486 6'057 6'236 6'421 6'611 6'848 6'893 7'286 7'447 7'632
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 770'312 850'808 906'928 967'838 1'020'020 1'035'370 1'138'060 1'286'460 1'445'480 1'642'400
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 87 ... 95 95 94 94 94 95 95 95
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 4 7 20 111 599 1'187 1'591 2'546 4'612 7'340
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 7 - - - - ... 385 354 648 1'109 2'305
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - ... 4'690 4'680 5'972 9'050 11'388
TRAFFIC
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 230'000 209'944 163'324 137'189
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... 5'437 5'492 5'388 5'214 5'214 5'728 6'491 2'320
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'405 1'447 1'739
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 9 175.0 156.0 144.0 220.9 ... 149.0 149.1 130.4 145.4 70.1
TARIFFS
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 2'000 500 500 750 750 750 639 500 ... -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 212 482 698 2'904 15'214 24'000 25'500 28'393 45'293 46'456
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 4'163 4'584 ... 20'675 23'158 27'311 60'092 35'140 51'237 57'168
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... 4'487 3'967 3'976 3'849 1'910 6'220 12'568 12'568
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 14 10x3 780 945 1'049 1'159 1'274 1'404 1'520 ... ... ...
965h Television equipped households 15 10x3 650 787 874 966 1'062 1'170 1'337 1'400 1'600 2'000
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... 40'000 45'000 ... 60'000 70'000 80'000 186'801
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - ... ... 17'723
4212 Estimated Internet users 10'000 15'000 35'000 100'000 200'000 400'000 1'000'000 1'054'920 1'111'000 2'770'296
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... 2.00 2.50 10.51 26.00 26.00 26.00 34.00 113.39 758.59
Notes: Year ending June 30.

Source: Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation. From 1999: Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1999: Latest census. (2) 1979: UN. 1989-96: UN Habitat. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1991,99: Estimate. (6)
2000, 2002: Dec. (7) 2002: Dec. (8) 1991-92: Estimate. 2000: Estimates for the fixed telecom operator and two cellular operators. (9) 1997-98: ITU estimate. (10) 2007,
2008: 16% VAT excluded. (11) From 2000: Safaricom. Jambo plan. (12) Call charges include MTS-MTS. From 2000: Safaricom. Jambo plan. From 2005: Prepaid. (13)
From 2000: Safaricom. Jambo plan. From 2005: Prepaid. (14) Source: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Unesco, BMI, ITU estimate. (15) Figures exclude the receivers
that might have found their way into the country from outside Kenya and are not recorded as licensed. 2000: MIH; 2006: ITU estimate; 2007: Source Balancing Act
03.04.2008. (16) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (17) 2004-05: ITU estimates.
KOREA (REP.)
Land area (km2): 98'447 km2 Currency: Won
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 45'120 45'405 45'695 45'985 47'343 47'615 47'849 48'082 48'294 47'983
62 Households 2 10x3 13'485 13'755 14'030 14'312 14'834 15'064 15'298 15'536 15'778 15'478
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 3 951.29 1'401.44 1'188.82 1'130.96 1'290.99 1'251.09 1'191.61 1'145.32 1'024.12 654.79
671 Telecom equipment exports 10x6 1'991 2'383 4'639 6'543 8'281 10'772 ... ... ... ...
672 Telecom equipment imports 10x6 1'420 678 1'434 2'984 1'747 1'505 1'375 1'383 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1112 Public payphones 10x3 421 505 565 539 499 442 374 ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 23'795 24'455 27'000 27'000 27'015 26'821 27'652 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 5 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'378 9'540 12'531 15'512
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 6 21'110 51'051 237'015 372'199 131'001 105'126 104'232 ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 71'087 144'270 259'862 344'777 211'892 336'952 332'280 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 77'242 76'031 42'853 39'883 37'004 31'828 31'825 30'084
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 901 604 891 1'063 1'033 1'965 2'907 3'044 2'990 2'248
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 798 724 613 739 876 928 1'406 1'520 1'436 ...
STAFF
51w Mobile communications staff 7'181 6'893 9'960 8'484 7'804 7'780 7'769 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 9 2.2 1.7 1.0 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.0 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 10 70'000 70'000 70'000 50'000 50'000 50'000 50'000 50'000 50'000 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 18'000 18'000 18'000 16'000 15'000 15'000 14'000 13'000 13'000 ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 10 468 468 468 396 378 378 360 324 324 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 10 260 260 260 247 180 270 252 180 180 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 11 10x3 17'752 ... ... 19'020 ... ... 18'976 19'486 19'859 20'094
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 6'678 8'007 8'479 9'992 10'326 11'435 9'402 11'724 11'973 11'990
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 365 769 1'371 5'123 8'559 10'990 11'542 11'921 12'191 14'043
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14 10x3 - 14 278 3'870 7'806 10'405 11'178 11'921 12'191 14'043
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 14 10x3 - ... 174 1'319 2'723 3'554 3'828 4'079 4'011 5'153
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 14 10x3 - - 97 2'542 4'484 5'664 6'436 6'777 6'557 5'489
4212f - % female Internet users 16 % ... ... ... 42.3 44.4 45.1 45.2 45.5 46.1 45.8
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 230 250 1'251 2'268 9'800 17'207 40'013 43'008 49'766 49'766
Source: Ministry of Information and Communication.

(1) Source: UN; 1960,1970: UN. 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000: Korean National Statistical Office; ITU estimate. 2000: Latest census. (2) 1960,1970: UN. 1980, 1985,
1990, 1995, 2000: Korean National Statistical Office. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Telephone subscribers. 2007: October (5) Until 2003: Wireless
Intelligence. (6) From 2000: Decrease in ISDN subscription was due to subscription to High Speed Broadband access. (7) Including calls placed from public telephones.
(8) Through 1987, estimate. (9) 1997-99: Korea Telecom only. (10) Source: SK Telecom. Standard rate plan. (11) Source: UNESCO (through 1991). Since 1992,
registered TV; Source: Ministry of Information and Communication. (12) Through 1989, TV licences, Source: UNESCO. From 1990, TV households, Source: Korea
Broadcasting System(KBS). (13) Source: ETRI. 1991-1995: Federation of Korean Information Industries. From 1996: National Computerization Agency of Korea. (14)
2006:OECD. (15) Source: KRNIC, 2005-2007 ISIS. (16) Source: KRNIC; 2007: MIC and NIDA.
KUWAIT
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'980 2'027 2'107 2'190 2'275 2'364 2'484 2'553 2'687 2'765
62 Households 2 10x3 316 352 392 437 454 472 482 494 503 518
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 ... ... ... 133 141 ... ... ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines 4 % 65.0 66.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 99 99 95 98 98 98 98 98 ... ...
1112 Public payphones 10x3 1 1 1 1 1 1 ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 10x3 32 38 - - - - - - - ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 126 180 220 ... 878 1'227 1'420 2'000 2'277 2'530
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 7 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
OTHER SERVICES
412 Private leased circuits 31 25 22 ... ... ... 1'400 1'400 ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 160 167 162 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female 2'384 2'931 2'781 ... ... ... 2'814 2'836 3'213 ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'802 3'000 ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 30.0 30.0 30.0 ... 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 ... ...
TARIFFS
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 11 10x3 ... ... ... 103'017 100'127 139'000 141'000 159'000 141'395 139'214
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x3 ... ... ... 90'300 120'000 165'000 361'000 450'000 ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x3 12'500 58'000 12'600 38'310 50'133 48'897 115'061 164'199 ... ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x3 1'700 1'000 970 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 12 10x3 875 890 910 930 950 970 990 1'040 ... ...
965h Television equipped households 10x3 ... ... ... ... 433 450 470 495 480 ...
965s Home satellite antennas 4 10x3 372 435 498 570 650 ... 670 695 ... ...
422 Personal computers 13 10x3 150 190 230 250 272 285 400 450 600 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 227 250 283 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 5 10 13 20 25 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 5 10 13 20 25 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... ... 60 77 287 287 882 ...
Source: Ministry of Communications.

(1) Source: UN; 1995-2001: Ministry of Planning. ITU estimate. (2) 1965,1970,1975,1980: UN. 1985,1995, 2000: Ministry of Planning. Other years: ITU estimate. (3)
Source: IMF. (4) 2000-01: Estimate. (5) 1995: ITU estimate. (6) 2007: Source: Africa& Middle East Telecom Week. (7) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (8) 1993, 1996
and 1997: Estimate. (9) From 2003: Prepaid. (10) 2000-2001: Estimate. (11) 2004-2006: Source: Ministry of Communication. (12) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates. (13)
ITU estimate.
KYRGYZSTAN
Land area (km2): 198'500 km2 Currency: Som
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 4'640 4'699 4'851 4'880 4'946 5'012 5'037 5'093 5'263 5'325
62 Households 2 10x3 954 955 1'108 1'110 1'121 1'145 1'170 1'194 1'220 1'233
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... 1'265 1'283 1'288 1'266 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 10x3 57 50 67 58 38 37 41 42 42 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers - 1'350 2'574 9'000 27'000 53'084 138'279 263'375 541'652 1'261'757
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - ... ... ... 14'858 43'084 112'379 253'375 531'652 1'253'757
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 20'954 116'914 184'959 454'889 999'333
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 30.0 ... ... ... ... ... 5.2 ... 24.3
TRAFFIC
STAFF
51f - of which: female 3'530 3'198 3'769 3'737 3'173 3'354 3'274 3'175 3'222 2'900
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 300 300 300 450 585 585 760 875 2'975 2'975
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'153 2'477 3'380 3'380
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... 78 98 124 124
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
151c Cellular connection charge 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... 440 300 328 402
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... 26.40 11.88 9.84 19.32
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 335 582 1'010 1'333 1'765 2'298 2'624 3'699 4'528 5'407
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 234 385 602 671 1'287 1'398 1'409 1'829 1'730 1'974
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 38 86 118 ... 218 450 692 1'368 2'143 2'611
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 10 10x3 210 220 230 240 830 864 873 955 1'036 1'194
965c Cable TV subscribers 11 10x3 ... ... 3 10 13 16 19 13 21 22
422 Personal computers ... ... ... 25'600 64'000 64'500 75'000 87'000 100'000 ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... 1'244 1'667 2'680 2'822 4'566 6'459 6'627 14'187 17'783
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 36 139 1'907 2'490 2'762
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - 107 198 174
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 36 139 1'800 2'292 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... 3'500 10'000 51'600 150'600 152'000 200'000 263'000 550'000 650'000
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... 0.07 0.21 1.06 3.04 3.03 3.97 5.16 10.45 12.21
Source: Kyrgyz Telecom. Ministry of Transport and Communications. From 2005: National Communications Agency.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1991, 1996: RCC. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. 1995-96: RCC. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1976-79: Estimate. (6) 1988-89:
Estimate. (7) From 1994, including traffic with the CIS. (8) 2005: RCC. (9) From 2003: prepaid. 2005: RCC. (10) Source: ITU estimates. 1996: UNESCO. (11) 2000:
RCC. (12) 2001: ITU estimate.
LAO P.D.R.
Land area (km2): 236'725 km2 Currency: New Kip
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 4'859 4'988 5'120 5'256 5'393 5'534 5'679 5'787 5'924 6'058
62 Households 2 10x3 776 800 810 849 868 891 905 919 933 962
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % ... 80.3 68.0 62.0 ... ... 84.0 84.0 84.0 ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 ...
1112 Public payphones 180 230 237 255 324 ... 374 352 320 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 34'043 35'013 ... 47'100 62'000 74'000 83'695 83'695 ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 ... 8'269 8'879 5'921 ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 4'915 6'453 12'078 12'681 29'545 55'160 112'275 204'191 657'528 1'009'565
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 4'915 6'453 12'078 12'681 29'545 55'160 112'275 204'191 657'528 1'009'565
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... 92'813 165'000 620'500 973'849
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 55.0 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - - ... - 128 128 ...
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... ... ... 18 21 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 65'048 95'127 122'353 182'432 262'092 ... 464'184 360'020 268'058 ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 7'281 22'305 30'095 44'176 ... ... ... ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 11'191 12'266 15'266 16'566 21'610 ... 12'395 12'171 23'863 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 76'843 89'788 307'472 470'578 ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'000 ... ... ...
STAFF
TARIFFS
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... ... 135 135 135 135 630 630 630 630
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... ... 630 630 630 630
151c Cellular connection charge ... ... ... ... ... ... 52'500 ... 50'000 52'390
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 ... ... 450 450 450 2'100 2'100 ... 2'160 2'470
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 ... ... 450 450 450 2'100 2'100 ... 1'080 1'395
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 4'878 13'982 37'471 54'024 86'213 11'394 158'391 ... 291'159 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 12'000 ... 42'049 63'739 ... 110'000 315'000 240'000 320'000 ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 70'000 126'000 200'000 250'000 ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 40'000 189'000 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 4'498 ... ... ... 5'000 ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 12 ... ... 480 1'532 1'630 2'555 3'231 5'868 4'051 4'638
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 13 ... ... ... ... - - 25 50 314 741
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - ... - 83 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - ... 50 50 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... 500 2'000 6'000 10'000 15'000 19'000 20'900 50'000 70'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) - ... ... 2 2 2 2 14 20 50
Source: Lao Telecommunications Co., Ltd.; From 2006: Ministère des communications, transports, postes et de la construction.
(1) Source: UN. (2) ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1978-86:Estimate. (5) 1984: Estimate. (6) 2002: ITU estimate. (7) 1984-86: Vientiane only. (8) From 1996: Rate is
15 USD per month. Increase due to exchange rate. From 2002: Prepaid. (9) Increase due to exchange rate. From 2002: Prepaid. (10) Source: Unesco; from 1997 break
in comparability, ITU estimates. (11) Source: NSO, ITU estimates. (12) Laotel only. (13) 2003: ITU estimate.
LATVIA
Land area (km2): 63'700 km2 Currency: Lat
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 2'480 2'458 2'439 2'424 2'351 2'329 2'319 2'286 2'307 2'295
62 Households 2 10x3 941 941 941 941 998 998 995 992 989 984
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 7 ... 4 4 6 8 23 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 5 861'873 914'043 940'695 928'935 929'468 847'128 813'678 827'068 808'000 819'000
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... 3 2 6 11 ... ... 867 1'374 1'603
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 6 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... - 3 16
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - 918 2'815 5'785 9'705 8'136 11'289 22'084 24'627 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - ... ... 18'850 19'316 29'656 38'446 47'112 59'032 ...
412 Private leased circuits 1'822 1'597 1'583 ... ... 1'696 1'941 1'750 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 737 1'471 1'592 1'562 1'581 1'430 1'253 1'133 1'041 ...
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 121 146 150 158 212 208 195 222 164 ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 102 169 215 187 135 95 123 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 675 1'621 2'431
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... 2'051 2'000 1'772 1'657 1'600 1'190 1'337 1'525 1'631
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... ... ... ... ... ... 35.00 60.00 60.00 60.00
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription ... ... ... ... ... ... 7.08 7.08 7.08 7.08
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 -
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 10 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 ... ... 0.03 0.03 0.03 1.20
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 113 140 180 211 241 ... ... ... ... 442
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 72 86 96 100 110 ... 73 88 84 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 28 54 84 111 131 ... ... ... ... 282
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 11 10x6 46 72 48 44 54 57 23 15 29 ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 13 10x3 ... ... 749 761 768 777 797 ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 12 10x3 ... ... ... 90 101 110 110 129 131 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... - - 284 3'235 10'000 19'533 49'147 60'770 109'674
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 337 ... ... ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 15 ... ... - 284 3'235 10'000 19'196 39'299 68'771 107'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 17 ... ... 83 155 262 423 510 2'248 2'780 7'388
Source: Ministry of Transport.

(1) Source: UN; Latvia Statistics; ITU estimate. 1989: Latest census. (2) 1993-95: Estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1975-90: Estimate. 1999-2000: Lattelekom. 2007: BMI.
(5) 2005: RCC. (6) 2004 and 2006: Wireless Intelligence. (7) 1992: Not including CIS. (8) 1993: Estimate. (9) Tariffs include 18% value added tax. (10) From 2006:
Prepaid. (11) Until 1993, including posts. (12) Source: Latvian TV. (13) TV households. Source: Latvian TV. (14) ITU estimate based on trade statistics. (15) 2007: BMI.
(16) 2003: ITU estimate. (17) 1999-2002: Telegeography.
LEBANON
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'144 3'191 3'236 3'286 3'350 3'415 3'500 3'550 3'577 3'614
62 Households 2 10x3 669 679 688 699 713 727 745 772 800 809
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x9 22'877 24'639 24'300 24'856 25'189 ... ... ... ... ...
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 ... ... 4 5 4 2 2 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % ... ... 75.0 ... ... ... ... ... 84.0 ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 75 ...
1112 Public payphones ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'700 3'778
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 374 505 627 743 767 775 795 884 994 1'106
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 550 630 732 835
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 9 10
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - ... ... ... ... ... 1'808
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - ... ... ... ... ... 4'936
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 240 300 320 ... ... ... 670 852 939 ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 9 5'000 5'000 5'700 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 10 770'000 758'065 226'175 ... 124'000 124'000 12'060 12'060 74'000 71'064
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 38'500 37'903 22'610 ... 37'525 37'525 - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 231 364 306 ... 646 646 2'532 2'532 2'214 202
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 231 364 306 ... 646 646 2'532 2'532 2'214 202
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x9 509 660 900 ... ... ... ... ... 2'608 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 904 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x9 473 662 ... ... ... ... ... 1'339 1'442 1'469
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 16 10x3 4.50 10.00 19.00 50.00 100.00 200.00 350.00 500.00 700.00 ...
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 90 ... 253 275 300 ... ... ... ... 30
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 85 130 140 170 230 310
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 35 70 80 ... 90
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... - - - - - - 15
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 18 ... ... ... ... 40.0 60.0 60.0 200.0 290.0 900.0
Source: Ministère des Postes et des Télécommunications.

(1) Source: UN. 1996: census. Other years: ITU estimate. (2) 1996: census.Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. Since 1997: World Bank. (4) Source: IMF. (5)
1982-95, 1998-99: ITU estimate. (6) ITU estimate. 2007: BMI. (7) 1993: ITU estimate. (8) 1993, 1995-96: ITU estimate. (9) 1992: ITU estimate. (10) From 1999:
LibanCell. From 2005: MTC touch. From 2003: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid cards. (11) From 1999: LibanCell. From 2003: prepaid. (12) From 1999: LibanCell. From
2005: MTC touch. From 2003: prepaid. (13) From 2003: prepaid. (14) Source: Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International. ITU estimate. (15) ITU estimate. (16)
MMDS antennas. (17) Source: Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International. (18) 2001: ITU estimate. 2002: Arab Advisors.
LESOTHO
Land area (km2): 30'344 km2 Currency: Loti
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'735 1'756 1'774 1'788 1'796 1'800 1'800 1'800 1'795 1'791
62 Households 2 10x3 410 415 420 431 432 433 434 435 436 437
66_00 Consumer price index (2000=100) 3 ... ... 94.22 100.00 90.38 120.95 129.02 135.49 140.15 148.63
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... 5.5 5.5 5.6 ... ... ... ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines 5 % 55.0 62.4 63.3 64.3 ... 72.6 73.1 75.0 78.0 78.0
1162 % main lines in urban areas 6 % ... ... ... ... ... 52 79 80 80 80
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 ...
1112 Public payphones 7 ... 280 350 367 509 672 1'242 1'286 1'277 2'543
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 8 26'000 26'000 26'300 26'300 26'112 49'170 49'170 49'170 49'170 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 9 10'000 20'000 18'000 19'000 19'326 21'051 25'600 5'086 2'209 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 90'700 95'953 135'200 213'890 ...
OTHER SERVICES
412 Private leased circuits 7 ... ... ... ... 165 1'216 1'250 219 274 ...
TRAFFIC
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 32'500 34'100 35'800 ... ... ... 23'414 24'529 20'496 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 26'345 21'289 15'264 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 6'100 7'700 47'602 61'783 ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'248 3'194 6'470 ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 11 632 425 357 349 349 359 359 274 268 ...
51f - of which: female ... ... ... 134 ... ... ... ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... 134 122 122 121 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 9 % ... ... ... ... 21 24 23 36 30 ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 9 ... ... ... ... 69.2 72.8 75.0 62.0 60.0 ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 12 ... ... 100 100 100 90 ... ... 40 50
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 ... ... 100 ... 115 120 ... - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 ... ... 3.78 ... ... ... 2.90 2.90 2.90 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 12 ... ... 1.95 ... 2.70 2.70 1.60 0.75 0.75 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 14 10x6 67 65 69 80 142 147 ... 78 53 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 15 10x6 ... 64 68 52 74 63 ... 41 27 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 16 10x6 ... ... ... 14 68 84 ... 37 26 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 9 10x6 ... 4 8 8 186 122 77 8 11 ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 26 72 7 10 ...
BROADCASTING
965h% % of households with a television 18 ... ... ... ... 11.57 13.00 13.00 13.10 ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 20 ... ... ... ... ... 1'694 2'046 2'439 2'562 ...
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 21 ... ... ... ... - - - 22 45 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 22 100 200 1'000 4'000 5'000 21'000 30'000 43'000 51'480 60'000
Source: Telecomm Lesotho (TCL), From 2002: Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (LTA).
(1) Source: UN. (2) ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1960, 1965, 1970, 1994, 99-2000: estimates. From 2001: December. (5) 1996-1997: Estimate. 2002: Dec. (6)
2002: Dec. District admin centres. (7) From 2001: Dec. (8) From 2001: December. (9) From 2001: Dec. LTA. (10) 2007: ITU Estimate. (11) 1983: Estimate. (12) 1999:
Vodacom Lesotho. Master plan. From 2004: prepaid. From 2005: Prepaid. (13) 1999: Vodacom Lesotho. Master plan. From 2004: prepaid. (14) 1992: ITU estimate.
2000: Dec. LTA. (15) 1992: ITU estimate. From 2001: Dec. LTA. (16) 2003: ITU estimate. (17) Source: UNESCO. (18) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (19) 2001-05: ITU
estimates. (20) 2002: Dec. (21) 2004-05: ITU estimates. (22) 2005: ITU estimate. (23) 2004: ITU estimate.
LIECHTENSTEIN
Land area (km2): 160 km2 Currency: Swiss Franc
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 31'320 32'015 32'426 32'863 33'525 33'863 34'294 34'600 34'800 35'168
62 Households 2 12'700 13'000 13'300 13'625 13'693 13'969 14'289 15'000 15'200 15'500
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 ... 3'595 4'001 ... ... ... ... ... ... -
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 1.45 1.45 1.50 1.69 1.69 ... ... 1.29 1.29 1.21
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... ... 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.8
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... 14 ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 287 ... ... ... 31 29 29 29 29 29
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 23'124 ... ... ... 250'000 250'000 250'000 250'000 250'000 250'000
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 4 ... 7'500 9'000 10'000 11'000 11'402 25'000 25'500 27'503 28'755
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers ... ... ... ... 11'000 11'402 25'000 25'500 27'503 28'755
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'200 5'175 5'300
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants ... 23.43 27.76 30.43 32.81 33.67 72.90 73.70 79.03 81.76
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 1'734 2'400 4'211 5'909 7'030 7'576 ... ... 8'172 8'104
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 5 4'588 6'820 12'000 16'800 16'804 18'036 ... ... ... 16'162
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 33'333 ... ... ... ... ... ... 45'421 41'333 37'370
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 18'625 ... ... ... ... ... ... 12'369 14'424 13'856
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 7'000 ... ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 2'000 ... 3'228 3'273 3'345
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 6 10x3 43'838 42'721 55'616 54'900 55'396 43'000 ... 37'497 34'675 33'149
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 44'738 ... ... 44'248 43'531 39'667
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 20 65 80 100 105 110 ... ... ... 140
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... ... 1.0 ... ... ... 4.0
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge - - ... ... - - 43.00 43.00 43.00 43.00
151b Business teleph. connection charge - - ... ... - - 43.00 43.00 43.00 43.00
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 0.20 ... ... ... 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 0.10 ... ... ... 0.14 0.14 ... ... 0.12 0.12
151c Cellular connection charge ... ... ... ... - ... ... 40 40 40
152c Cellular monthly subscription ... ... ... ... - ... ... 15 15 15
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) ... ... ... ... 2.97 2.97 ... 0.90 0.90 0.70
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... 2.40 2.40 ... 0.90 0.90 0.70
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 8 ... ... ... 10'000 12'000 13'378 ... 12'104 12'371 13'305
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 1'437 1'500 4'741 8'617 10'000
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 887 ... 1'600 2'400 2'980
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... - - - 550 ... 3'141 6'217 6'895
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... ... 12'000 15'000 20'000 20'000 22'000 22'000 22'500
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 150 150
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... 36.52 44.74 59.06 58.32 63.58 63.22 63.98
Source: Office for Communications.

(1) Source: 1970, 1980, 1990 and since 1997: Statistiken Liechtenstein. Other years: ITU estimates. (2) 1970,1980: UN. 1995: Swiss PTT. 1990: Statistiken
Liechtenstein. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. Since 1998: Amt fuer Volkswirtschaft. (4) Estimates. (5) 1998-2000: ITU estimate. (6) Including traffic to
Switzerland. (7) 1996: UNESCO. ITU estimate. (8) 2002: Amt für Kommunikation.
LITHUANIA
Land area (km2): 65'200 km2 Currency: Litas
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'704 3'701 3'699 3'693 3'487 3'475 3'454 3'446 3'425 3'417
62 Households 2 10x3 1'270 1'297 1'325 1'350 1'354 1'357 1'360 1'363 1'366 1'363
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 5 10x3 1'054 1'113 1'153 1'188 1'152 936 824 820 801 792
1111 % households with a telephone % ... 70.0 72.0 74.0 ... ... ... 45.0 ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 80 80 80 ... ... ... 62 69 62 62
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 102 74 75 42 9 4 1 1 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 153 254 314 518 ... 1'646 2'170 3'051 4'353 4'718
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 564 902 1'737 2'888 3'160
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'982
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - 79 421 3'085 6'557 10'745 12'505 15'288 15'697 16'170
TRAFFIC
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 78 69 72 86 94 84
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 53.69 48.37 43.19 39.44 35.75 33.90 35.12 45.38 54.31 51.89
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 77 89 95 111 115 ... 85 80 113 113
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 9'896 9'196 6'956 6'042 5'303 ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 8 32.4 19.4 19.0 19.8 17.0 ... 16.3 3.8 9.3 10.1
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... ... ... ... ... ... 250 250 250 250
151c Cellular connection charge 11 175.00 ... ... ... ... ... 10.20 5.30 0.99 0.99
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 110 ... 115 ... ... - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 11 3.63 ... 3.90 ... ... 3.00 2.04 1.95 0.99 1.32
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 11 1.85 ... 2.10 ... ... 1.50 1.45 1.26 0.99 1.32
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 12 10x6 563 770 980 1'039 1'058 1'626 2'029 2'137 2'516 2'695
741 - Mobile communication revenue 12 10x6 1 ... ... ... ... 791 1'002 1'087 1'176 1'238
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 12 10x6 361 393 551 517 368 ... 310 273 394 526
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 ... ... 1'176 1'178 1'330 1'246 1'247 1'334 1'336 ...
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 ... ... ... 18 19 19 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... 31 53 59 100 161 174 257 418
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 12 10x3 ... - - - 2 20 67 129 234 369
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 32 50 66
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 17 ... ... 2 50 102 328 463 666 4'986 9'214
424 PWLAN locations 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 435 ...
Source: Lithuanian Telecom. From 2002: Communications Regulatory Authority.

(1) Source: UN; Lithuanian Department of Statistics; ITU estimate. 1989: Latest census. (2) 1992-95: Statistical Yearbook of Lithuania. Other years: ITU estimates.
2002: Department of Statistics. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Until 1991, ruble. From 1992 = litas, source: IMF. (5) Without ISDN channels. Excluding public call offices. (6) Active
mobile subcribers. (7) International outgoing traffic billed, excluding payphones and office calls. (8) Data of the incumbent operator of fixed communications - TEO LT,
AB. (9) Inclut TVA 18%. 2003: Promotional rate available throughout the year. (10) Including VAT 18%. (11) From 2002: Prepaid. (12) 2007: Business Monitor
International Report. (13) Source: Unesco (1991), EBU (1993). 1995: Source: Lithuanian Telecom. (14) 1995: Source: Lithuanian Telecom. (15) ITU estimate derived
from trade statistics. (16) Source: 1997-99: ESIS II. 2003: data from Lithuania Information Society Development Committee website. (17) 2002: Telegeography. (18)
Data of I quarter 2006.
LUXEMBOURG
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 421 426 432 438 440 446 452 459 465 471
62 Households 2 10x3 160 163 166 169 172 174 181 184 186 188
TELEPHONE NETWORK
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 324'436 327'000 420'000 453'000 ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers - 7'428 50'941 119'560 179'416 260'333 317'000 381'200 419'200 372'000
OTHER SERVICES
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 208 243 259 271 292 ... 223 204 212 208
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 170 230 ... 380 444 488 505
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... 5 30 85 ... 170 194 214 248
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 828 866 877 888 1'487 ... 1'660 1'360 1'400 1'350
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 2'875 2'875 71 71 50 50 58 58 58 58
151b Business teleph. connection charge 2'875 2'875 71 71 50 50 58 58 58 58
151c Cellular connection charge 8 2'875 2'000 50 - - - - - - 10
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 9 10x6 10'944 12'194 307 309 320 336 391 421 447 475
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 6'400 ... ... ... ... ... 145 140 130 116
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10 10x6 1'187 1'592 44 55 105 ... 166 196 226 248
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 11 10x6 2'828 3'656 83 63 71 73 129 92 82 81
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 2'071 2'093 54 ... ... ... 39 59 45 52
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 15 10x3 20 20 20 30 33 33 35 35 35 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 18 ... - - - 1'215 5'737 15'351 36'500 70'100 98'800
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 18 ... - - - - 130 2'029 3'942 6'200 8'710
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 18 ... ... - - 1'215 5'697 13'322 31'200 63'900 83'074
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 20 ... ... 34 301 1'313 1'469 1'469 1'487 9'450 9'450
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Luxembourg franc.

Source: Until 2000: Entreprise des Postes et Télécommunications (P&T). Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation.
(1) Source: STATEC. 2001: ITU estimate. (2) 1960,1970,1981: UN. 1986-94: EUROSTAT. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) From 1994 including digital
lines. Without ISDN channels. (5) 2002: ITU estimate. From 2004: Actif mobile subscribers. (6) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (7) Minimum call charge. 4 minutes. (8)
From 2002: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid service. (9) 2003: Estimation. Includes fix and mobile network revenues (excluding interconnection fees and fix to mobile
calls). (10) 2003: Includes voice and data (roaming and termination charges). (11) 1996: 1900 million were brought by the Government. (12) Source: ITU estimate.
Source for 1994: Ministère d'Etat. 1995: IIres Media. (13) TV households. Source: EBU, ITU estimate, IIres Media. (14) Source: SES (1992: Q193). 1994-5: Ministère
d'Etat. (15) Source: SES. (16) Source: ESIS. 1998, 2006: ITU estimate. (17) 2002: ITU estimate. (18) 2006:OECD. (19) 2001: 12+, source: ILRES. 2002: 15+, source:
Eurobarometer. Other years: ITU estimate. (20) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2006: Deloitte.
MACAO, CHINA
Land area (km2): 16 km2 Currency: Patacas
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 419 425 430 432 437 442 448 465 460 463
62 Households 2 10x3 136 142 148 154 135 135 134 134 134 136
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... ... ... ... 92.7 ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 504 511 533 517 525 534 525 529 528 1'028
123 Waiting list for main lines 313 50 54 85 96 62 14 11 - 17
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 2'221 16'794 29'540 23'091 38'653 103'439 165'335 204'154 273'422 334'835
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 6 64 167 255 236 237 241 216 225 235 303
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 212 446 706 668 670 622 572 590 554 662
412 Private leased circuits 7 4'400 4'471 4'689 4'750 5'420 5'696 5'859 6'051 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... 141 201 585 690 761 688 647 483 278
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 992 957 955 1'002 1'235 1'037 1'031 1'090 1'111 1'200
51f - of which: female 336 318 323 336 428 385 376 387 414 461
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 335 306 383
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10 10x6 481 523 611 664 590 630 649 765 783 1'024
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 17 13 14 ... ... 19 19 26 27 26
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 12 ... ... ... 554 2'772 5'559 15'091 17'484 19'926 ...
965s Home satellite antennas 13 139 185 221 238 284 286 233 215 163 ...
422 Personal computers 14 ... ... 60'000 70'000 80'000 92'000 117'000 135'000 160'000 192'000
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... 3'731 9'788 16'954 27'744 45'218 68'030 92'217
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... 3'731 9'788 16'954 27'744 45'218 68'030 92'217
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 3 6 19 106 120 216 690 1'125 1'600 3'370
423 Public Internet access facilities 14 ... ... ... ... ... 71 71 51 ... ...
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 11 16 50
Source: Ministry of Information Industry and Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Directorate General of Telecommunications).
(1) UN; Macau Statistics; ITU estimate. 2000: census. 2001-03: DSEC. (2) 1993-94: Estimates from Family Expenditure Survey 1993/94. From 1995: UN habitat. 2001,
2003: Census. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) GDP at current prices. DSEC. (4) Source: World Bank, Direcçao dos serviços de Estatísticas e Censos de Macau. (5)
Source: IMF. (6) 2000: Decrease was due to transfer of some users to broadband service. (7) Incl. both local & international private leased circuits. (8) Category C. (9)
Incl. 45 minutes free in/out calls. From 1999 incl. 80 free min. 2003-2006: Incl. 240 mins. talk time. (10) Until 2000: Incl. revenue from sales of mobile handsets. (11) No
television licenses required. Estimated by DSRT. (12) The cable TV company provide services by using Microwave Multi-point Distribution Systems (MMDS)
Technology. (13) One satellite antenna can be shared by the households in a building complex. 2001: Estimate. (14) Estimated by DSRT. (15) Estimated by DSTR.
MADAGASCAR
Land area (km2): 594'180 km2 Currency: Ariary
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 14'812 15'266 15'727 16'195 16'667 17'144 17'626 18'113 18'606 19'105
62 Households 2 10x3 2'800 2'850 2'859 2'941 3'098 3'182 3'268 3'580 3'721 3'821
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 ... ... ... ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 97 98 99 99 80 91 ... ... 96 99
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... 85 91 94 93 93 ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 5 365 340 452 459 767 777 930 905 959 1'183
117 Line capacity of local exchanges ... 81'385 81'785 82'073 72'073 72'793 ... ... 127'562 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 16'940 16'930 7'337 255 1'724 1'842 1'213 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 4 13 36 63 148 163 284 334 510 1'046
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 7 10x3 4 10 27 48 140 159 279 334 510 1'046
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 314 481 965
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 32 135 300 290 273 ... ... 364
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - ... 1'250 2'000 ... 1'582 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 9 10x3 122'152 138'875 153'182 126'758 116'652 100'664 99'361 80'753 75'184 72'915
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 9 10x3 331'957 47'302 67'031 43'327 39'354 35'918 39'017 25'577 22'679 23'720
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... 12'137 27'523 ... 190'473 52'605 38'431 32'274 21'689 41'233
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 12'649 15'900 19'669 23'459 21'795 18'632 15'838 18'205 ... 22'404
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 11 2'874 2'888 2'879 2'663 2'491 2'387 2'313 ... ... 2'985
51f - of which: female 608 611 634 572 553 542 550 ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... 424 482 679 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 11 47 44 ... 32 23 25 ... ... 55
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 127.0 91.9 118.4 79.0 77.5 45.4 59.6 ... ... 36.0
TARIFFS
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 12 500 500 500 600 500 500 600 2'160 426 426
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 12 250 250 250 500 500 250 300 1'800 354 354
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 14 ... ... 5'130 5'250 5'670 3'600 3'600 6'120 954 954
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 14 ... ... 4'095 3'375 4'770 3'600 3'600 6'120 954 954
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 267'256 287'532 342'187 539'651 702'800 656'062 746'623 1'040'000 262'722 332'202
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... 17'505 41'627 191'133 268'500 302'983 372'455 577'088 149'197 235'572
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 142'125 326'485 180'861 75'595 65'688 75'000 91'663 ... ... 108'862
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 11'468 297'741 129'068 75'595 65'688 75'000 91'663 ... ... 31'948
BROADCASTING
4213 Internet subscribers 18 ... 3'280 8'100 10'094 12'500 11'000 15'000 10'473 9'579 19'870
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - - - ... 1'290
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... 3.00 3.00 6.00 20.00 34.00 34.00 100.00
Notes: Until 2004: Financial data are expressed in franc (FMG).

Source: Until 1999: Telecom Malagasy. Office Malagasy d'Etudes et de Regulation des Télécommunications.
(1) UN. (2) 1975: UN. 1992-94: MPT. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2000: ITU estimate. (5) Public call offices. (6) Waiting list in largest city. (7) 1999-
2000: ITU estimate. (8) GSMA. (9) 1997-98: ITU estimate. (10) 1983-84: ITU estimate. 2005: ITU estimate. (11) 1983: ITU estimate. (12) 2007: Not including taxes.
(13) 1999: Sacel. Ravinala plan. 2001: Madacom postpaid. From 2002: prepaid. (14) 1999: Sacel. Ravinala plan. From 2002: prepaid. (15) Source: 1992 and 1997:
Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (16) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (17) 2005: ITU estimate. (18) 2002: ITU estimate. 2004: drop in subscribers number due to increased public
Internet access.
MALAWI
Land area (km2): 94'081 km2 Currency: Kwacha
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 9'738 9'934 10'133 10'335 10'386 10'437 10'488 12'337 12'884 13'166
62 Households 2 10x3 2'238 2'274 2'320 2'366 2'414 2'426 2'438 2'450 2'462 2'532
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 57 64 65 92 92 96 ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 80 80 76 84 87 88 ... ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 71 71 75 93 106 112 ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 31 32 32 23 20 17 ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... 36'304 74'681 ... 210'849 417'369 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 10.00 ... ... ... 20.00 28.00 49.00 70.00 93.00
OTHER SERVICES
412 Private leased circuits ... 494 ... ... ... 309 ... ... ... ...
311 Telex subscribers 644 700 570 512 512 56 ... ... 145 ...
TRAFFIC
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 10 11 10 15 24 34 ... ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 10 10 10 9 19 25 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 6 4'700 4'800 5'000 2'914 3'180 3'218 ... ... ... ...
51f - of which: female ... ... ... 286 312 345 ... ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... 100 380 410 450 526 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 800 800 1'200 1'200 1'200 1'200 1'200 1'200 1'200 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 2'100 ... 1'700 1'700 1'700 ... ... ... 500 421
152c Cellular monthly subscription 800 ... - - - - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 ... 56 56 56 66 60 60 111 82
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 ... 42 42 42 50 45 45 76 62
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 598 1'018 ... 1'807 2'443 2'473 6'917 9'916 11'012 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 596 ... ... 800 1'100 1'198 ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... 970 1'309 1'275 2'932 4'274 4'747 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... 93 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 8 ... 23'000 24'000 25'000 55'000 72'780 97'520 129'850 ... ...
965h% % of households with a television 9 ... 1.01 1.03 1.06 2.28 3.00 4.00 5.30 ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 10 ... ... 6'500 7'800 10'110 ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 400 1'800 5'000 5'600 9'700 13'450 12'600 16'182 15'000 ...
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - 69 138 404 ...
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 69 138 404 ...
Notes: From 2001, data provided by Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority.

Source: Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL), From 2001: Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1998: Latest census. (2) 1987, 1998: NSO Malawi. Other years: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1960: estimate; 2006: ITU estimate.
(5) 2006: ITU estimate. (6) Until 1999: Including post. Break in comparability. (7) Source: BMI. 1999: ITU estimate. (8) 2000: MIH. (9) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (10) 1998
-99: Not more than 100. (11) 2002-03: ITU estimates.

MALAYSIA
Land area (km2): 332'967 km2 Currency: Ringgit
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 21'670 21'750 21'830 23'270 23'900 24'527 25'050 25'580 26'000 25'796
62 Households 2 10x3 4'330 4'400 4'734 4'911 5'025 5'330 5'450 5'560 5'580 5'489
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 1'050 559 445 998 1'273 1'482 1'256 1'771 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 75 80 77
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 ... ... 99 98 99 66 49 42 39 39
MOBILE SERVICES
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 90.0 ... ... 95.0 ... ... ... ... 96.0
OTHER SERVICES
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 9'200 17'000 36'200 69'024 104'404 142'362 140'438 118'584 97'884 104'788
412 Private leased circuits 46'269 50'636 61'280 63'527 62'134 54'169 ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 470 525 590 690 845 1'082 1'315 1'492 1'757 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 570 630 665 765 810 1'050 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.12 0.12 0.12
151c Cellular connection charge 9 50 50 50 50 50 178 128 20 20 -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 13 10x3 117 ... 320 518 748 945 1'252 1'561 1'941 2'203
4213 Internet subscribers 15 10x3 205 405 668 1'659 2'119 2'633 2'991 3'546 4'179 4'507
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - - - 4 19 110 252 507 899
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... - - 4 19 110 251 481 741
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... 32.0 ... ... ... 49.8 46.7
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 17 50 85 188 540 733 1'320 2'308 3'193 3'193 ...
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'227 ...
Source: Jabatan Telekom Malaysia. From 2002: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 2000: Latest census. (2) 1980: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2001: Telekom Malaysia and TIME. (5) Until 2005:
Wireless Intelligence. (6) 1996-2000: Estimated. (7) Prior to 1986, not including traffic to Singapore. From 1996, ITU estimates. (8) Until 2002: Telekom Malaysia. (9)
From 2002: Celcom Xcel Prepaid. (10) Break in comparability from 1993. (11) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates. (12) Until 1989, TV licenses. From 1990, TV Homes,
source: AIM, ITU estimates. (13) Source: Ministry of Information, ITU estimates. (14) Until 1994, Source: Computer Industry Almanac. ITU estimates. From 1995,
Source: PIKOM. 2005, 2006: ITU estimates. (15) 2007: Dial-up and broadband subscribers. (16) Until 1995, source: ITU estimates. From 1995, source: PIKOM. (17)
2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

MALDIVES
Land area (km2): 298 km2 Currency: Rufiyaa
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 254 259 265 270 275 281 287 295 303 299
62 Households 2 10x3 36 37 38 41 42 43 44 45 46 45
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 ... ... ... 5 7 10 15 19 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... 23.3 ... ... 40.0 ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines % 69.4 65.1 63.4 63.0 62.6 63.9 62.9 61.4 ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas 6 % ... ... ... ... 74 ... ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 7 326 315 514 153 265 113 44 44 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - 2'776 7'638 18'894 41'899 66'466 113'246 202'072 262'615
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... - - 7'360 29'625 53'189 96'872 133'908 235'776
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 113'813 129'203 137'118 144'229 142'170 112'936 82'384 65'395 ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 54'558 62'537 76'841 81'661 80'169 64'544 54'541 43'874 ... ...
1311im - Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... 10'613 20'020 35'947 43'893 51'358 52'068 443'660 ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... 3'000 3'601 19'320 32'097 47'407 64'140 81'800 ... ...
133wm - Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 1'376 6'927 8'330 35'603 53'054 81'580 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 7 399 497 550 532 523 519 516 516 ... ...
51f - of which: female ... 124 137 131 127 140 137 142 ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 8 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 500 500 500 500 500 199
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 399 460 529 624 720 835 927 1'254 1'223 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... 29 30 100 201 360 ... ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 173 131 100 135 88 102 163 190 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 19'900 22'800 26'100 29'300 32'800 36'800 41'000 ... ... ...
965h Television equipped households 15'800 18'100 20'700 23'204 26'010 29'100 ... ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 460 760 1'260 2'094 3'480 ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... 763 939 1'060 1'100 1'067 1'155 1'260 4'548 6'076
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... - - - - 190 503 717 3'260 4'701
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - 190 503 717 3'260 4'701
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 1 1 2 3 4 7 3 15 53 ...
Source: Dhivehi Raajjey Ge Gulhun Private Limited (DHIRAAGU). From 2005: Telecommunications Authority of Maldives (TAM).
(1) Source: UN; Ministry of Planning and National Development; ITU estimates. 2000: Latest census. (2) Source: UN, DHIRAAGU, MPND, ITU estimate. (3) Source:
IMF. 1990-94 GDP at 1995 prices. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1982-84,1986-89: Estimate. (6) 2001: Lines in Male' Region. (7) 1984: Estimate. (8) From 2004: prepaid. (9)
2005: ITU estimate.

MALI
Land area (km2): 1'240'142 km2 Currency: CFA franc
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 9'567 9'790 10'006 10'226 10'400 10'629 10'863 11'101 11'345 13'918
62 Households 2 10x3 1'581 1'619 1'654 1'690 1'719 1'757 1'795 1'835 1'875 2'319
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 31.5 38.7 45.0 45.0 32.0 ... ... ... ... 36.0
1112 Public payphones 711 983 1'739 2'365 3'000 3'700 4'500 5'986 7'239 6'773
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 28'416 48'177 62'976 62'976 114'800 ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 2'842 4'473 6'387 10'398 23'997 45'974 247'223 406'861 761'986 1'512'948
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... 13'217 35'151 234'885 393'189 747'371 1'494'481
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... 15.39 ... ... ... ... ... 20.00
OTHER SERVICES
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 56'651 60'697 ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... 309 305 ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... 94.6 122.4 177.6 ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 4 ... ... ... 59'000 59'000 ... 30'000 30'000 30'000 30'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription ... ... ... 6'000 6'000 ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) ... ... ... 900.00 900.00 ... 612.00 612.00 612.00 445.00
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... 720.00 720.00 ... 423.00 423.00 423.00 442.00
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... 22'086 24'576 27'409 45'470 50'984 46'820 50'710 41'410 26'000
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 25'050 13'569 9'997 11'924 13'000 ... ... 46'137 33'862 49'106
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 1'000 1'100 1'100 1'100 1'200 1'300 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5'897
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - - - 3'085
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - - - - 3'085
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... 3.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 18.00 26.00 213.00
Source: Until 2002: SOTELMA. Comité de Régulation des Télécommunications.

(1) Source: UN; 1987: Latest census. Other years: ITU estimate. (2) 1960,1976: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) From 2003: All mobile tariffs refer
to prepaid service. (5) Source: 1995 and 2001:Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (6) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (7) Source: ACCT, ITU estimate. (8) 2001: ITU estimates.

MALTA
Land area (km2): 316 km2 Currency: Lira
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 379 384 386 390 392 396 400 400 401 403
62 Households 2 10x3 127 129 130 131 131 132 133 134 135 136
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 77.0 77.0 76.0 76.0 76.0 ... 80.0 81.0 82.0 82.0
1112 Public payphones 4 1'523 1'735 1'781 1'804 1'874 861 ... ... ... 1'245
123 Waiting list for main lines 562 593 770 478 219 95 ... - - -
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... 16'809 93'439 223'582 258'847 269'720 282'720 297'946 312'768
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - 441 864 1'232 1'455 1'761 2'106 2'335
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - 3'066 8'700 11'256 13'242 13'210 13'396 13'322
412 Private leased circuits 35 39 240 650 1'655 1'655 ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 571 621
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 401 329 180 99
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 58 48 46 46
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 37 43 50 56 65 69 67 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 9 22 38 33 57 62 117 141 157 192
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... 4 67 123 250 370 405 436
STAFF
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... 339 439 439 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 48 50 47 50 63 60 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.05 0.05 0.05
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10 10x6 2 4 6 21 23 40 48 46 49 51
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x3 3'800 6'677 8'004 11'086 35'200 26'300 24'500 ... ... ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x3 ... ... ... 2'587 10'940 2'692 ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 10x3 196 206 212 218 222 224 222 222 ... ...
965h Television equipped households 11 10x3 ... ... 115 116 117 118 119 125 126 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 60 70 76 83 90 95 99 ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 0.65 1.36 2.44 4.70 9.19 15.09 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 12 50'000 60'000 70'000 80'000 90'000 ... ... ... ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... 1'656 9'157 17'679 22'736 37'642 51'409 52'948
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... 255 2'955 6'174 9'735 15'909 21'150 19'664
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... 1'401 6'202 11'505 13'001 21'733 30'259 33'284
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 13 ... ... 9 34 34 155 310 775 775 1'920
Notes: Financial data refer to year ending 30 September.

Source: Maltacom. From 1999: Malta Communications Authority.
(1) Source: Central Office of Statistics; ITU estimate. (2) Source: National Statistical Office. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Since 1996: do not inlcude coins phones (service
liberalised in 1996). (5) 2005: Sharp increase due to reduced rates. (6) Note that a certain number of free local calls may be included depending on subscription option.
(7) Business rate. From 2002: Prepaid service. (8) 2003-2005: NSO. (9) 2005: Change in methodology for calculating revenue. Break in series. (10) 2003-2004: NSO.
(11) Licenses. Source: Through 1979, Unesco. From 1980, Public Broadcasting Services Ltd. (12) Source: ITU estimate. From 2002: NSO based on HH survey. (13)
2007: Sept. (14) From 2002: NSO from HH survey.

MAURITANIA
Land area (km2): 1'030'700 km2 Currency: Ouguiya
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 2'357 2'419 2'483 2'548 2'614 2'682 2'752 2'980 3'069 3'158
62 Households 2 10x3 436 448 460 464 476 487 500 514 528 544
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 1.3 1.6 ... ... 2.9 ... ... ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines % 44.6 50.3 64.8 60.0 53.2 54.7 69.7 ... ... 67.0
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 100 100 100 ... ... ... ... ... ... 98
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... 14 17 22 ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 457 758 893 883 3'384 5'057 6'629 ... ... 5'000
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 17'540 21'800 35'090 ... ... ... ... ... ... 54'000
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 6'397 10'346 47'780 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 10x3 - - - 15 110 247 351 522 746 1'060
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 346 518 723 1'018
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - ... ... 94 ... ... 22
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - ... ... 200 ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 85 85 85 ... ... ... 133 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 28'600 37'000 ... ... ... 23'768
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 7'961 9'441 10'340 ... 41'000 41'000 42'000 ... ... 21'999
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... 138 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge - - - ... ... ... 2'000 2'000 2'000 3'000
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) - - - ... ... ... 135.00 135.00 135.00 135.00
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) - - - ... ... ... 108.00 108.00 108.00 108.00
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 - - - 181 3'827 10'968 15'139 19'994 24'174 27'465
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 1'926 1'049 858 ... 13'554 22'314 22'270 ... ... 8'099
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 1'022 909 810 ... 6'322 8'550 8'618 ... ... 1'232
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 2'200 2'420 2'680 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 100 299 782 960 ... 1'913 1'981 2'000 2'285 4'050
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - - - 739
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 13 ... 0.26 0.77 0.77 0.77 9.50 9.50 27.00 45.00 90.00
Source: Until 2002: Office des Postes et des Télécommunications (OPT). From 2002: Autorité de Régulation.
(1) 1988 and 2000: census results.Other years: ITU estimate. (2) 1977: UN. Since 2000: ARE. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) IMF. From 2000: ARE. From 2003:
WorldBank. (4) IMF. (5) 1984: ITU estimate. (6) 2007: ITU estimate. (7) 1984 and 2004: ITU estimate. (8) 1984: ITU estimate. (9) Not including taxes. (10) 2000:
Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (11) 2003-04: ITU estimates. (12) OPT, 2006: ITU estimate. (13) 2004: ITU estimate.

MAURITIUS
Land area (km2): 1'865 km2 Currency: Rupee
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'141 1'160 1'174 1'194 1'200 1'210 1'221 1'233 1'245 1'256
62 Households 2 10x3 278 285 292 298 308 310 312 314 316 322
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... 80.0 ... 76.3 ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 10x3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 ... 1 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 23 25 29 19 10 14 ... ... 3 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 5 16'167 26'162 43'412 150'000 200'000 348'137 462'405 547'745 656'828 772'395
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... 144'000 170'000 277'000 420'535 503'266 600'547 ...
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 86 4'422 16'650
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 146 242 557 927 1'412 2'601 ... 60 46 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 1'216 2'108 4'194 6'278 8'116 12'034 ... ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 676 703 735 ... ... 833 215 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 1'513 1'510 1'578 1'557 1'390 1'583 ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 79 70 114 287 ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... 349 360 372 369 363 ... 499 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 7 55.0 64.0 45.8 56.4 56.8 41.5 ... ... 23.0 ...
TARIFFS
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 1'986 2'125 2'553 2'877 2'971 ... ... ... 2'692 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... 284 485 720 1'019 ... 1'488 3'031 3'808 3'216
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 816 1'034 1'249 1'430 1'932 1'762 1'040 816 1'053 ...
BROADCASTING
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... 12 22 35 43 58 61 80 129 137
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... - - 1 3 3 22
4212f - % female Internet users 14 % ... ... ... 28.0 ... 43.0 ... ... ... ...
Source: Mauritius Telecom.

(1) Source: UN; Mauritius Statistics. 2000: Latest census. (2) 1983,1990,1999,2000: Central Statistical Office. Other years: ITU Estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1991,
2007: ITU estimates. (5) 1999: Mauritius Telecom data only. (6) Until 2005: Wireless Intelligence. (7) 1994: due to cyclone. Inclusive of internal wiring and terminal
faults. (8) Cheapest tariff package. 2000: Emtel. Excluding 10% VAT. From 2003: prepaid. (9) Source: Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation. 1995: Unesco. (10)
Licences. Source: Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation. (11) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (12) Source: National Computer Board, ITU estimates. (13) 2002: CSO. Age 12+.
(14) Home Internet users. Source: NCB, "IT Household Survey".

MEXICO
Land area (km2): 1'972'546 km2 Currency: Peso
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 95'453 95'831 97'365 98'881 99'179 100'660 102'123 104'931 107'030 108'327
62 Households 2 10x3 20'000 20'300 20'900 23'485 23'206 24'682 25'000 25'322 25'648 25'792
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 5 % ... 33.9 35.6 36.2 40.1 45.3 53.0 59.9 64.1 ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... 53'194 53'315 53'917 54'099 54'437 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 1'000 2'315 6'370 12'450 19'974 23'922 28'069 35'943 43'861 52'711
271pop Coverage of population (%) 7 % 80.2 80.6 82.3 85.5 99.3 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - 14'849 26'879 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - 60'778 59'638 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 77'319 92'596 92'596 141'803 158'510 167'095 174'131 176'841
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 1'480 2'762 5'151 ... 6'410 8'585 12'299 18'980 25'878 33'096
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 63'229 74'781 88'684 ... 94'655 90'503 89'913 92'858 100'816 100'806
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... 11'013 14'170 14'241 13'424 12'959 14'382 19'552 19'605
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 84 78 73 ... 74 72 98 91 97 98
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 3.3 2.8 2.2 ... 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.2
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 9 977 977 1'058 1'130 1'130 1'130 1'130 1'130 1'130 1'130
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... 15'517 10'076 10'327 15'856 13'022 8'484
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 152 308 491 668 869 980 1'000 1'128 1'180 1'339
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... 238 655 1'135 1'884 2'096 2'444 3'191 3'882 4'806
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 18 10x3 ... - - 15 50 231 428 1'057 1'922 3'087
4213dsl DSL Internet subscribers 18 10x3 ... ... - - 30 78 213 696 1'199 1'962
Source: Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones (CFT).

(1) UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1960,1970,1980: UN. From 1981, INEGI, ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Lines in service. Break in comparability from 1987. 2004: June
(5) INEGI. (6) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (7) % of population that can receive Telecel's signal. (8) 1983, 1986-1990: Estimates. (9) Excluding tax. (10) Including
100 free local calls. Excluding tax. (11) Excluding tax. Not including free local calls. (12) Price for untimed local call. (13) 1997, refers to Telcel's plan "básico analógico"
that includes 30 minutes. As of 1998, refers to Telcel's plan "clásico digital" which includes 50 minutes. (14) 1997, refers to Telcel's plan "básico analógico" that includes
30 minutes. As of 1998, refers to Telcel's plan "clásico digital". From 2004: Telcel Amigo. (15) TV households. Source: ITU estimates. (16) Source: Canitec, SCT. (17)
ITU estimates. (18) 2006:OECD. (19) Before 2000: select-IDC. 2000, 2003, 2004-2006: COFETEL. 2001/02: INEGI. (20) 2000-04: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

MOLDOVA
Land area (km2): 33'700 km2 Currency: Lei
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 4'314 4'302 4'289 4'275 4'260 4'246 4'231 4'263 4'205 4'195
62 Households 2 10x3 1'225 1'342 1'346 1'348 1'348 1'348 1'349 1'350 1'351 1'346
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 10x3 627 657 555 584 639 719 791 863 929 1'018
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 713 730 608 645 677 749 830 895 941 1'025
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - 3'500 17'000 132'275 ... 338'225 475'942 787'000 1'089'800 1'358'152
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... - ... 82'239 194'000 259'157 418'995 681'492 928'562 1'131'351
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 6 - 584 970 1'371 150 913 1'897 1'804 2'572 5'481
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 7 - 2'288 5'070 7'866 2'036 12'326 14'742 9'432 12'786 15'050
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 981 1'387 1'621 1'820 2'023 1'979 1'874 2'451 2'837 3'053
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 13 353 409 502 565 587
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 46 81 193 438 590
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... 3'265 3'281 2'996 2'894 2'838 2'832 2'790 2'900 3'535
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 8 22.8 79.0 ... ... 5.5 4.9 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 9 500 500 500 500 500 1'800 1'800 1'800 1'800 1'800
151b Business teleph. connection charge 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'800 1'800 1'800 1'800
151c Cellular connection charge 11 693 ... 615 ... ... ... 140 70 70 70
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 184 ... ... ... ... ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 11 6.93 ... ... ... ... ... 8.55 7.50 20.00 15.06
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 11 4.89 ... ... ... ... ... 8.55 7.50 20.00 5.10
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 12 10x6 214 273 417 625 1'026 1'304 1'730 2'394 3'639 4'495
71 - Telephone service revenue 12 10x6 148 268 414 623 755 912 1'070 1'435 1'443 2'132
741 - Mobile communication revenue 12 10x6 ... ... ... ... 271 392 544 894 1'362 1'886
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 89 112 148 425 220 978 618 847 1'141 1'184
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 13 10x3 1'300 1'300 1'300 1'300 1'300 1'300 1'300 941 1'253 1'298
965c Cable TV subscribers 14 10x3 70.0 77.0 78.0 51.6 49.7 58.6 88.9 104.7 108.5 132.9
4213 Internet subscribers ... 3'289 ... 12'700 10'500 13'765 16'466 21'081 61'059 93'657
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 16 ... ... ... ... 239 418 597 2'429 10'395 21'792
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 37 231 969 3'283 3'375
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 204 331 1'415 6'798 16'823
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... 8 ... 34 79 180 410 777
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... - 8 10 11 ...
Source: Ministry of Transport and Communications. From 2003: National Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications and Informatics.
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1991-92: RCC. 1993-97: MCI. (3) Source: IMF, RCC. (4) Source: IMF (since 1993), end of period. (5) Source: IMF. (6) 1999: Estimate. 2001:
Dropped in demand due to economic situation. (7) 1999: Estimate. (8) Only national operator "Moldtelecom". (9) 1995 data refers to "analog" and means without direct
access to the international network. 2005: VAT incl. (10) For the cost of a 3 minute local call, the average value set by the Finance Ministry has been given. (11) From
2003: prepaid. (12) 2007: Business Monitor International Report. (13) Source: Ministry of Communications (1992), EBU (1993), Teleradio-Moldovan (1996), Ministry of
Transport and Communications (2001). (14) Including MMDS subscribers. Source: Teleradio-Moldovan. (15) Source: MTC. 2004: E-Readiness Assessment Report
Moldova 2004. (16) 2001: ITU estimate.

MONACO
Land area (km2): 2 km2 Currency: Euro
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 32'279 32'642 33'011 33'380 33'746 34'113 34'483 34'862 35'253 35'500
62 Households 2 13'609 13'696 13'783 13'922 14'005 14'089 14'170 14'260 14'350 14'700
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1112 Public payphones ... ... ... 208 210 215 ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9'012 9'465 ...
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 4 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... -
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 1'710 2'600 3'400 3'756 4'497 4'731 4'893 4'955 ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 5 6'780 10'300 134'800 166'520 ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
131m Total national telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... 188 208 244 262 218 190 167 ... ...
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... 38 38 42 45 41 39 64 ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 160 170 183 200 356 ... ... ... ... ...
51f - of which: female ... 46 50 55 ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge ... ... 46.50 46.11 46.11 46.11 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... ... 124.09 123.06 46.11 46.11 46.11 41.84 41.84 41.84
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription ... ... 9.91 9.83 11.35 11.35 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription ... ... 31.98 31.72 11.35 11.35 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... ... 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.09 0.09
151c Cellular connection charge ... ... ... ... 38 38 - - - -
152c Cellular monthly subscription ... ... ... ... 8 8 8 8 8 8
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) ... ... ... ... 1.09 1.09 0.90 0.90 0.90 1.26
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 7 10x6 437 ... ... 147 174 172 172 238 191 192
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers ... 15'000 16'100 15'000 15'000 15'577 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers ... ... ... 8'000 9'000 10'000 12'000 14'000 15'000 16'000
4213 Internet subscribers 9 ... ... ... 4'500 5'000 6'800 8'000 9'407 10'180 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... 800 2'658 4'904 6'535 7'606 9'374 10'912
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... 800 1'473 1'818 1'508 664 ... ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - 1'185 3'086 5'027 6'942 9'374 10'912
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... ... ... 100 100 ... ... ...
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in French Francs.

Source: Until 2000: Monaco Telecom. Direction du Contrôle des Concessions et des Télécommunications.
(1) Source: 1975, 1982, 1990, 2000: Census results. ITU estimate. (2) 1975,1982: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) 1986-91: ITU estimate. (4) Until 2007: Wireless
Intelligence. (5) 1998-2000: ITU estimate. (6) 1996: growth for use of the new code (377) for international calls. (7) Monaco Telecom. (8) Source: 1992, 1996: Unesco.
ITU estimate. (9) 2003: ITU estimate.

MONGOLIA
Land area (km2): 1'565'000 km2 Currency: Tughrik
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 2'282 2'314 2'346 2'374 2'401 2'429 2'457 2'630 2'647 2'679
62 Households 2 10x3 512 524 536 542 549 555 560 565 570 582
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 901'123 878'556 1'003'590 1'111'740 1'243'050 1'329'460 1'549'070 1'976'950 2'316'360 ...
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 789.99 840.83 1'021.87 1'076.67 1'097.70 1'110.31 1'146.54 1'185.28 1'205.25 1'165.37
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 12.1 14.0 14.5 17.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 55.0 61.5 63.9 85.0 87.7 ... 89.0 91.5 95.7 98.1
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... 300 341 365 380 391 402 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... 2'647 18'216 110'000 166'168 208'499 285'000 401'587 524'800 721'023
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3'800 9'000 15'500
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... 58.0 60.0 64.0 ... 18.0 29.0 41.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - ... 25 28 30 85 140 330 1'500
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 5 - - ... 50 56 60 1'150 1'960 3'540 5'100
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 378'300 456'100 489'900 503'800 495'200 ... 571'954 749'259 853'156 904'220
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 15'073 17'656 20'506 24'502 30'768 37'846 24'403 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... 700 851 902 936 1'254 1'630 2'184 2'854
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... 153 194 216 537 719 1'007 1'760
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... 2'402 2'380 2'290 2'001 2'150 2'210 2'503
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... 350 335 330 397 430 540 650
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 74 ... ... 70 73 78 85 89 91 92
TARIFFS
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... 17 17 16 16 10 10 10
151c Cellular connection charge 6 78'999 84'083 102'187 110'000 110'000 15'000 9'000 ... 15'000 ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 6 498 530 399 429 429 1'050 870 870 570 375
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 6 356 378 399 429 429 1'050 870 870 420 338
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 350 360 394 1'500 1'308 2'585 4'237 5'900 7'450 11'280
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 7 25'800 28'000 30'700 38'000 39'500 45'000 50'385 52'100 55'590 65'200
965s Home satellite antennas 7 3'500 3'600 3'650 3'700 3'780 4'300 8'100 12'500 15'130 23'100
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... 49 90 500 900 1'800 3'500
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... 60.0 52.5 60.0 56.0 56.0 58.0 61.0
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) - 1 2 8 10 17 22 28 90 300
423 Public Internet access facilities ... ... ... 110 152 170 201 ... ... ...
Source: Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI). From 2002: Information and Communication Technology Authority.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 2000: Census. (2) Source: NSO. ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. From 1999: NSO. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 2000: Estimated. (6) 2000-01:
Mobicom. From 2002: Prepaid. (7) Source: MOI.

MOROCCO
Land area (km2): 659'970 km2 Currency: Dirham
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 27'165 27'539 27'918 28'302 28'691 29'086 29'486 29'892 30'310 30'735
62 Households 2 10x3 4'790 4'900 5'072 5'211 5'354 5'390 5'637 5'895 6'165 6'272
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... ... 631 4'922 1'811 2'111 2'847 ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 49'581 ... 172'306 611'242 296'907 234'924 237'597 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... 20.0 24.9 ... ... ... 16.7 18.3 18.1
116 % residential main lines % 79.0 79.0 78.0 77.0 ... 71.0 71.5 68.0 66.0 64.2
1112 Public payphones 5 10x3 29 32 39 47 61 78 92 140 ... 173
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 1'539 1'554 1'775 1'838 ... ... ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 10x3 29 18 14 5 ... - - - - ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... 155 2'108 4'295 5'915 6'997 8'878 11'781 15'315
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 8 216 612 2'397 6'728 10'000 11'823 12'621 8'530 10'694 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 9 ... ... 5'144 26'728 ... 39'774 42'546 34'952 45'468 ...
412 Private leased circuits 4'727 5'015 ... ... ... 6'817 6'833 6'785 6'189 5'703
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10 10x6 364 467 ... ... ... ... 1'255 557 593 540
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 501 1'172 1'478
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 14'208 14'150 14'068 14'511 16'200 13'089 12'910 12'963 ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 11 % 86 90 88 ... ... 85 85 85 85 ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 46.0 37.0 32.0 24.8 ... 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 ...
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 12 700 700 1'200 1'200 1'200 1'200 1'200 1'200 1'200 1'200
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... 0.48 0.48 1.33 1.33 1.64 1.16 1.50
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... ... 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 6.59 6.59 10.80 9.99
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 16 10x6 5'185 6'312 6'957 8'654 9'860 9'756 9'585 11'133 ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 17 10x6 ... ... 1'253 3'767 5'301 7'089 9'276 13'750 17'088 19'411
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 22 10x3 901 930 771 780 800 816 ... 1'786 ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 24 10x3 ... ... 3 37 53 55 61 113 262 400
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 25 10x3 ... ... ... ... - 2 3 65 249 392
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 - - - - - - 3 63 248 391
4212 Estimated Internet users 26 10x3 6 40 50 200 400 700 1'000 3'500 4'600 6'100
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 80.00 118.00 136.00 310.00 310.00 1'240.00 7'100.00 11'500.00
Notes: Including data for Western Sahara.

Source: Until 1999: ONPT and Maroc Telecom. Agence nationale de réglementation des télécommunications.
(1) 1960, 1971, 1982, 1994, 2004: Census data. Other years: ITU estimate. (2) 1982: UN. 2000 and 2001: Direction de la Statistique. Other years: ITU estimate. (3)
IMF. (4) From 2007: Includes fixed wireless subscribers. (5) Including public call offices and privately-operated telephone centres. Inclut également le publiphones GSM
et satelllitaires. (6) Pourcentage de demandes en instance. (7) It consists of both fixed and mobile international traffic (8) 2001: ARNT estimate. 2005: données
d'octobre 2005. (9) 2005: données d'octobre 2005. (10) 2003-05: données pour les deux opérateurs Maroc Télécom et Médi Telecom. (11) Faults cleared in 48 hours.
(12) Including TVA. (13) Excluding TVA 19 %. From 2003: prepaid. (14) Excluding TVA 19 %. (15) 2003-05: y compris le mobile de Maroc Télécom et de Médi Telecom.
(16) 2003-05: recette de l'activité fixe de Maroc Telecom. (17) 2003-05: y compris le mobile de Maroc Télécom et de Médi Telecom. 2006: Ce chiffre comprend aussi
les transactions intra groupes (frais d'interconnexion et liaisons louées) entre les activités fixe et mobile de l'opérateur historique IAM (18) Investments from ONPT.
2003-2005: Pour les deux opérateurs Maroc Télécom et Médi Telecom. (19) Ministry of Communication and ITU estimate. (20) 1994: Eutelsat estimate of TV
households. From 1999: ONE and ITU estimate. 2004: Haut Commissariat au Plan, Résultats du RGPH. (21) Direction de la Statistique. (22) Eutelsat; ITU estimate.
From 1999: Radiodiffusion Télévision Marocaine. 2004: Haut Commissariat au Plan, Résultats du RGPH. (23) ITU estimate. (24) 2004: does not include subscribers
who have a subscription-free access (25) From 2006: 128kbit/s or more. (26) 1996: ONPT. From 2004: persons who have used the Internet at least once during the last
month, no matter of location.

MOZAMBIQUE
Land area (km2): 784'754 km2 Currency: Metical
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 16'076 16'451 16'840 17'241 17'653 18'078 18'514 18'962 19'792 20'158
62 Households 2 10x3 3'635 3'754 3'877 4'004 4'135 4'270 4'409 4'553 4'702 4'800
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x9 43'981 51'351 57'951 65'631 84'368 99'479 110'973 128'668 151'707 174
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 3 11'772.60 12'110.20 13'028.60 15'447.10 20'703.60 23'678.00 23'782.30 22'581.30 23'061.00 25.40
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 ... ... ... 19 9 20 ... ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 2 7 12 51 153 255 436 708 1'504 2'339
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - - - ... 126 229 409 ... ... 1'871
271pop Coverage of population (%) % 11.00 11.00 ... ... ... ... 38.00 41.00 43.00 44.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - 369 484 723 902 1'083 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - 1'382 1'920 3'742 4'576 5'638 ...
412 Private leased circuits 350 441 549 707 968 1'158 1'082 1'304 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 590 312 244 194
133wm - Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 538 10'426 26'428 68'117 185'037 443'384 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 565'000 540'000 485'550 485'550 485'550 485'550 415'000 415'000 415'000 486
151b Business teleph. connection charge 565'000 540'000 485'550 485'550 485'550 485'550 415'000 415'000 415'000 486
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 90'067 95'000 111'150 133'380 173'400 224'640 192'000 192'000 192'000 224
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 90'067 95'000 111'150 133'380 173'400 224'640 192'000 192'000 192'000 225
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 697 850 1'170 1'410 1'600 1'880 3'420 3'420 3'420 3
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... 1'410 1'600 1'880 3'420 3'420 3'420 3
151c Cellular connection charge 8 ... 1'131'000 1'131'000 1'131'000 1'131'000 - - - 5'850 6
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 ... 226'000 226'000 226'000 226'000 226'000 226'000 226'000 - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 10 ... 13'560 13'560 13'560 23'760 23'760 10'050 6'950 8'835 10
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 11 ... 6'780 6'780 6'780 6'780 6'780 8'250 3'500 3'528 2
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x9 758 884 1'228 1'691 2'452 3'040 2'262 2'337 2'208 2
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x9 703 757 903 1'057 1'409 1'502 1'452 1'827 1'491 1
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x9 ... 95 162 342 676 1'099 ... ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x9 486 234 447 839 982 1'401 660 445 544 1
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x9 ... ... ... ... ... ... 111 112 104 ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 109 120 130 160 211 220 379 390 ... ...
965h% % of households with a television 13 3.00 3.20 3.35 4.00 5.10 5.15 8.60 8.57 ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... 2'536 6'100 ... ... ... ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 16 ... ... 2 3 4 11 18 18 19 72
Notes: Currency: In 2006 redenominated at a rate of 1,000:1.

Source: Telecomunicaçoes de Moçambique (TDM). Instituto Nacional das Comunicações de Moçambique (INCM).
(1) Source: UN, INE, ITU estimates. (2) Source: INE, ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1965, 1980: estimates. (5) 1998-1999: Estimate. (6) 1983-84: Estimate. Not
including mobile generated traffic. (7) 2000-02: Cleared in 72 hours. (8) Source: mCel. "Económico" Package. From 1999: mCel. "Económico" Package. 1999: Includes
20% sales tax. 2000: Includes 17% VAT. From 2005: Prepaid. (9) mCel. "Económico" Package. (10) From 1999: mCel. "Económico" Package. 1999: Includes 20%
sales tax. 2000: Includes 17% VAT. From 2005: Prepaid. (11) From 1999: mCel. "Económico" Package. From 2005: Prepaid. (12) Source: Unesco through 1997; from
1998, ITU estimate. (13) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (14) Source: BMI, ITU estimates. (15) 2005: ITU estimate. (16) 2002, 2004-05: ITU estimates.

MYANMAR
Land area (km2): 678'031 km2 Currency: Kyat
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 44'352 44'497 45'059 50'125 51'137 52'170 53'220 54'000 54'000 51'009
62 Households 2 10x3 9'280 9'451 9'626 10'025 10'228 10'434 10'645 10'860 11'079 10'410
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 1'119'510 1'609'780 2'190'320 2'552'730 3'548'470 5'625'260 7'716'620 9'078'930 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines ... ... ... ... 63 55 ... ... ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... 33 33 33 ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 1'059 1'189 1'202 1'374 1'870 2'311 4'124 4'433 4'700 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 75'000 85'820 84'358 93'216 79'856 93'456 102'569 106'210 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 7 7'510 7'872 10'999 13'097 22'210 47'823 51'882 ... ... ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - 28 85 152 154 159 221 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 8 - - - 56 370 388 396 415 1'372 ...
412 Private leased circuits 9 4 5 7 9 13 14 15 22 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 556'163 621'354 630'974 ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 201'392 181'773 183'561 232'427 237'248 311'126 372'247 408'855 ... ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 240 250 500 28'302 ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 71'693 74'120 73'680 ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... 3'439 3'435 3'431 3'415 3'400 3'398 3'363 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... 84 ... ... 77 75 65 ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 240 240 240 240 240 500 500 500 500 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 240 240 240 240 240 500 500 500 500 ...
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 1 1 3 3 3 45 45 45 45 ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 1 1 3 3 3 45 45 45 45 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 ... ... ... ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 11 4 12 12 12 12 12 ... ... ... ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 11 4 12 12 12 12 12 ... ... ... ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 12 1'754 1'484 1'679 1'679 1'758 59'689 80'386 82'166 82'080 ...
422 Personal computers 13 ... ... 50'000 100'000 150'000 250'000 300'000 325'000 400'000 450'000
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... 22 ... ... ... 5'767 5'495 6'383 7'116
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - - 243 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... 70 ... 136 202 11'474 11'682 31'540 35'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) - - - 1 4 5 9 61 94 94
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... - ... - - 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.07
Source: Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs. From 1999: Post and Telecommunications Department.
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1983, 2000: UN. 1986-95: MPT. (3) Source: IMF. 2000-03: MPT. (4) Source: IMF. From 1997: Using UN Operational Rate of Exchange. Data not
comparable with previous years. This should apply to any financial data converted to US dollar. (5) Source: IMF. (6) 1981-82,84-87: Estimate. 1988-91: fiscal year. (7)
2001: Estimate. (8) 1999-2000: Estimated. (9) 50 bauds. (10) 1984: Estimate. (11) From 2003: Prepaid. (12) Source: Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications. (13)
2006: ITU estimate.

NAMIBIA
Land area (km2): 824'293 km2 Currency: Rand
Year Ending 30.09
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'647 1'690 1'734 1'780 1'827 1'875 1'924 2'011 2'031 2'052
62 Households 2 10x3 300 312 324 336 348 357 366 375 384 387
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 10x6 16'751 18'789 20'684 23'269 27'686 32'908 33'840 36'901 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1112 Public payphones 1'649 2'163 4'181 5'300 ... ... ... ... 4'930 6'086
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 135'825 147'710 168'340 168'676 173'347 175'016 ... ... 195'023 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6'515 7'125 5'443 2'389 2'873 2'578 ... ... 3'521 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 10x3 12 20 30 82 107 150 224 286 449 609
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 12 20 30 82 107 150 224 286 495 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 606 982 2'227 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 7 - - 1'220 1'970 4'460 ... ... ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 1'375 1'337 1'618 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 9 10x6 42 45 41 51 46 52 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 10 1'673 1'818 1'728 1'667 1'654 1'503 ... ... 1'350 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 75 ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... 51.5 42.2 40.4 35.0 ... ...
TARIFFS
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 41.95 45.00 47.25 42.95 42.95 42.95 42.95 ... 47.05 47.05
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 45.00 50.00 52.50 47.73 47.73 47.73 47.73 ... 60.09 60.09
151c Cellular connection charge 11 250 250 250 250 250 85 85 ... 91 49
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 11 ... ... 2.70 1.95 2.25 3.15 3.15 2.88 2.88 4.71
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 373 523 690 844 1'026 1'268 1'485 1'769 ... ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 12 10x6 307 454 588 652 764 896 981 1'020 ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 13 10x6 37 69 102 191 262 372 504 ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 15 10x3 90 109 116 124 132 140 146 154 ... ...
965h% % of households with a television 16 30.00 34.94 35.80 36.90 37.94 39.22 40.00 41.00 ... ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 17 10x3 ... ... 31 31 30 30 ... ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 ... 30 ... ... 19 20 ... ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 20 ... ... ... 3.00 3.07 8.50 8.80 9.00 36.00 46.00
Notes: Prior to 1993, data refer to year beginning April 1. From 1993, data refer to year ending 30 September.
Source: Telecom Namibia. From 2002: Namibian Communications Commission (NCC).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 2001: Latest census. (2) ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Before 1988 estimates. (5) 1996-99: ITU estimate. (6) 2002: Dec. (7) 1999-
2001: Estimated. (8) 1994-95, 2005: ITU estimates. (9) 1993-95: Estimates. (10) 1989 including posts. (11) From 1999: Including tax. From 2002: Prepaid. (12) 1998-
03: Telecom Namibia total revenue. (13) 1998-03: Telecom Namibia and MTC. (14) Source: Unesco through 1992. From 1993 ITU estimate. (15) Source: Namibian
Broadcasting Corporation (2001), MIH (1998), CSO (1994), other years: ITU estimates. (16) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (17) From 1999: MIH. (18) 2005 - 2007: ITU
estimate. (19) 2005: ITU estimate. (20) 2003: ITU estimate.

NEPAL
Year Ending 15.07
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 21'330 21'370 21'820 22'280 22'737 23'203 23'679 24'749 27'133 27'678
62 Households 2 10x3 3'633 3'845 3'938 4'034 4'174 4'260 4'338 4'417 4'497 4'587
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 3.8 5.4 ... ... ... ... 6.1 9.4 ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'761 1'958 1'974 ...
1112 Public payphones ... ... ... ... 837 1'300 2'024 2'239 ... 4'606
123 Waiting list for main lines 243'444 277'997 274'585 283'432 286'035 317'293 319'514 317'050 314'406 -
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 5 10x3 - - 6 10 17 22 82 117 227 1'157
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - - 6 10 17 22 82 117 227 1'157
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 53 173 ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.09 0.35 0.47 0.84 4.18
OTHER SERVICES
412 Private leased circuits ... 40 28 28 45 52 52 44 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8'033
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 157'628
STAFF
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 272
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... 70 30 31 33 41 58 ... 65
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 6 120.0 80.4 78.8 100.2 86.9 88.1 78.0 68.0 ... 96.0
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge - - 3'000 3'000 3'000 3'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription - - 1'200 1'200 1'000 500 500 500 500 500
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) - - 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 10.80 9.00 9.00 9.00
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) - - 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 5.40 4.50 4.50 4.50
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 9 10x6 3'075 4'067 4'340 4'492 4'906 4'313 4'376 ... ... 6'663
741 Mobile communication revenue 10x6 - - 8 185 293 395 719 1'112 ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 1'163 1'475 1'384 1'325 1'563 1'857 1'922 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - - - 963
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 12 ... - 5 ... 10 20 24 30 47 139
Source: Nepal Telecom. From 2003: Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA).

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 2001: Latest census. (2) 1981, 2000: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2001: Data as at 31st December 2001. 1979-
81: Estimates. (5) 2001: Data as at 31st December 2001. (6) 1986-92: Yearly estimate from average per month for Kathmandu Valley exchanges. From 2001: Yearly
estimate from monthly data. (7) Not including taxes. Includes 100 free local calls. From 2002: Including 175 free calls. (8) Not including taxes. Applicable after free local
calls included in subscription are used up. (9) 2006: Incl. mobile communication revenues. (10) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates. (11) 2005: ITU estimate. (12) 2002-04:
ITU estimates.

NETHERLANDS
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 15'654 15'760 15'864 15'987 16'105 16'195 16'193 16'258 16'306 16'334
62 Households 2 10x3 6'704 6'783 6'868 6'954 7'041 7'041 6'996 7'049 7'091 7'146
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... ... 94.0 ... ... 88.0 ... ...
1142 % digital main lines 6 % 72.0 89.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines 7 % 69.0 66.0 65.0 63.0 63.0 ... ... 60.0 ... ...
1112 Public payphones 10x3 14 14 13 ... 17 ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... 1'100 3'900 7'100 8'100 ... ... 10'100 8'800 8'800
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 289 614 881 1'185 1'416 1'536 1'525 1'515 1'424 1'297
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10x3 810 1'570 2'280 2'964 3'434 3'688 3'825 3'800 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311im - Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... 6'100 10'600 18'300 23'100 18'566 21'168 ... ... 1'726
1313wm - Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10 10x6 ... 1'100 1'700 2'200 2'500 2'700 2'600 ... ... 3'470
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 6'200 8'200 10'900 13'400 ... ... 16'020
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... 770 1'040 2'000 2'500 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 12 33'753 42'300 48'800 58'500 ... ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 2.4 2.7 0.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 13 231 210 45 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 13 231 164 75 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 14 27.20 34.60 15.70 15.70 16.43 ... 17.18 17.79 18.00 18.00
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 14 27.20 34.60 15.70 15.70 16.43 ... 14.14 14.95 15.26 15.26
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 15 0.30 0.28 0.12 0.12 0.12 ... ... 0.09 0.05 0.05
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 0.20 0.19 0.09 0.09 0.08 ... ... 0.06 0.04 0.04
151c Cellular connection charge 16 92 93 49 ... ... ... ... ... 25 8
152c Cellular monthly subscription 16 60 30 16 9 ... ... ... ... - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 2.40 2.53 1.35 1.09 ... ... ... ... 1.05 1.26
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 1.20 0.64 0.34 0.38 ... ... ... ... 1.05 1.20
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 8'971 9'811 4'979 5'490 5'909 ... ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 3'013 5'044 3'065 4'010 4'685 ... ... 5'400 ... 5'640
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 20 10x3 260 300 320 330 340 520 ... 790 ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 22 10x3 ... 1'067 2'835 5'911 4'500 4'500 5'000 5'300 5'600 5'970
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... 76 ... 260 466 1'171 1'988 3'206 4'100 5'192
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... ... 151 250 328 800 1'016 1'330 1'563 1'950
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... ... - 10 138 370 972 1'876 2'500 3'177
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Netherlands guilder.

Source: KPN, Libertel. From 2001: Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA).
(1) Source: UN; Netherlands Statistics. (2) Source: UN, Netherlands Statistics, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Source: IMF. Prior to 1999, Netherlands Guilder. From
1999, Euro. (5) Including ISDN channels. 2002, 2006: ITU estimate. 2007: Sept. (6) As % of total access line capacity. (7) From 1995, ITU estimates. (8) 2006: 3rd
Qarter. (9) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (10) 2007: Sept. (11) Data beginning 1992 not comparable with earlier years. From 1992, data include all PSTN traffic and
from 1996 data include mobile calls, home country direct and international freephone calls. From 1997, Source: TeleGeography. 2004-05: ITU estimates. (12) Until
1997, KPN. From 1998, break in comparability. (13) From 1996 including VAT. (14) From 1996 including VAT. (15) Minimum call charge. (16) KPN "Hi". (17) KPN. (18)
Until 1998, TV licences. Source: Commissarjaat voor de media. From 1999, TV households: Source SES, European Audiovisual Observatory. (19) Source: VECAI,
SES. (20) Source: SES. (21) ITU estimates. (22) Until 2001, based on KPN reported market share. From 2001, ITU estimate. (23) 2006:OECD. 2007: Sept. (24) 2005:
Estimate of aged 16-74. (25) 2000,2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

NEW CALEDONIA
Land area (km2): 19'104 km2 Currency: CFP Franc
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 201'100 205'500 210'000 214'600 219'300 224'000 229'000 232'000 237'000 241'000
62 Households 2 49'500 51'100 52'700 54'400 56'100 58'000 59'000 60'000 61'000 61'800
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 106.12 99.91 111.97 113.57 133.84 ... ... ... 98.69 90.57
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... ... 65 152 454 444 253 790 ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 ... ... 10'442 11'375 16'113 12'131 18'390 17'166 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1112 Public payphones 446 575 720 865 1'001 1'059 1'099 ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 59'350 63'083 61'641 62'443 ... ... ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 1'120 1'156 1'099 804 ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers - - 4'223 30'437 47'362 58'000 74'532 90'881 107'030 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... ... 85.0 90.0 ... ... ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 639 879 1'269 1'899 1'645 ... 2'541 ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 1'970 2'558 3'789 5'479 6'745 ... 8'362 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 400'950 ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 62'889 ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 20'638 22'972 25'775 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... 9'587 22'636 ... ... ... 70'000 ... ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 6'367 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 6 285 275 288 293 323 ... 234 ... ... ...
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... ... 42 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 83 85 85 ... ... ... 78 ... ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 7 16.5 19.0 20.1 ... ... ... 26.9 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 1'600 1'600 1'600 1'600 1'900 1'900 1'900 2'100 2'100 ...
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 30 30 ...
151c Cellular connection charge ... ... 4'900 4'900 4'900 4'900 2'900 4'900 4'900 2'936
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 5'900 5'900 5'900 5'900 5'900 4'500 - 4'500 4'500 -
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 8 ... 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 3
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 6'063 6'545 6'688 6'665 6'797 ... 7'087 7'000 ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... 426 1'857 2'528 3'057 ... 2'531 2'955 3'519 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 2'262 2'807 3'918 4'272 ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 300 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... - - - 132 700 1'668 5'146 9'600 15'601
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - 132 700 1'668 5'146 9'600 15'601
Source: Office des Postes et des Télécommunications (OPT).

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1996: Latest census. (2) 1983, 2000: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Until 1998: South Pacific Commission. From 1999-2000 Bank of
Hawaii. 2001: World Bank. (4) Until 1989: World Bank. 1990-92: South Pacific Commission. 1993-2000: Bank of Hawaii. 2001 Trade New Zealand. (5) 2006: ITU
estimate. (6) Telecom staff except common services and marketing. (7) 1994: ITU estimate. (8) Plan "Performa". (9) Source: Régie Pacifique. ITU estimates. (10) 2001-
05: ITU estimates. (11) Until 2002 and 2006: ITU estimate. (12) 2002: ITU estimate.

NEW ZEALAND
Year Ending 30.06
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'781 3'815 3'835 3'858 3'880 3'939 3'946 3'989 4'029 4'062
62 Households 2 10x3 1'360 1'382 1'400 1'423 1'440 1'458 1'482 1'508 1'535 1'533
TELEPHONE NETWORK
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - 113 ... ... 1'554 1'630 1'785 2'119 2'976 2'595
OTHER SERVICES
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 28'400 46'900 73'000 72'800 75'000 80'000 119'196 147'072 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 3'120 3'200 3'221 3'348 3'294 3'161 3'074 2'975 ... ...
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 2'419 2'544 2'089 2'206 2'351 2'263 2'154 2'038 3'304 3'238
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 17 47 77 125 164 173 ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 357 405 429 570 637 651 648 648 ... ...
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 12 41.3 40.0 24.3 30.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 15 112 20 20 20 20 20 - - - -
152c Cellular monthly subscription 16 72 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 ... ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 21 10x6 505 625 773 1'081 1'404 1'525 1'640 1'605 1'722 1'848
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 12 30 53 217 300 400 453 ... ... ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 26 10x3 ... ... - 4 16 39 72 120 297 522
4212f - % female Internet users 28 % ... ... ... ... 46.0 ... ... ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 29 25 35 150 250 1'900 2'303 3'315 4'575 4'575 ...
Notes: Year ending 30 June. Prior to 2000, year beginning 1 April.

Source: Until 2003: Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd.. Ministry of Economic Development.
(1) UN; New Zealand Statistics; ITU estimate. 2001: Latest census. (2) 1960,1980,1985,1990: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) 2001: Statistics New Zealand,
Census 2001 result. (5) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (6) 2001: January 2002. (7) Business calls and residential for those not on unlimited dialling plan. (8) 1989-
1994: ITU estimate. From 2000 break in comparability: year ending June. TCNZ only. (9) ITU estimate until 1999. From 1999: Tele Geography. 2005: ITU estimate. (10)
ITU estimate from 1991. (11) Telecom New Zealand only. 2001: December. (12) TCNZ. Residential fault reports per 100 circuit ends. (13) TCNZ; 12.5% VAT inclusive.
(14) TCNZ; 12.5% VAT inclusive. Includes unlimited free local calling. (15) "TCNZ Mobile, Frequent Plan". 12.5% VAT inclusive. (16) TCNZ Mobile "Frequent" Plan
including tax. From 1998, "Go Easy" Plan. From 2001: "Go Mobile Anytime" Plan. Including 15 free minutes. (17) TCNZ "Frequent" Plan including tax. From 1998, "Go
Easy" Plan. From 2001: "Go Mobile Anytime" Plan. Including 15 free minutes. (18) TCNZ Mobile, "Frequent" Plan including tax. From 1998, "Go Easy" Plan (price for
local calls). From 2001: "Go Mobile Anytime" Plan. Including 15 free minutes. (19) Until 1999 TCNZ only. From 2000 including Vodafone. (20) Telecom New Zealand
only. (21) 1999 - 2003: Ministry of Economic Development. 2004, 2005: TCNZ and Vodafone. (22) Source: NZ On Air. (23) Until 1994, TV licenses. From 1994, TV
households. From 1990, year beginning 1 July. Source: NZ On Air; ITU estimate. (24) Computer Industry Almanac. 2005: ITU estimate. (25) 2007: March. (26)
2006:OECD. (27) 2004: ITU estimate. (28) Nielsen//NetRatings. (29) 2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

NICARAGUA
Land area (km2): 121'400 km2 Currency: Cordoba
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 4'460 4'693 4'938 5'074 5'206 5'206 5'525 5'684 5'840 5'600
62 Households 2 10x3 827 853 880 906 937 967 991 1'016 1'042 1'000
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... ... 11 600 272 605 837 1'844 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 95.3 98.6 98.6 99.0 98.9 99.0 98.8 98.9 ... ...
116 % residential main lines 4 % 67.9 66.6 67.2 71.4 72.2 73.3 68.1 72.0 ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service 5 ... ... ... 115'932 113'929 125'875 ... ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 172'998 188'395 187'447 186'376 190'833 200'340 241'842 250'045 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 7'560 18'310 44'229 90'294 164'509 237'248 466'706 738'624 1'119'379 1'830'220
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... 11'837 66'374 133'085 174'174 407'491 644'136 1'004'239 1'163'375
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60.0 70.0 ...
OTHER SERVICES
412 Private leased circuits ... ... 339 ... 10 11 ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... 985 809 ... ... 526 931 ... ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... 307 250 ... ... 351 313 ... 789 ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 5 17 37 ... ... ... 140 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 8 23 60 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... 1'182 935 920 890 892 871 ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... 19 51 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... 79.3 ... ... 4.6 4.6 4.8 ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 8 999 772 850 ... - - - - - ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 248 321 353 ... ... ... ... - - ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 11.25 13.52 14.87 ... ... 7.95 8.43 23.22 20.28 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 8 ... ... ... ... ... 3.62 3.83 14.43 20.28 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 821 949 ... 1'306 1'402 1'445 2'303 ... ... ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... ... ... 949 1'000 1'063 1'763 ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 9 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 19 258 ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 9 10x6 187 7 39 77 86 579 552 ... ... ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 9 10x6 ... ... ... 77 86 261 368 ... ... ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 9 10x6 ... ... ... - - 318 185 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 10 10x3 525 550 580 610 640 671 680 690 710 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 35 38 50 55 ... 100 110 115 ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... 700 1'604 2'319 4'403 5'001 10'534 19'042
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... 700 1'604 2'319 4'403 4'805 ... 9'050
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - - 96 1'782 6'869
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 12 ... ... 4 ... 4 6 6 6 6 ...
Source: Instituto Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos (TELCOR).

(1) UN; 1995: Latest census. (2) Telcor, ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) 1991-95: ITU estimate. (5) 2000-02: Basada en la cantidad de líneas residenciales. (6) Estimates. (7)
1983: Estimate. 2000-2002: Incluye sólo personal de la ENITEL. (8) From 2004: Prepaid. (9) 2000-02: Incluye sólo a Enitel. (10) Through 1992, Unesco; from 1993
break in comparability, ITU estimate. (11) INEC, ITU estimates. (12) 2004-05: ITU estimates.

NIGER
Land area (km2): 1'186'408 km2 Currency: CFA Franc
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 9'787 10'078 10'400 10'730 11'060 11'747 12'291 12'415 13'957 14'426
62 Households 2 10x3 1'600 1'600 1'651 1'665 1'748 1'836 1'920 2'008 2'100 2'190
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... ... ... 121 16 246 309 ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 2'675 1'615 ... 1'256 2'037 13'885 20'104 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 73 77 80 83 80 ... ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 5 ... ... 66.00 56.00 56.00 ... 69.00 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - - - - ... ... ... 323'853 483'000
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... - - - - ... ... 147'847 299'332 ...
TRAFFIC
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 7 10x3 5'000 6'007 6'946 7'205 ... ... ... ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 16'285 23'080 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 9 1'411 1'406 1'389 1'371 1'338 979 1'005 ... 1'062 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... 51 39 ... ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... 118.2 94.3 94.8 104.6 71.9 71.4 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge ... 30'000 30'000 30'000 30'000 30'000 30'000 30'000 30'000 15'000
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... 30'000 30'000 30'000 35'700 35'700 35'700 35'700 35'700 35'700
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription ... 2'812 2'812 2'812 2'815 2'815 2'815 2'815 2'815 2'815
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription ... 2'812 2'812 2'812 3'349 3'349 3'349 3'349 3'349 3'584
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 75
151c Cellular connection charge 10 ... 30'000 30'000 30'000 30'000 ... ... ... ... ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription ... 5'625 5'625 5'625 5'625 ... ... ... - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) ... 165.00 165.00 165.00 165.00 165.00 ... 585.00 480.00 480.00
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... 165.00 165.00 165.00 165.00 165.00 ... 360.00 360.00 360.00
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... ... 8'162 10'817 11'737 15'676 15'077 15'435 14'786 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... 413 381 435 4'613 9'354 15'064 24'347 ...
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 350 500 1'050 2'150 ... ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 13 ... ... 1'000 1'840 1'966 2'399 3'000 3'117 3'599 ...
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - 77 212 ...
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - 77 212 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... 0.38 0.51 2.00 2.00 2.00 30.00 ...
Source: Until 2004: Ministère de la Communication and Societe Nigerienne des Télécommunications (SONITEL). Institut National de la
Statistique.
(1) UN; ITU estimate. 1988: Latest census. (2) 1990-93: World Bank. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) 1986-88, 1999: ITU estimate. (5) Not including Public Call
Offices. (6) 2007: ITU Estimate based on Celtel's Annual Report. (7) 1997: ITU estimate. (8) 2001: September. 2003-05: ITU estimates. (9) 1983: ITU estimate. (10)
From 2005: prepaid service (11) 1992 and 1998: Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (12) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (13) 2003: ITU estimate.

NIGERIA
Land area (km2): 923'850 km2 Currency: Naira
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 105'322 106'409 108'945 113'862 116'929 120'079 123'314 127'117 131'529 134'375
62 Households 2 10x3 21'400 21'600 21'800 22'201 23'910 24'554 25'215 25'894 26'591 27'423
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 2'939'650 2'881'310 3'320'640 4'980'960 4'864'450 5'602'570 7'191'050 8'553'280 14'572'200 ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 52 52 64 71 74 76 91 ... 91 ...
116 % residential main lines 5 % ... ... 55.0 ... 83.0 ... 56.0 ... ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... 600 ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 672 725 786 869 992 1'103 1'550 ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 10x3 ... 42 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - - - - - 1'594 3'149 9'147 18'587 32'322
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'992 9'082 18'401 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) 8 % 0.02 ... ... ... ... 38.00 45.00 55.00 58.00 60.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - 44 144 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - 88 288 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10 10x6 200 ... ... 205 238 ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 11 10x3 13 12 11 12 12 12 16 ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff 10x3 - - ... ... - ... 5 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... 21.8 21.2 20.6 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge ... ... ... ... ... 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... ... ... ... ... 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription ... ... ... ... 500 500 500 500 700 700
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... ... ... ... 12.90 12.90 12.90 19.50 18.00 18.00
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12.00 12.00
151c Cellular connection charge 12 ... ... ... ... 11'000 10'000 10'000 10'000 500 500
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12 ... ... ... ... 5'000 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 ... ... ... ... 120 117 50 36 117 79
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 13 10x6 23'853 35'265 36'365 36'141 78'973 146'765 ... 369'470 450'309 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 14 10x6 1'437 2'116 ... ... 25'067 93'249 ... 289'076 375'159 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 15 10x6 ... 14'039 18'625 13'445 15'000 26'500 50'000 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
422 Personal computers 19 600'000 650'000 700'000 750'000 800'000 853'000 860'000 867'000 1'200'000 ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... 22'374 28'750 53'240 ... ... 2'000'000 ...
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - - 500 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - ... ... 500 ...
Source: Nigerian Telecommunications Plc (NITEL). From 2002: Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
(1) Source: UN. (2) World Bank, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1989: Estimate. From 2001: NCC, 2007: Break in comparability: Refers to active Fixed Wired/
Wireless lines. (5) 2003: Nitel only. (6) 1984: Estimate. (7) 2007: Break in comparability: Includes active GSM & CDMA mobile lines. (8) 2002: MTN. (9) 1983-91, 1996-
97: Estimate. 2003-04: ITU estimates. 2005: NCC estimation. (10) 1996-97: Estimate. (11) 1983-84: Estimate. (12) 2001: Econet Wireless. Bronze plan. From 2002:
Prepaid. (13) 2001-02: ITU estimate. 2004-2005: NCC estimation. (14) 2001-02: ITU estimate. (15) 2003 and 2005: NCC estimation. (16) Source: Unesco, ITU
estimate. 2005: NCC estimation. (17) From 1998: MIH. 2005: NCC estimation. (18) 1999: DHS. 2003-04: ITU estimates. (19) Source: IDC Africa, ITU estimate. 2005:
NCC estimation. (20) 2005: NCC estimation. (21) 2003-04: ITU estimates. 2005: NCC estimation.

NORWAY
Land area (km2): 323'895 km2 Currency: Krone
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 4'418 4'445 4'478 4'503 4'524 4'552 4'575 4'598 4'620 4'642
62 Households 2 10x3 1'865 2'049 2'064 1'923 1'962 1'981 2'001 2'022 2'043 2'054
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 674 759 778 808 703 625 757 1'016 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 75 74 74 74 75 76 77 77 78 79
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... 439 1'113 1'385 1'514 1'654 1'666 1'754 1'736 1'614
OTHER SERVICES
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 410'480 768'992 1'262'338 1'619'198 1'775'386 1'872'202 1'839'760 1'719'414 1'512'022 1'302'200
412 Private leased circuits 76'149 81'833 ... 63'989 69'001 62'068 62'237 55'310 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 5 10x6 ... 13'445 14'443 15'135 14'861 13'545 12'682 11'086 9'636 8'112
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... 2'112 4'836 7'401 8'782 8'233 7'323 5'486 3'366 1'609
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 1'690 1'888 2'049 2'149 2'036 2'077 1'986
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 2'623 2'994 3'594 4'165 4'736 5'637 6'809 7'579
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... 515 1'241 2'117 2'541 3'137 3'649 4'630 5'225
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 14.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 10 150 200 200 200 200 ... ... ... 200 150
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 154 154 154 154 154 ... ... - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 5.07 4.77 4.77 3.12 3.56 ... ... 2.79 2.79 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 4.47 2.97 2.97 3.12 3.56 ... ... 2.79 2.79 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 17 10x6 5'565 11'195 14'250 18'718 ... 20'659 ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 236 370 705 1'176 1'235 1'403 1'287 1'418 1'421 1'512
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... - ... 23 89 205 399 672 991 1'245
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 24 10x3 ... ... - 1 36 145 310 548 802 975
Source: Norwegian Posts and Telecommunications Authority (NPTA).

(1) Source: Norway Statistics. (2) Private households. 1960,1970,1980, 1990: Statistics Norway. 1991-94: Eurostat. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4)
2002: ITU estimate. 2007: BMI. (5) 1998-2003: Fixed to national fixed numbers minus dial-up Internet traffic. Local call charges the same as national. (6) Man-years.
1993-95: Including NetCom. (7) Including VAT. (8) Prices for "Basis" subscription (residential and low user business subscription). Set-up charge included. (9) Calls to
fixed network. (10) All prices referring to "Telenor Mobil Primer", GSM. Including VAT. From 2004: prepaid. (11) All prices referring to "Telenor Mobil Primer", both NMT
and GSM. Including VAT. From 2004: prepaid. (12) Calls to fixed network. From 2004: prepaid. (13) From 2004: prepaid. (14) From 1993 to 1998 data refer to the
Telenor Group and NetCom. 1998-99 all operators. Data before 2000 includes selling of Telecom equipments. (15) VAT excluded. (16) VAT excluded. From 1998:
Refers to subscribers charge only. Termination charges from mobile and other mobile operators not included. (17) From 1993 to 1998 data refer to the Telenor Group
and NetCom. From 1998 all operators. (18) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates. Break from 1994. (19) TV licences. Source: Statistics Norway; 2004-2005: ITU estimates;
2006: Council of Europe. (20) Situation at June 30. Source: Norwegian Telecommunications Authority. (21) Source: SES, Statistics Norway. (22) Source: IDC Norway
AS. 2005: ITU estimate. (23) 2006:OECD; 2007: End June. (24) 2006:OECD. (25) From 1999, Norsk Gallup. Other years, ITU estimate. 2005:survey data (based on IOI
feedback) . (26) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

OMAN
Land area (km2): 271'950 km2 Currency: Rial Omani
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 2'299 2'354 2'402 2'442 2'471 2'493 2'511 2'534 2'567 2'612
62 Households 2 10x3 330 340 350 359 370 379 388 397 406 413
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % ... ... ... ... ... 90.0 91.0 92.0 ... 83.0
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 70
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 4 10x3 257 282 282 285 292 295 230 319 354 364
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 4 ... ... ... ... 2 ... 2 2 2
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 131 243 358 549 1'080 1'572
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 5 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - - 600 635 467 ... 1'314
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - - 1'200 3'090 2'750 ... 2'628
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... 1'974 2'036 2'250 2'742 2'889 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'055 1'250
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'242 1'194
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 414 461
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 71 72 83 ... 108 137 172 189 ... 502
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 742 812 1'137 1'598 2'208
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'289 1'883
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 2'108 2'100 2'070 2'061 2'050 2'171 ... 1'799 ... 2'054
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 342 ... 370
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 904 1'089
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... 85 ... ... 90 96
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3.0 2.5 2.0
TARIFFS
152c Cellular monthly subscription 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 - -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 85 ... ... 84 79 95 96 101 ... 107
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... ... ... 41 65 90 ... 143 200 243
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 22 ... ... 27 42 48 59 93 364 370
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 18 32 43 ... 20
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 ... ... ... 284 293 300 307 314 321 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 4'337 ... 16'775 23'889 40'680 48'232 51'769 49'068 49'425 67'451
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - 97 136 668 8'339 18'767
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - 490 8'165 13'917
Source: Ministry of Posts, Telegraph & Telephones. From 2002: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).
(1) Source: UN; 1993: Census. (2) 1994: Ministry. 2000: UNCHS. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1998-2000: Estimate. (5) Until 2007: Wireless
Intelligence. (6) 1991: Yearly estimate from monthly data. (7) From 2005: Prepaid. (8) Source: Unesco. (9) 2005, 2006: ITU estimate. (10) 2002: Arab Advisors. 2001:
ITU estimate.

PAKISTAN
Year Ending 30.06
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 129'500 132'352 135'630 138'989 142'431 146'750 149'650 152'530 153'960 157'000
62 Households 2 10x3 19'212 19'212 19'637 20'072 20'517 20'971 21'280 21'594 21'913 22'345
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 80.0 92.6 94.0 94.0 94.0 96.0 ... 98.8 ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 10x3 303 298 275 250 251 214 190 267 375 251
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 30 62 80 154 530 691 ... ... ... ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12'012 33'411
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 238 800 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 1'540 10'000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 565 640 645 896 1'120 1'530 ... 1'276 1'448 4'051
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 599 1'206
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 102.7 98.6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 4'150 4'150 4'390 4'390 4'390 1'850 1'350 750 750 750
151b Business teleph. connection charge 4'150 4'150 4'390 4'390 4'390 1'850 1'350 750 750 750
151c Cellular connection charge 9 5'000 ... ... 2'000 2'000 2'000 999 500 150 150
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 1'000 ... 599 ... 550 - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 15.00 ... 14.85 ... 15.75 17.25 17.25 17.25 15.30 7.50
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 8.00 ... 8.85 ... 9.75 17.25 17.25 17.25 15.30 7.50
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 1'480 1'738 ... 10'495 15'138 19'206 19'757 27'840 48'880 90'057
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 12'009 11'530 11'212 13'458 8'657 10'104 12'128 ... 112'475 128'280
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 33'969 48'660
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 11 10x3 6'500 6'786 7'100 7'500 7'900 8'250 9'900 ... ... ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 8 9 ... 25 ... ... ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 12 10x3 478 561 580 590 600 680 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 30 ... ... 134 200 ... 1'600 2'000 2'100 2'400
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... - - ... ... 15 27
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 38 62 80 300 500 1'000 8'000 10'000 10'500 12'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 10 50 225 410 378 412 722 ...
Source: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). From 2002: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1981: United Nations. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1996, 1999: Estimate. (5) 1989, 99-2001: Estimate. (6) 2007:
December. (7) 1983: Estimate. 2003-05: ITU estimates. (8) 2002-03: 3 minute equivalent computed from 5-minutes tariff. (9) From 2002: Prepaid. (10) Source: Through
1985, UNESCO. From 1986, ITU estimate. (11) Through 1985, TV licences, source: UNESCO. From 1986, TV households, source: ITU estimate. (12) ITU estimate.

PANAMA
Land area (km2): 78'513 km2 Currency: Balboa
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 2'722 2'767 2'816 2'839 2'899 3'006 3'116 3'172 3'228 3'288
62 Households 2 10x3 690 700 678 682 692 747 766 776 787 801
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines 4 % ... ... 69.5 71.8 71.3 69.1 71.9 74.2 79.6 81.2
117 Line capacity of local exchanges ... 533'332 610'345 626'218 621'036 565'090 565'520 562'068 603'099 652'553
123 Waiting list for main lines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5'606 3'849 2'300
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 23'474 85'883 232'888 410'401 475'141 525'845 692'406 1'259'948 1'748'740 2'174'451
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers ... 14'717 164'941 354'634 414'612 456'046 596'427 1'148'140 1'610'809 2'008'368
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers - 31'630 177'749 354'634 414'612 456'046 596'427 1'148'140 1'610'809 2'008'368
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 237 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 5 - - 474 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 2'385 3'816 4'362 8'000 ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 3'630 3'477 3'331 ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 182 210 294 ... ... ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 6 10x6 41 50 54 52 45 46 48 ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 96 98 96 112 120 ... ... ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 296 330 426 947 1'286 2'334
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... 3'205 3'518 4'012 ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... 243 240 213 170 198 729 837 839
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... 66 86 98 100 97 86 99 98 96
TARIFFS
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09
151c Cellular connection charge 7 ... ... 85 ... ... ... 30 30 30 30
152c Cellular monthly subscription 7 ... ... 20 ... ... ... 10 10 10 10
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 25 85 147 153 157 179 225 300 364 432
BROADCASTING
4213 Internet subscribers ... 17'350 24'680 42'982 48'570 57'985 69'234 78'619 82'471 111'693
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... 2'603 3'208 3'868 4'857 6'610 6'731 7'076 7'423 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... - - - 2'914 5'625 8'308 9'670 10'144 18'547
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 10 ... 14 16 330 330 622 622 926 926 ...
Source: Until 1998: Cable & Wireless Panama S.A.. Ente Regulador de los Servicios Públicos (ERSP).
(1) Source: UN; 2000: Latest census. (2) 1960,1970,1980,1990: UN. 1981-89: AHCIET. Other years: ERSP, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1996-1997: Estimate. (5)
1999: estimate. (6) 1983: Estimate. 2002-05: ITU estimates. (7) 1999: C&W. Amarillo plan. (8) Source: Until 1997, Unesco; from 1998, ITU estimates. (9) Source:
ERSP, ITU estimates. (10) 2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

PARAGUAY
Land area (km2): 406'750 km2 Currency: Guarani
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 5'085 5'222 5'358 5'496 5'637 5'782 5'931 6'018 6'158 6'301
62 Households 2 10x3 1'100 1'100 1'210 1'244 1'368 1'406 1'442 1'479 1'517 1'575
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 65'648 79'924 75'570 54'220 41'953 32'795 ... ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... 18.4 19.1 18.8 16.8 16.0 15.6 17.0 18.6
116 % residential main lines % 67.9 ... 69.8 74.9 73.9 72.0 70.0 67.6 ... 71.6
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 97
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 452 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 5 84'240 231'520 435'611 820'810 1'150'000 1'667'018 1'770'345 1'749'048 1'887'000 3'232'842
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - ... 435'311 820'810 1'150'000 1'667'018 1'770'345 1'749'048 1'887'000 3'232'842
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... 261'367 574'567 920'000 ... ... 1'311'786 1'650'000 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - 5 5 ... ... 52 93 102
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 - - - 10 10 ... ... 134 354 428
TRAFFIC
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 195'402
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 6'187 6'125 5'883 ... 11'733 ... ... ... ... 4'461
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'748
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... 4.1 3.4 ... ... 8.2 ... 6.0
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 1'995'000 1'995'000 1'750'000 1'750'000 1'400'000 750'000 750'000 750'000 750'000 825'000
151b Business teleph. connection charge 1'995'000 1'995'000 1'750'000 1'750'000 1'400'000 750'000 750'000 750'000 750'000 825'000
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... 196 196 360 90 90 54 90 100
151c Cellular connection charge 8 ... ... - - - ... ... 60'800 60'800 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 ... ... 120'000 120'000 78'000 ... ... - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 10 ... ... 2'685 2'685 1'033 ... 1'705 2'189 2'189 2'224
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 10 ... ... 1'635 1'635 ... ... 299 547 547 927
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 447'197 615'257 1'037'487 1'130'627 1'267'122 ... ... 1'913'331 1'880'817 2'314'509
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 417'640 571'975 538'492 ... 633'561 ... ... 508'465 525'818 790'672
741 - Mobile communication revenue 11 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 151'997 1'369'778
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x9 179 ... 258 297 335 ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 800 840 900 935 950 1'017 1'050 1'100 1'200 1'250
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 50 81 95 100 120 ... ... ... ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 12 ... ... ... 150 300 500 500 3'050 5'600 16'000
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... 150 300 500 500 ... ... 433
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - - - - 1'752
Source: Until 1998: Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (ANTELCO). Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1982: UN. 1984-89: AHCIET. Other years: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2001: Decrease in lines available in the public sector.
(5) 2007: BMI. (6) 1999-2000: Estimates. (7) 2002: Telegeography. (8) 1999: Telecel. Including 120 minutes. From 2004: prepaid. (9) 1999: Telecel. Including 120
minutes. (10) 1999: Telecel. (11) 2005, 2006: Telefonía Móvil. (12) 2004: ITU estimate. Until 2007: In Paraguay, broadband is defined as 64kbps or more. (13) 2007:
Based on the number of subscribers, which is multiplied by 4, based on average family size of 6.

PERU
Land area (km2): 1'285'215 km2 Currency: New Soles
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 24'367 24'797 25'230 25'662 26'093 26'749 27'421 27'746 27'968 28'380
62 Households 2 10x3 5'000 5'200 5'370 5'535 5'855 5'944 6'185 6'246 6'403 6'450
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 5 % 22.6 24.0 24.1 23.0 20.4 21.0 22.9 ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines % 82.0 78.3 79.4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 1'919 2'012 2'001 2'022 2'027 2'045 2'250 2'450 ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 7 10x3 50.4 48.0 29.6 27.0 33.0 - - - - ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5'438 8'754
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 1'325 1'757 2'279 3'257 4'556 7'478
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - ... 20'948 22'496 29'850 34'527 34'513 39'370 45'162
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - ... 41'896 44'992 59'700 ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 657 653 826 860 878 889 988 ... ... ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... 420 750 1'100 1'129 ... ... ... ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 10'370 12'962 395 380 433
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 259 280 294 459 792 1'091 1'562 2'067 2'425 ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 8 5'836 6'454 5'735 6'330 5'429 ... 10'527 11'007 11'692 17'909
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'091 ... 4'129
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 9 % 94 ... ... 100 100 100 100 ... ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 10 33.6 23.8 17.1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 12 1'293.63 441.00 441.00 456.00 562.86 523.37 523.37 472.64 429.85 394.33
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 73 85 98 ... ... - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 13 2.79 3.78 3.75 ... ... 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.90 3.93
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 ... 2.29 2.43 ... ... 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.90 3.93
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 4'059 4'236 4'675 4'938 4'891 ... ... 6'837 7'112 8'632
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 2'871 2'861 2'980 3'099 2'906 ... ... ... 1'353 1'721
741 - Mobile communication revenue 14 10x6 854 962 1'114 1'132 1'337 ... 2'304 2'517 ... 3'188
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 1'875 2'165 1'453 1'097 612 ... ... ... 1'277 1'434
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... 90 181 310 ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
422 Personal computers 17 10x3 570 750 900 1'050 1'250 1'400 1'800 2'300 2'800 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... 84 121 138 202 385 556 673 833 1'029
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... - 1 6 15 27 23 16 12
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 18 10x3 - - - - 2 20 64 186 328 460
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 20 ... ... 39 110 573 1'356 1'840 5'644 10'000 ...
Source: Until 1996: Organismo Supervisor de Inversion Privada en Telecomunicaciones (OSIPTEL). Ministerio de Transportes y
Comunicaciones.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1981,1993: INEI, other years: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) The inti, equal to 1'000 soles, became effective 1.2.85. The new
sole, equal to 1 million intis, became effective 1.7.91. Source: IMF. (5) ITU estimates through 1993. From 1993, source: OSIPTEL. (6) Includes fixed and cellular public
payphones (Telefónica). (7) 1988,91: Estimate. (8) From 1994, staff of Telefónica del Perú. From 2003 (Source): OSIPTEL. (9) % of faults cleares within 1 day = total of
faults cleared in 1 day per month devided by the total of reported faults per month. (10) Lima. Yearly estimate from monthly data. (11) Including IGV (sales tax). From
2003: Línea Clássica, annual average price. (12) Including IGV (sales tax). (13) CPT Cellular. 2002: Prepaid. Since 2006 Movistar prepaid. (14) From 2003: OSIPTEL.
(15) Estimated TV households. Source INEI, NCTA, ITU estimates. (16) Source: Ministerio de Transportes, Comunicaciones, Vivienda y Construcción. (17) ITU
estimate. (18) Includes ADSL 128/64kbps. (19) ITU estimate. 1996: OSIPTEL estimate. 2001-2003: Estimates from Maximixe. (20) 1999-2000: Telegeography.

PHILIPPINES
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 72'422 72'944 74'454 76'499 78'221 79'476 81'054 82'652 84'215 84'477
62 Households 2 10x3 14'394 14'500 15'000 15'272 15'615 15'967 16'206 16'449 16'696 16'895
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 857 594 466 603 551 527 385 ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 1'343 739 630 1'214 1'349 804 846 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines 5 % 87.0 88.7 99.5 99.9 99.9 ... ... 98.0 99.0 99.0
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 889 903 ...
1112 Public payphones 6 10x3 10 11 13 15 15 ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 10'020 14'476 22'284 32'606 32'000 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) 7 % ... ... ... 70.0 70.0 ... 75.0 92.0 99.0 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 91 177 951 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - 203 522 2'490 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 2'235.0 2'451.2 2'836.2 3'255.2 2'756.3 2'180.6 2'016.0 1'853.0 ... ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 9 10x6 249.5 173.5 129.0 136.2 163.1 171.0 158.0 156.0 145.0 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 6 10x6 709.0 791.9 845.6 1'977.6 2'332.7 2'643.0 2'128.0 2'192.0 ... ...
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 11 5.2 ... ... ... ... ... 4.5 4.3 4.5 ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 6 210.00 210.00 210.00 531.55 1'000.00 895.00 1'999.00 1'999.00 1'999.00 1'999.00
151b Business teleph. connection charge 6 245.00 245.00 245.00 964.00 1'200.00 1'330.00 3'500.00 3'500.00 3'500.00 3'500.00
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 12 603.44 972.40 1'039.27 1'241.34 1'267.43 1'321.00 1'220.40 1'383.00 1'260.46 1'260.46
151c Cellular connection charge 13 1'500 1'500 1'500 1'650 1'650 170 170 170 90 45
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 ... ... ... 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 6 10x6 35'310 41'896 41'228 41'175 40'972 39'476 40'334 40'255 ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 11'700 14'800 18'900 31'900 55'900 69'000 96'570 115'704 ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 15 10x6 50'500 46'600 37'100 45'900 53'800 36'000 ... 626'885 637'234 ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 18 10x3 500 850 1'200 1'694 2'391 2'940 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 200 300 350 400 500 800 1'000 1'200 1'440 2'000
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 20 10x3 ... - - - 10 21 55 89 123 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... - 10 21 30 ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 22 50 100 125 165 237 890 2'323 3'214 3'214 ...
Source: Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). From 2000: National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 2000: Latest census. (2) 1960,1970,1975,1980: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1996-97: ITU estimates. 1998-99:
Telephone subscribers. (5) From 1997: PLDT. (6) PLDT. (7) Globe. (8) PLDT. 1992-93: ITU estimates. (9) PLDT. 2005: ITU estimate. (10) Until 1998: PLDT. From
1999: PLDT, Smart and Globe. (11) PLDT. From 1996, break in comparability. (12) PLDT. Tariffs apply to Metro Manila exchanges. (13) SMART CelFone. Plan 20.
Includes 20 minutes of free airtime. 2000-01: Smart Gold Plan 600. From 2002: Smart Buddy Prepaid. (14) ITU estimates. (15) Net additions to property, plant and
equipment. ITU estimates. (16) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates. (17) Source: ITU estimates. (18) Source: NTC, ITU estimates. (19) Source: Computer Industry
Almanac, ITU estimates. (20) 2004-05: ITU estimates. 2007:Source: BMI (21) 2005: ITU estimates. (22) 2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

POLAND
Land area (km2): 312'683 km2 Currency: Zloty
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 38'650 38'718 38'740 38'644 38'629 38'609 38'589 38'551 38'529 38'499
62 Households 2 10x3 13'090 13'100 13'108 13'130 13'131 13'364 13'536 13'710 13'886 13'899
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 515'353 600'902 665'688 744'378 779'564 808'578 843'156 924'538 983'302 1'057'850
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 845 986 1'195 1'353 1'305 1'209 1'297 1'350 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 61.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 58.0 60.4 68.0 77.6 86.0 ... ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... 75 85 84 ... ... 81
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 8'724 10'316 ... 12'558 11'609 ... ... ... 12'044 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 2'200 1'801 1'095 926 502 ... 387 ... ... -
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 2'173 ... ... 9'467 13'498 18'813 24'319
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 91.0 ... 95.0 ... ... 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 450 1'213 24'714 57'158 102'052 ... 760'074 ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 2'300 8'390 99'000 206'520 ... 785'859 1'205'146 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 21'214 19'947 20'178 20'198 16'741
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 8'310 9'108 6'909 4'067 2'365
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 2'086 2'099 2'151 2'330 2'086
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 800 1'144 1'259 1'266 1'210 1'118 1'452 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 8'659 10'118 ... 16'352 26'238
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 7 72'875 73'018 71'892 69'013 ... 175'385 161'300 ... ... 85'193
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... 9'177 9'576 ... 10'907 11'583
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 29.0 26.0 ... ... 17.2 ... ... ... ... 12.0
TARIFFS
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 10.70 13.42 18.30 30.50 35.00 35.00 35.00 ... ... 39.95
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 0.19 0.23 0.29 0.35 ... ... 0.35 ... ... 0.46
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 ... ... 60 ... ... ... - - - -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 11'335 18'291 23'367 30'750 ... ... 28'560 35'499 37'074 39'597
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 7'165 9'798 12'951 14'464 ... ... 11'519 12'855 11'643 9'589
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 3'240 4'060 5'440 7'445 ... 11'866 13'880 15'794 17'113 18'885
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 4'251 4'072 5'715 5'953 ... ... ... ... 5'966 7'586
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 12 10x3 2'785 3'141 3'326 3'539 3'498 3'529 3'626 3'665 4'500 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... 750 930 ... 1'606 2'727 2'511 2'686 3'244
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14 10x3 ... - - - 12 122 196 812 945 2'911
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 14 10x3 ... ... ... - 2 ... 196 670 695 1'862
Source: Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TP). Office of Electronic Communications.

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate; 1988: Latest census. (2) 1960,1970,1978,1988: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Including ISDN channels. 2003:
Estimate. (5) 2002-03: Estimate. (6) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (7) 1989-90: estimate. (8) 1999: Centertel. Idea50 plan. Including 50 minutes free airtime.
Including tax. From 2003: prepaid. (9) 1999: Centertel. Idea50 plan. From 2003: Prepaid. (10) Source: Telewizja Polska, OBS; 2004-2006: ITU estimate. (11) Source:
Telewizja Polska, OBS; 2004-2005: ITU estimate; 2006: Sorce: Council of Europe. (12) Source: SES, OBS. (13) Source: ITU estimate. (14) 2005:Broadband defined as
exceeding 144kbit/s. 2006:OECD. (15) 2003: Estimate; 2005-2207: Data comes from survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals, that covered households
with at least one member in 16-74 age group. (16) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

PORTUGAL
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 9'957 9'979 9'998 10'023 10'336 10'407 10'475 10'529 10'494 10'545
62 Households 2 10x3 3'390 3'430 3'470 3'510 3'568 3'568 3'568 3'568 3'568 3'587
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 79.7 79.0 79.0 78.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines % 79.0 79.0 70.5 80.9 ... ... ... 66.0 66.0 65.0
MOBILE SERVICES
OTHER SERVICES
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 7 173'670 306'344 470'638 645'154 801'652 858'502 859'828 851'946 830'690 820'565
412 Private leased circuits 8 38'595 48'365 56'988 54'347 62'719 61'024 25'627 16'939 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... 9'076 8'522 14'580 15'255 14'254 12'094 ... ... ...
1311im - Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... 1'100 2'800 5'632 6'941 6'609 5'051 3'170 1'884 997
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 500 950 1'457 1'317 1'400 1'455 1'302 1'254 1'220 1'155
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 632 712 797 897 1'000 ... 886 927 1'287 ...
133wm - Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 1'038 2'126 4'134 6'176 7'963 9'358 10'013 10'649 11'599 12'452
STAFF
51w - Mobile communications staff 10 1'414 2'434 3'409 3'650 4'107 4'051 3'999 4'016 3'903 3'939
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 13 1'846 2'010 10 11 12 12 15 15 15 15
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 13 1'846 2'010 10 11 12 12 12 15 15 14
151c Cellular connection charge 14 8'500 - - - - - - - - ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 14 5'750 4'969 10 10 10 - - - - -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 235'693 271'043 1'159 1'249 1'376 1'003 574 679 733 784
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... 674 492 487 331 423 418 426
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 18 10x3 383 596 740 925 1'119 1'262 1'334 1'341 1'399 1'419
422 Personal computers 19 10x3 740 810 930 1'050 1'210 1'394 1'398 1'402 1'633 1'799
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 89 173 645 ... ... 667 905 1'233 1'436 1'582
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 20 10x3 ... - - 25 99 261 502 829 1'165 1'426
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 20 10x3 ... ... ... - 3 52 184 411 673 883
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 557 1'000 1'346
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Portuguese escudo.

Source: Instituto das Comunicações de Portugal. From 2002: Autoridade Nacional de Comunicacoes (ANACOM).
(1) Source: INE. (2) Source: INE, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2004 figure includes 3G subscribers. (5) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (6) Refers to accesses
installed by subscriber request. From 2004:Total no. of ISDN subscribers to the fixed telephone network. (7) Does not include partitioned accesses. From 2004:Total no.
of ISDN voice channels equivalent to the fixed telephone network. (8) 1989-91: Total leased circuits. Refers to the incumbent operator PT. 2003 and 2004 refers to retail
leased lines (analogue and digital). (9) These figures are collected from the operators' Annual Report & Accounts and may include personnel allocated to non-
telecommunications services. Source: ANACOM. (10) These figures are collected from the operators' Annual Report & Accounts and may include personnel allocated to
non-telecommunications services. Refers to total staff of mobile cellular networks operators. These operators also provide fixed telephony. (11) The indicator refers to
line faults cleared in the next 12 hours. Data refer to CTT only until 1991. 2000-03: Percentage of telephone faults repaired within 12 hours. Refers to incumbent
operartor PT-Comunicações. (12) Data refer to CTT only until 1991. Refers to incumbent operartor PT-Comunicações. (13) All tariffs for 2003 & 2004 include 19% VAT
and 21% for 2005. Excluding tax; From 2007: 21% VAT included. (14) TMN - "Normal" segment. Excluding 17% tax. From 2002: Prepaid. (15) TMN- "Normal" segment:
Mon-Fri: 8h-22h. Excluding 17% tax. From 2002: Prepaid. (16) These figures are collected from the operators' Annual Report & Accounts and may include non-telecom
revenues. (17) From 1991, TV households, Source: INE, ITU estimate. (18) Source: ANACOM. (19) Source: ITU estimate. (20) 2004: 2Q. 2006: OECD. (21) 2000-02:
Source: EuroBarometer. ITU estimate. UMIC. 2004-06: INE/UMIC. 16-74. (22) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

QATAR
Land area (km2): 11'437 km2 Currency: Riyal
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 522 549 577 607 639 672 706 744 778 839
62 Households 2 10x3 73 77 80 84 88 92 96 101 106 114
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... ... ... 3'968 ... 1'586 7'519 5'457 ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 ... ... ... 56'088 40'167 68'205 52'869 73'121 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1112 Public payphones 693 739 767 815 910 996 1'017 1'113 1'069 1'009
123 Waiting list for main lines ... - - - - - - - 4'165 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers - - - 24'634 74'548 136'650 239'143 354'421 550'123 735'164
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 79 169 420 651 968 1'405 2'536 1'529 1'699 652
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 158 338 5'572 7'686 11'820 15'074 13'668 11'542 15'662 15'360
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... 768 976 1'259 1'533 1'779 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 1'188 1'387 1'505 1'549 1'639 2'717 2'927 2'005 ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 679 693 708 774 820 906 976 2'683 ... ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 401 781 971 1'008 ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 69 97 110 114 352 ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female 153 183 185 95 222 257 246 260 397 438
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 90 91 ... ... ... 97 88 99 97 93
TARIFFS
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 992 1'096 1'185 1'256 1'547 1'720 2'026 2'346 2'845 3'740
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 740 834 849 855 857 861 965 1'155 1'339 1'577
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 160 193 237 289 421 561 660 814 1'062 1'609
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 5 10x3 230 244 255 266 278 289 301 315 ... ...
965h Television equipped households 6 10x3 63 66 69 72 75 78 82 85 ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... - - - - 228 2'991 10'652 25'128 46'773
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... - - - 82 2'800 10'652 25'128 46'773
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... ... 45 155 465 465 775 2'325
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 ...
Source: Qatar Telecom (Q-Tel) Q.S.C.

(1) Source: UN; 1986, 1997: Census. 1987-1996,1998-2003: estimates. 2004 Census results. (2) Source: UN; 1986, 1997: Census. 1987-1996,1998-2003: ITU
estimates based on 2004 Census results. (3) Source: IMF. (4) From 2002: Prepaid. (5) Source: QTEL. 1998-2002: ITU estimate. (6) ITU estimate. (7) Source: QTEL. (8)
2005-2006: ITU estimate.

ROMANIA
Land area (km2): 237'500 km2 Currency: New Leu
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 22'570 22'474 22'402 22'430 22'390 21'792 21'681 21'673 21'610 21'629
62 Households 2 10x3 7'300 7'300 7'276 7'290 7'392 7'320 7'320 7'320 7'320 7'332
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x9 252'926 373'798 545'730 803'773 1'167'687 1'512'617 1'903'354 2'387'914 282 342
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 7'167.94 8'875.58 15'332.80 21'708.70 29'060.80 33'055.40 33'200.10 32'636.60 2.91 2.81
TELEPHONE NETWORK
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 1'038 966 740 640 576 542 465 425 275 126
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 15 138 567 1'200 2'174 3'130 4'327 6'524 8'579 11'500
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 277'461 373'970 681'137
271pop Coverage of population (%) % 60.0 88.0 92.0 97.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 ... ... 97.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - 138 2'738 10'656 13'445 ... 18'942 17'191
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - 1'760 17'448 54'086 65'502 87'368 104'972 120'930
TRAFFIC
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 259 253 251 174 ... 922 1'079 1'054 1'354 1'319
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 5 10x6 68 254 ... ... ... 814 818 793 781 964
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 6 10x6 301 382 490 600 710 859 ... 966 883 641
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 68 254 703 ... ... 1'556 4'388 6'391 9'168 14'066
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 7 52'149 48'411 44'919 42'303 43'819 36'934 43'188 ... 41'386 43'283
51f - of which: female 27'065 25'406 23'807 ... 20'761 16'712 16'156 ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff 666 929 ... ... 3'941 4'065 4'280 4'823 5'358 6'681
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 8 200'000 275'000 ... 580'000 ... 345'100 381'648 364'768 33 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 8 750'000 275'000 ... 580'000 ... 345'100 381'648 364'768 33 -
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 8 15'000 32'700 ... 124'000 ... 178'500 147'277 178'736 17 6
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 8 40'000 32'700 ... 124'000 ... 178'500 240'243 218'861 27 6
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 8 210 780 ... 2'420 ... 3'689 4'086 3'173 - ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 9 210 390 ... 800 ... 738 817 1'094 - -
151c Cellular connection charge 10 ... ... 498'300 - ... - - - - 21
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 ... ... ... 103'704 ... - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 10 ... ... 4'600 11'680 ... 34'708 39'114 38'873 2 8
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 10 ... ... 3'800 11'680 ... 14'874 19'557 19'581 2 8
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 11 10x9 3'558 6'005 11'632 18'794 ... 57'097 73'800 98'315 11 13
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x9 3'157 4'967 9'867 13'970 ... 24'585 28'400 30'912 3 3
741 - Mobile communication revenue 11 10x9 ... ... ... ... ... 22'508 33'000 44'997 5 7
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x9 1'918 2'982 4'496 12'734 ... 9'973 ... 24'083 3 3
BROADCASTING
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 6 16 196 104 376 1'088
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... 1 - 5 84 249 394
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 3 4 2 7 98
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 12 90 1'418 1'947 2'478 4'033 13'477 32'455
Notes: Until 2004: Financial data are expressed in Leu.

Source: Rom-Telecom. From 2002: National Regulatory Authority for Communications.
(1) Source: UN; 1992: Latest census. 2002: ARNC. (2) 1960: Estimate. 1965: UN. 1985-93: European Audiovisual Observatory. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source:
IMF. (4) Source: IMF, 2005: Redenominated currency: 10.000 Leu became 1 New Leu. (5) 1997-98: MobilRom and Telemobil. (6) 1993: Estimate. (7) 1983-84:
Estimate. (8) Analog, From 2007: 19% VAT included. (9) Analog. (10) From 2002: Prepaid. (11) New currency Leu. The new currnecy is 1RON = 10'000 ROL (used
upto 2005). (12) TV licenses. Source: Romanian Television; 2004-2006: ITU estimates. (13) Source: OBS. (14) Estimates based on trade data. 2002: Source: ARNC.
2005: ITU estimate. (15) 2005: ITU estimate. 2006: Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

RUSSIA
Land area (km2): 17'078'005 km2 Currency: Rouble
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 147'691 147'398 147'030 146'560 145'985 145'327 144'618 143'899 143'500 142'537
62 Households 2 10x3 48'200 48'139 50'969 52'000 52'400 52'000 51'603 51'209 50'818 50'545
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 1'306 1'002 617 672 1'016 1'217 1'267 2'039 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 24.8 26.3 27.1 31.2 35.0 ... ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas 8 % 87 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88
1112 Public payphones 9 10x3 191 191 189 193 189 186 ... 167 151 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10 10x3 28'268 32'040 33'849 34'686 36'574 38'577 40'956 39'004 41'137 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 11 10x3 7'839 7'120 6'533 6'020 5'810 ... 4'089 3'335 2'295 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 12 10x3 485 747 1'371 3'263 7'750 17'609 36'135 73'722 120'000 150'674
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 12 10x3 269 377 ... 2'622 4'559 ... ... 73'096 118'980 142'000
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 12 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 105'000
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 37'400 63'600 ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 13 10x6 958 1'038 1'008 944 1'082 1'219 1'290 1'258 1'171 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 14 10x6 1'060 1'030 1'696 ... 869 1'005 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 447'621 444'500 432'900 427'700 ... ... 404'681 385'890 364'600 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 10 40.8 37.7 35.2 ... ... ... ... 8.0 7.1 ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 15 1'000 1'000 1'000 ... ... 6'000 ... ... 7'200 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 15 3'400 3'400 6'600 ... ... 10'800 ... ... 10'800 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 16 20 20 50 ... ... 110 ... ... 200 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 17 110 110 165 ... ... ... ... ... 210 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 18 ... ... - ... ... ... ... ... ... 262
152c Cellular monthly subscription 18 ... ... 10 ... ... ... - - - -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 30'644 34'039 45'404 ... 75'842 ... 147'591 169'244 185'733 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 19 10x6 1'170 1'560 3'840 37'390 ... 92'477 140'200 221'800 282'900 373'143
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 23 10x3 11'500 11'500 11'500 11'275 6'302 6'396 ... ... ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 24 10x3 ... 210 327 394 550 1'624 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... 400 492 1'027 1'890 ... ... ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 26 10x3 ... - - - - 11 343 675 1'589 2'900
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... - - - ... ... 1'152 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... - - - ... 125 437 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 700 1'200 1'500 2'900 4'300 6'000 12'000 18'500 21'800 25'689
Source: General State Supervisory Department for Communications. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. From 2005: Ministry for
Information Technologies and Communications.
(1) Source: UN. (2) Source: RCC; 2006-2006 ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF, RCC. (4) Source: IMF. From 1997 the ruble replaced the old ruble at the rate of 1'000 old
rubles per ruble. (5) Source: IMF. (6) 1975-80: Estimate. 2004-05: Oct; 2006: Source: Federal Staate Statistics Service. (7) 2004-05: RCC; 2003, 2006: Federal State
Statistics Service. (8) 2004-05: RCC; 2000-2003, 2006: Federal State Statistics Service. (9) 2000 and 2004-05: RCC. (10) 2004-05: RCC. (11) 2003-05: RCC. (12)
2006: ITU estimate on basis of MTS Annual Report. (13) Until 1993, not including traffic with CIS or Baltics. 1993-94: ITU estimate. 1995, 1997: RCC. 1996, 2001-02:
TeleGeography. (14) Not including traffic with CIS or Baltics. 2001-02: TeleGeography. (15) 2002 & 2005: RCC. (16) 2002: RCC. (17) 2005: RCC. (18) From 2003:
prepaid. (19) 2002: RCC, 2006: ITU estimate on basis of MTS Annual Report. (20) 1993-94: including investment from abroad. (21) Source: Unesco, RTR, ITU
estimates. (22) TV households. Source: OBS, RTR, ITU estimates. (23) Source: OBS. 2000: RCC. (24) Source: OBS. (25) Source: ITU estimates. (26) 2003: ITU
estimate. (27) 1999-2002: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

RWANDA
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 5'883 6'604 7'235 7'733 7'949 8'171 8'399 8'481 9'037 9'230
62 Households 2 10x3 1'660 1'860 2'037 2'207 2'271 2'335 2'400 2'467 2'536 2'564
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 558'280 621'340 644'890 705'680 741'870 781'470 955'160 1'137'910 1'331'600 1'631'590
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 81.4 80.8 82.1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 84.0
1112 Public payphones 350 360 400 800 2'000 3'000 4'000 5'390 6'611 8'000
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 14'258 16'258 22'000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 3'460 3'540 8'000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 5 - 5'000 11'000 39'000 65'000 82'391 130'720 137'271 222'978 314'201
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - 5'000 11'000 39'000 65'000 82'391 130'720 137'271 219'657 314'201
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... 36'270 ... 79'263 94'034 133'757 ... 310'610
271pop Coverage of population (%) % - ... ... ... ... 50.00 ... 70.00 75.00 80.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 20 30 250 ... ... ... ... 142
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - 40 60 500 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 6 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36'048 20'438 ...
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 6 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'564 2'460 ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26'138 ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 3'443 4'562 4'753 5'200 5'273 ... ... 2'261 1'533 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'516 ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 250 250 300 300 350 ... ... ... 559 565
51f - of which: female ... ... 69 ... ... ... ... ... 151 151
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 152 153
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 7 % 324 227 121 ... ... ... ... ... 75 76
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 16.0 17.0 16.0 ... ... ... ... ... 18.2 ...
TARIFFS
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 500 500 500 500 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 500 500 500 500 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000
151c Cellular connection charge 9 - ... ... ... 2'500 2'500 2'500 1'250 1'250 12'500
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 - ... ... ... 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000 - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 - ... ... ... 590 590 264 291 441 441
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 - ... ... ... 175 175 201 222 375 375
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 5'130 5'813 6'017 6'860 18'992 21'938 25'933 ... ... ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... ... ... ... 7'752 8'437 10'599 ... 5'357 4'065
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10 10x6 - ... ... ... 11'241 13'502 15'334 21'428 23'102 34'543
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 ... ... 5'600 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... 5'600 ... ... ... ... ... 643 ...
BROADCASTING
965h% % of households with a television 1.81 2.15 2.45 2.40 2.49 2.48 2.42 2.36 2.30 ...
422 Personal computers 12 ... ... ... ... 9'950 10'715 12'093 15'085 19'211 28'000
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - 1'148 1'180 1'704
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 13 ... ... 0.26 ... 0.13 10.27 10.00 45.00 54.00 70.00
Source: Until 2002: Société Rwandaise des Télécommunications. Rwanda Information Technology Authority.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1978: UN. 1990-93: World Bank. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1993-95, 2005: ITU estimates. (5) 2007: ITU
estimate. (6) 2004-05:Jan to Sept. (7) Faults cleared in less than 2 days in Kigali. (8) Not including taxes. (9) From 2005: Prepaid. (10) 2002-03: ITU estimates. (11)
Source: 1992 and 2000: Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (12) 2001-06: ITU estimates. (13) 2001, 2003-04:

S. TOMÉ & PRINCIPE
Land area (km2): 964 km2 Currency: Dobra
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 132 134 137 140 143 146 149 153 157 160
62 Households 2 10x3 34 35 36 37 28 28 28 28 28 29
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % ... ... 61.7 64.7 66.3 68.5 ... 68.0 68.0 70.0
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... 18 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 6 5'800 6'000 6'200 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines ... 1'354 924 741 1'022 648 595 578 714 273
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers - - - - - 1'980 4'819 7'745 11'953 18'424
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - - - - 1'980 4'819 7'745 11'953 18'424
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 1'676 ... 6'790 11'677 18'147
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - - - 1.36 3.22 5.06 7.64 11.51
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 5 37 56 136 ... 98 108 112
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 7 - - ... 80 ... 280 ... 196 216 ...
TRAFFIC
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x3 860 652 766 834 977 1'333 1'463 1'910 2'185 2'574
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... - 513 2'552 4'383 5'469 9'347
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... 24 18 20 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 9 % 100 100 100 ... ... 79 92 97 100 98
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 5.8 4.7 4.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... 14.0
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 120'000 230'000 350'000 430'000 400'000 400'000 ... ... ... ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 120'000 230'000 350'000 430'000 400'000 400'000 ... ... ... ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 10'500 18'000 27'500 33'000 40'000 40'000 ... ... ... 60'000
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 10 17'500 30'000 65'000 88'000 100'000 100'000 ... ... ... 100'000
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 10 105 240 465 579 1'215 1'500 1'500 1'500 1'500 1'500
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 10 ... ... ... 579 1'215 750 750 750 750 1'500
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) - - - - ... ... ... ... ... 7'560
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) - - - - ... ... ... ... ... 7'560
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 - - - - - 5'130 17'301 29'183 42'352 70'420
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 6'825 5'716 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households ... ... ... 8'800 9'000 10'000 10'920 11'760 ... ...
965h% % of households with a television ... ... ... 23.78 32.14 35.71 39.00 42.00 ... ...
965s Home satellite antennas 191 203 ... ... ... 50 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... 140 229 378 562 821 1'113 2'241 2'653 ...
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - - 1'548 1'888 2'178
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - 1'548 1'888 2'178
4212 Estimated Internet users 13 ... 400 500 6'500 9'000 11'000 15'000 20'000 21'000 22'000
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20.0 22.0
423 Public Internet access facilities ... ... ... 1 1 2 ... ... ... ...
Source: Companhia Santomense de Telecomuniçaôes s.a.r.l. (CST).

(1) Source: UN. (2) 1981: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. 2002: World Bank. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1989-90: Estimate. 2005: ITU estimate. (6) 1998-
2000: estimates. (7) 2000: Estimate. (8) 2005: ITU estimate. (9) 2 working days. (10) Not including taxes (5%). (11) Source: Unesco, ITU estimate. (12) 2001-05: ITU
estimates. (13) 2003-2007: ITU estimate.

SAMOA
Land area (km2): 2'841 km2 Currency: Tala
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 171'500 173'300 174'500 175'500 176'710 177'000 177'700 178'000 179'000 179'186
62 Households 2 22'700 22'800 22'900 23'000 23'059 23'100 23'200 23'300 23'400 23'400
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 625 661 692 759 834 885 945 1'011 ... ...
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 ... ... ... ... - ... ... ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 1 2 3 2 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % 85.0 89.0 90.0 ... ... 57.0 57.0 ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... 78 72 73 ... ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... 12 12 ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 150 150 150 150 150 150 100 ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 9'000 9'000 ... ... ... 14'500 16'448 ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 1'500 2'500 3'500 ... 3'623 7'586 4'967 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... 7'400 ... ... ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - 2 9 17 ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - 4 396 398 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 8'208 10'395 11'814 ... 12'908 19'030 19'709 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 8 250 260 210 200 185 252 251 ... ... ...
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... 97 98 ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff 5 5 ... ... ... 155 153 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 9 ... 125 125 125 125 125 29 29 29 49
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) ... ... ... ... 0.90 0.90 2.40 2.40 ... ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.75 0.75 ... ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 25.27 29.00 30.00 32.00 35.00 39.10 45.00 ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x3 2'500 3'000 4'000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 11'790 10'000 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 21'000 21'500 21'500 22'000 22'000 22'000 22'000 22'500 22'500 ...
422 Personal computers 10 500 800 900 1'000 1'100 1'200 2'000 2'800 3'500 4'200
4213 Internet subscribers 100 130 150 300 1'000 1'320 ... ... ... ...
Source: Samoa Communications Ltd..

(1) Source: Until 1990: UN. 1991 and 2000 census datat. Other years: ITU estimate. (2) 1976, 2000: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: Asian Development
Bank. 2001: World Bank. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1982-1989, 1999-2000, 2004: ITU estimates. (6) 1997: as of 10 February, 1998. (7) 1983, 2004-05: ITU estimates. (8)
1992-1993: ITU estimate. (9) From 2003: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid service. (10) ITU estimate. (11) 2002: Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Pacific ICT Survey
2002.

SAUDI ARABIA
Land area (km2): 2'400'900 km2 Currency: Riyal
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 19'728 20'299 20'888 21'484 22'088 22'704 23'326 23'950 24'573 25'193
62 Households 2 10x3 3'177 3'259 3'343 3'428 3'518 3'611 3'706 3'804 3'905 4'005
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 617'900 546'650 603'590 706'660 686'300 707'070 804'650 938'771 1'182'510 1'307'520
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 ... 416 551 383 569 603 733 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... 61.0 68.0 70.0 ... ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines 4 % 79.0 72.0 63.0 63.0 64.0 65.0 ... 76.0 76.0 75.0
123 Waiting list for main lines 5 10x3 1'409 927 511 206 86 74 62 38 50 62
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 332 627 837 1'376 2'529 5'008 7'238 9'176 14'164 19'663
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... - - - - 2'159 3'813 4'885 9'547 15'073
OTHER SERVICES
412 Private leased circuits 6 28'011 28'870 ... 34'569 35'572 32'582 ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 7 10x6 ... 20'139 22'362 25'112 28'367 ... ... ... ... ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 660 933 1'005 1'117 1'517 1'916 2'324 2'558 3'349 ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 445 531 670 683 705 815 1'045 1'356 1'639 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 84 123 163 338 ... 899 1'314 2'648 ...
STAFF
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'028 2'496 3'852 5'703
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 69 73 ... ... ... ... 85 85 ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 10 3'500 3'500 3'500 1'500 800 200 100 50 50 50
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... ... 9'617 11'020 11'792 10'607 9'548 9'587 ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 12 10x6 ... ... 4'182 5'075 7'990 12'940 17'521 20'683 25'213 30'187
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 ... ... 8'316 5'742 5'230 5'780 4'673 3'750 7'366 8'303
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 1'315 1'614 1'914 1'986 2'061 ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 200 400 550 700 900 1'263 1'800
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 15 10x3 ... - - ... 14 35 46 69 68 218
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 10 20 100 460 1'000 1'400 1'800 2'360 3'000 4'700
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 16 ... ... ... ... 340 340 390 750 1'200 2'985
Source: Saudi Telecommunications Company. From 2005: Communication and Information Technology Commission.
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1992, 2000: Central Department of Statistics. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1996: Estimate. (5) Estimated unsatisfied demand. (6)
Data only. (7) From 1998: Including Internet dial-up minutes. (8) Until 1996: Estimated. (9) Including 100 free air-time. (10) From 2002: Prepaid. Cost of SIM. SIM
expires after 2 months if not recharged. (11) From 2002: Prepaid. (12) Until 1996: Not including GSM revenue. (13) Source: Unesco. (14) Source: Computer Industry
Almanac, ITU estimates. (15) 2005: ITU estimates. (16) 2002: Arab Advisors. 2001: ITU estimate.

SENEGAL
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 8'762 9'003 9'279 9'524 9'803 10'077 10'359 10'339 11'658 11'936
62 Households 2 10x3 1'010 1'040 1'070 1'095 1'126 1'157 1'189 1'222 1'256 1'326
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 5 % ... 9.2 10.9 13.7 17.0 ... ... ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines % 67.5 67.9 70.3 72.9 69.5 ... ... 70.0 69.0 69.0
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 148'007 171'654 202'447 245'989 279'686 ... ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 16'709 24'149 23'975 24'619 9'836 9'444 8'836 27 29 24
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6'942 27'487 87'879 250'251 301'811 553'449 782'423 1'121'314 1'730'106 2'982'623
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 6'942 27'487 87'879 231'375 301'811 553'449 782'423 1'121'314 1'730'106 2'982'623
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers - 5'377 55'361 175'323 281'382 531'550 759'380 1'099'318 1'700'208 2'951'231
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... ... ... 85.00 85.00 85.00 83.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 90 203 419 578 1'708 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 1'050 2'552 3'358 2'752 7'868 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 374'300 461'908 430'782 503'599 574'772 1'126'000 1'160'000 1'166'000 1'159'000 1'161'000
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 151'062 146'815 121'400 245'004 334'527 ... 210'000 200'000 183'000 191'000
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 8 10x3 ... 20'600 ... ... ... 290'000 374'000 654'000 885'000 1'429'000
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... 280 328 325 366 ... ... ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... 71 87 115 ... 261 350 384 306
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 26.5 23.4 24.9 17.0 17.3 ... 1.5 2.5 2.3 2.0
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 32'000 32'000 32'000 32'000 32'000 32'000 37'760 21'000 21'000 21'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 12'500 12'500 8'000 6'667 6'667 6'667 7'867 7'867 7'867 7'867
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 71'958 90'152 95'142 116'431 125'453 130'352 ... 175'000 200'000 237'000
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 12 10x6 21'365 40'335 54'961 55'999 48'629 75'700 ... 50'000 79'000 96'000
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26'000 30'000
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 2'640 ... ... ... ... 13'828 ... ... 53'000 66'000
BROADCASTING
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - 1'200 2'383 7'665 18'028 28'926
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - 1'200 2'383 7'665 18'028 28'926
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... 4.06 36.00 48.00 79.00 310.00 465.00 775.00 1'240.00
Source: Société Nationale des Télécommunications du Sénégal (SONATEL). From 2004: Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications.
(1) Source: UN; 1988: Latest census. Other years: ITU estimate. (2) 1994: Sonatel. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1965: ITU estimate. (5) 2001: ITU
estimate. (6) From 1994 including private telecentres. (7) 1983-84: ITU estimate. (8) Source: ART (9) 2007: Includes 10'000 F.CFA of calls. (10) 1992: Data are based
on an exceptional period of 18 months, for the fiscal year to coincide with the civil year. From 2000: Sonatel and Sentel. (11) From 2000: Sonatel and Sentel. (12) 1992:
Data are based on an exceptional period of 18 months, for the fiscal year to coincide with the civil year. (13) Source: 1992 and 1997: Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (14)
2003-05: ITU estimates. (15) Source: SONATEL estimate. (16) Only TELECOM PLUS subscribers. From 2000: ART.

SEYCHELLES
Land area (km2): 404 km2 Currency: Rupee
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 76 76 77 77 78 78 79 80 81 81
62 Households 2 10x3 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 24
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 700 1'591 2'794 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 4 % ... ... ... ... ... 64.0 ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines ... ... 1'800 ... 1'700 1'894 1'900 1'881 2'031 2'202
MOBILE SERVICES
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 85.00 95.00 97.00 ... ... 90.00 95.00 98.00 98.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 6 10 15 51 153 170 ... ... ... ... 318
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 20 30 102 306 340 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 5'002 5'402 5'463 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 8 323 331 355 370 356 ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... ... 90 ... 90 90
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... ... ... 6.0 ... ... 6.0
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge ... ... 495 299 299 495 524 524 524 524
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... ... 495 299 299 495 524 524 524 524
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription ... ... 67.60 50.00 50.00 67.60 71.58 71.58 71.58 71.58
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription ... ... 74.10 50.00 50.00 74.10 78.46 78.46 78.46 78.46
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... ... 0.88 0.80 0.80 0.82 0.87 0.87 0.72 0.72
151c Cellular connection charge 9 ... ... 499 499 499 ... 199 50 50 50
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 ... ... 99 99 99 ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 ... ... 11.97 2.85 2.85 ... 11.97 12.66 8.97 8.97
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x3 177'003 194'905 224'913 228'998 ... ... ... 308'686 322'632 349'875
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10 10x3 23'871 33'177 38'117 23'521 ... ... ... 65'400 80'300 70'900
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 14 - - - ... ... ... ... 146 149 146
422 Personal computers ... 9'500 10'000 11'000 12'000 13'000 14'000 15'000 16'000 17'000
4213 Internet subscribers 6 560 921 1'174 1'285 2'050 2'924 2'811 3'309 3'874 4'990
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - 349 948 2'475
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - - ... 1'328
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - - 373 708
423 Public Internet access facilities ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 ... ... ...
Source: Cable and Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd.; From 2000: Ministry of Information Technology and Communication.
(1) Source: UN; 2002: Latest census. (2) 1960, 1970, 1977,1987: UN. 1990-94: Estimates. 1995: Cable and Wireless (Seychelles) LTD. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2002:
Census. (5) 1997-99: ITU estimate. (6) 2001: Data at 31st December 2001. (7) 2001: Data at 31st December 2001. 2002-05: ITU estimates. (8) 1997-1999: Estimate.
2001: Data at 31st December 2001. (9) Cable and Wireless. Home Bird Plan. From 2003: prepaid. (10) Purchase of tangible fixed assets. (11) Source: Seychelles
Broadcasting Service, ITU estimate. (12) 1994: C&W, ITU estimate. (13) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (14) 1994: C&W. (15) 2000: ITU estimate. 2001: Data at 31st
December 2001.

SINGAPORE
Land area (km2): 616 km2 Currency: Dollar
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'794 3'922 3'951 4'018 4'131 4'164 4'171 4'185 4'351 4'380
62 Households 2 10x3 875 905 935 964 984 1'001 1'014 1'027 1'049 1'068
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... 97.9 ... ... ... ... 100.0 ... ...
1112 Public payphones 7 10x3 19.0 20.7 22.0 ... ... 17.4 15.3 14.4 11.0 9.5
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... 372 820 760 890 1'051 1'342 1'610 1'911
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 318 1'081
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 9 8'901 12'452 21'041 40'031 22'567 24'385 ... ... 25'200 25'900
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 10 17'802 77'656 131'066 451'482 180'430 204'674 ... ... 249'200 275'800
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13'060 11'500
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 12 10x6 1'090 1'070 1'080 1'080 1'135 ... ... ... 1'545 1'990
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 14 % 97.3 97.3 ... ... ... 97.1 97.1 98.8 98.0 95.6
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 14 5.0 4.3 ... 2.4 ... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 16 10 10 10 10 10 ... ... ... ... 8
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 20 10x6 1'100 1'300 1'300 1'500 1'800 2'082 2'111 2'282 ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 21 10x6 1'116 868 786 800 662 775 632 777 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 23 10x3 860 892 922 951 978 987 994 996 1'028 1'070
4213 Internet subscribers 26 10x3 296 436 583 853 1'934 2'021 2'200 2'241 2'255 2'315
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 - 10 30 76 151 270 422 546 666 800
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - - 33 78 108 166 238 303 364
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 - 10 30 36 73 162 256 301 356 425
4212f - % female Internet users 28 % ... ... ... 47.0 49.0 ... ... ... 51.5 46.0
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 29 45 90 845 2'249 2'639 5'898 15'564 24'704 ... ...
Source: Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA).

(1) Source: Statistics Singapore. 2000: Latest census. (2) 1960,1965: Estimates. 1970,1980: UN. From 1981, data refer to occupied houses. 1990, 2000: Statistics
Singapore. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) From 1975, data refer to year beginning 1 April. (5) Percentage of total switching equipment. (6) From 2002:
IDA. (7) Singapore Telecom only. From 2002: IDA, excl. coinfones operated by private premise owners. (8) 2004: Dec. (9) 2002: January. 2005: IDA. Refer to number
of lines. (10) 2002: January. 2005: ITU estimate. Refer to number of lines. (11) From 1990, including estimated traffic to Malaysia. Reported traffic (in millions) was: 240
(90/91), 283 (91/92), 324 (92/93), 376 (93/94), 451 (94/95), 550 (95/96), 619 (96/97), 753 (97/98), 799 (98/99), 885 (99/00) and 430 (00/01). From 2002: IDA. (12) Prior
to 2005: ITU Estimates. 2005: IDA. (13) From 1991, excluding postal staff. 1998-99: estimates. 2001: Including StarHub. (14) From 2002: IDA, average. (15) Including
taxes from 1996. (16) From 2003: Prepaid. (17) Classic Plan. Including 100 free minutes. 2002: Including 200 free minutes; From 2003: Prepaid. (18) Classic Plan;
From 2003: Prepaid. (19) From 1997, break in comparability, ITU estimate. (20) From 1997, ITU estimate. (21) Singtel only. (22) Source: Estimates of TV Corporation of
Singapore, ITU estimate. 2005: Media Development Authority of Singapore; (23) TV licences. Source: TV Corporation of Singapore. 1994-99: Source: Statistics
Singapore, SBA; 2006: ITU estimate. (24) Source: Statistics Singapore. (25) Source: Computer Industry Almanac, ITU estimate. (26) 2000-2002: ITU estimates of
paying subscribers. From 2003: IDA. No differentiation between active and non-active subscribers. (27) ITU estimates. 2003-2004: IDA Household survey, Internet
users out of the total population. From 2005-06: IDA Household survey, Resident population (Singapore Citizens & Permanent Residents only) aged 15+. Data not
comparable to previous years. (28) 2005: Among home Internet users. Source: IDA Household Survey. (29) 2002-04: Telegeography.

SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Land area (km2): 49'036 km2 Currency: Crowns
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 5'388 5'393 5'398 5'402 5'379 5'379 5'380 5'385 5'401 5'401
62 Households 10x3 1'899 1'842 1'938 1'932 1'666 1'681 1'898 2'144 2'421 2'422
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'891 2'893 2'893 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... 127 483 1'536 1'961 2'284 2'445 2'393 2'382
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - 771 4'353 11'911 31'076 53'052 60'296 66'798 56'680 47'315
412 Private leased circuits 8'966 9'558 9'591 ... 8'850 8'562 8'556 7'237 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 2'012 1'990 2'281 ... 854 720 1'351 1'153 1'107 1'032
1312m - National trunk telephone (minutes) 3 10x6 1'412 1'500 1'345 ... ... 223 468 434 435 431
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 14 47 77 745 1'245 630 1'748 1'302 1'857 1'320
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 176 483 662 ... 526 919 2'845 3'426 4'708 5'175
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 6 1'700 1'200 799 799 990 ... ... ... 899 300
152c Cellular monthly subscription 6 1'500 798 279 279 368 ... ... ... 199 -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 6 22.14 17.40 27.90 28.20 31.20 ... ... ... 27.00 8.79
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 6 11.07 13.20 12.00 12.00 12.20 ... ... ... 13.50 8.79
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 ... ... ... 36'197 38'039 44'654 49'471 52'364 57'607 58'181
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 11 10x3 ... - - - - - 3 11 21 37
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 11 10x3 ... ... - - - - 4 38 104 182
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... 18.4 21.5 45.7 46.5 47.0 47.9
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 13 ... 30 54 223 6'821 8'153 9'931 12'355 14'200 15'700
Source: Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications.

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate; 1991: Latest census. (2) Source: IMF. (3) Upto 1999: Local traffic included. (4) From 1996: including traffic to Czech Republic. (5) Per 6
minutes. (6) 2005:T-Mobile, Viac plan, 20 minutes included; From 2006: Prepaid. (7) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates. (8) Source: Slovak Telecom. (9) Source: SES.
(10) ITU estimate based on trade data. (11) 2006: OECD. (12) 1993-95, 1998-2001 source: MTPT. 1996-97: ITU estimate. (13) Slovak Telecom. 2000-02:
Telegeography.

SLOVENIA
Land area (km2): 20'251 km2 Currency: Tolar
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'985 1'993 1'989 1'990 1'995 1'996 1'997 1'981 1'967 1'966
62 Households 2 10x3 670 670 668 671 640 685 685 685 685 685
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... ... 95.0 91.0 95.0 90.0 90.0 ...
116 % residential main lines % ... 82.2 81.6 79.5 80.0 75.0 72.1 68.3 67.4 67.4
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 885 899 885 885 1'024 1'014 1'040 1'058 ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 25'041 10'440 6'514 1'438 1'026 503 363 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 51 119 589 ... ... 1'667 1'739 1'849 1'759 1'820
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 6 10x3 - 29 323 782 849 902 867 878 773 735
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5'037 25'715 100'291
OTHER SERVICES
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'044 1'927 1'915 1'783
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 390 571 739 1'814 2'061 ... 1'417 806
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 183 ... 155 144
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 341 379 ... 469 538
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... 912 945 1'096 1'286 ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 9 956 956 1'013 1'013 1'259 1'950 2'140 2'568 2'568 2'800
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 9 956 956 1'013 1'013 1'259 1'950 2'140 2'568 2'568 2'800
151c Cellular connection charge 10 4'366 4'366 4'350 2'350 ... ... ... 4'200 4'200 4'200
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 7'455 7'455 5'850 5'000 ... ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 176.40 176.40 222.00 150.00 ... ... 60.00 44.00 44.00 44.00
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 12 82.80 82.80 114.00 90.00 ... ... 60.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 43'146 39'656 34'239 28'615 32'298 ... 66'000 ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 19'440 54'567 61'566 76'381 88'788 35'947 35'280 ... ... 59'697
BROADCASTING
4213 Internet subscribers 17 10x3 11 43 72 140 280 ... 244 347 398 402
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 18 10x3 ... ... ... ... 2 40 21 ... 66 77
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 19 10x3 ... ... ... ... 3 17 37 74 129 194
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 150 200 250 300 600 750 800 950 1'090 1'251
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... 51.0 50.0 47.0 ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 20 ... 34 38 189 500 1'077 2'510 2'510 2'510 ...
Source: Telekom Slovenije. 1998: Mobitel. 1999 - 2001: Ministry of Transport and Communications. 2001: Telecommunications Administration.
2002 - 2003: Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Post Agency. 2004 - 2005: Communication Agency of the Republic of Slovenia
(APEK). From 2006: Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia.
(1) Source: Statistics Slovenia; ITU estimate. (2) 1991: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Incl. ISDN
subscribers. (5) Not including public call offices. (6) 2005: New methodology of active subscribers. (7) Until 2005: Wireless Intelligence. (8) Source: APEK; 2004:
Statistics Slovenia. (9) From 2007: 20% VAT included. (10) Mobitel. Connection charge with Sim card. Including tax (6.5%). From 2003: prepaid. (11) Mobitel. GSM
business package. Including tax (6.5%). From 2003: prepaid. (12) Mobitel. Including tax (6.5%). From 2003: prepaid. (13) Until 1995, licences Source: Statistical Office
of the Republic of Slovenia. From 1995, TV households, Source: OBS, ITU estimates. (14) Source: OBS, SES; 2003, 2007: Source: National Statistic Office. (15)
Source: SES. (16) Source: ITU estimates. (17) Estimates. (18) From 2001: Ministry for Information Society. (19) From 2001: Telekom Slovenije. (20) 2002:
Telegeography. 2004-05: ITU estimates.

SOLOMON ISLANDS
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 387 398 409 420 432 444 477 491 478 490
62 Households 2 10x3 59 60 62 64 65 67 69 71 73 75
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % ... 40.0 50.0 65.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... 45 50 50 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 153 184 179 254 ... ... ... ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges ... 10'000 20'000 30'000 ... ... ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 7 37 44 42 36 ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 658 702 1'093 1'151 967 999 1'060 3'000 6'000 ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... - - - - 1'000 2'500 4'000 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... 25.0 35.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 9 277 272 254 151 151 ... ... ... ... ...
51f - of which: female ... 38 36 22 ... ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... 88 87 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... 5.0 5.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 200.00 200.00 200.00 250.00 200.98 200.98 200.98 291.18 291.18 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 240.00 240.00 240.00 227.91 227.91 227.91 227.91 330.20 330.20 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 38.40 38.40 38.40 38.40 32.00 32.00 32.00 51.59 57.95 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 40.00 40.00 40.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 65.16 69.55 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 10 ... 150 190 190 190 190 341 ... 275 275
152c Cellular monthly subscription ... 45 45 45 45 45 - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) ... 6.12 6.12 6.12 6.12 6.12 9.00 9.00 9.30 9.30
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... 6.12 6.12 6.12 6.12 6.12 9.00 9.00 9.30 9.30
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 541 2'468 5'955 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 750 645 540 750 ... ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 14 ... 800 1'000 1'150 906 988 1'000 1'500 1'900 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... - - - - - 200 450 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 15 ... ... 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 2.0 4.6 8.1 ...
Source: Solomon Telekom Company Ltd..

(1) Source: 1986 and 1999 census. Other years:UN and ITU estimate. (2) 1970, 1976, 1986, 2000: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. 1983-2000: Asian
Development Bank. 2001: World Bank. (4) Source: IMF. From 1998: Asian Development Bank. (5) Source: IMF. (6) Billable lines. 1982-84,1988: ITU estimate. Between
2000-20003: The number of fixed lines declined due to civil war. (7) 1984: ITU estimate. (8) 1983: ITU estimate. 2002-05: ITU estimates. (9) 1983-84: ITU estimate. (10)
From 2003: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid service. (11) Source: Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation. Terrestrial TV broadcasting currently not available. Sets
refer to video users or home satellite reception. 1992: UNESCO. (12) TV households. Source: Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation. (13) ITU estimate. (14) 2000-
20002: The number of Internet subscribers declined due to civil war. (15) 2002: Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Pacific ICT Survey 2002.

SOUTH AFRICA
Land area (km2): 1'184'827 km2 Currency: Rand
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 43'607 44'350 45'017 45'610 46'126 46'561 46'919 47'208 47'432 47'594
62 Households 2 10x3 9'455 9'865 10'295 10'740 11'206 11'400 11'598 11'799 12'003 12'000
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 10x6 683'730 742'424 813'683 922'148 1'020'010 1'168'700 1'260'690 1'395'370 1'541'070 1'741'060
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 94 156 ... 166 165 140 146 182 ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 1'143 1'906 ... 1'371 1'117 1'167 1'153 1'677 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 4 % 29.7 28.4 34.9 ... 24.4 ... ... 54.6 ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 82 92 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 ...
116 % residential main lines % 59.5 56.8 57.1 56.0 51.0 ... ... ... 65.0 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 10x3 116 100 100 50 ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 421 1'430 3'583 6'435 9'454 10'414 15'231 17'551 27'812 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 5'700 9'200 14'300 19'290 24'112 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 78'000 153'672 271'272 374'062 467'518 563'000 656'000 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 9 10x6 17'500 18'500 19'471 20'388 20'252 20'396 20'547 19'314 8'253 ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10 10x6 4'600 4'900 5'222 4'938 4'895 4'728 4'616 4'453 ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 3'659 4'319 4'390 4'135 3'980 3'911 4'064 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 12 10x6 ... ... 4'877 6'615 8'171 10'700 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female 12'420 13'994 12'022 11'378 10'224 ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 17 10x6 18'130 19'300 20'422 22'460 23'376 24'194 24'871 24'622 23'076 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 17 10x6 8'250 16'800 11'900 12'100 12'000 7'505 6'586 ... ... ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 1'735 3'500 3'418 3'820 5'057 3'492 2'724 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
422 Personal computers 10x3 1'800 2'300 2'600 2'900 3'100 3'300 3'513 3'740 3'966 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... 366 522 712 938 1'000 3'139 3'566 4'279 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 3 20 60 165 335
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 22 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 3 20 60 95 335
Source: Telkom SA Limited (Telkom). From 2001: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA).
(1) UN. (2) Source: Statistics South Africa, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Including cellular. Source: Statistics SA. Census. (5) Coinphones, cardphones & table-
mounted renter's payphone (Chatterboxes). (6) 1998-2000: ITU estimate. (7) 2007: Estimation based on Annual Reports of Vodacom, MTN and Cell C (8) Until 2007:
Wireless Intelligence. (9) 1995-1998: ITU estimate. From 2001: Including Internet traffic. (10) 1995-1998: ITU estimate. (11) 1983-88, 1995: Estimate. (12) ITU
estimates. (13) From 1997, residential. (14) Including tax. (15) Including tax. From 2003: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid service. (16) Fiscal year 1991 and 1992 are
estimates. 2007: Source: StatsSA. (17) Fiscal year 1991 and 1992 are estimates. (18) Source: Unesco through 1995. 1998: DHS. 2001: Census. Other years: ITU
estimates. (19) Source: Until 1994, TV licenses. From 1994, break in comparability; households with at least one TV set, source: SABC. 1998: DHS. 2001: Census.
Other years: ITU estimates. (20) 2005: ITU estimate. (21) 2003: ITU estimate. (22) 2007: Source: World Wide Worx. (23) Source: 1991-93: ITU estimate. From 1994:
Media Africa, Internet Solutions, W2003-2004, 2007: World Wide Worx. (24) 2001-02: Telegeography. 2005: ITU estimate.

SPAIN
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 39'700 39'853 40'202 40'500 41'117 41'101 42'690 43'198 42'692 43'379
62 Households 2 10x3 12'718 12'920 13'126 13'335 13'548 13'860 14'146 14'438 14'736 15'100
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 944 955 1'229 1'168 1'247 1'028 1'434 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 80.8 86.2 86.5 86.6 86.8 90.0 ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 5 10x3 64 67 67 68 64 ... 88 85 82 76
MOBILE SERVICES
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 10x3 86 182 364 646 957 1'028 1'096 1'097 1'114 1'129
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 7 10x3 228 505 979 1'674 2'094 2'955 3'137 3'167 3'735 3'660
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 40'000 43'901 50'267 35'126 40'906 40'911 37'859 34'986 33'799 32'021
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 2'826 4'104 5'854 6'856 7'564 8'454 8'697 8'898 7'710
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 1'625 1'885 2'426 2'656 2'417 1'651 1'651 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 5'216 10'427 17'026 22'942 29'258 36'266 43'364 55'517 66'417
STAFF
51f - of which: female 17'253 15'457 12'432 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 1.6 1.2 1.5 ... ... ... 14.2 ... ... 2.8
TARIFFS
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 10 1'441.00 1'673.00 8.67 9.27 10.47 11.68 11.68 12.62 12.62 13.43
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 11 1'441.00 1'673.00 8.67 9.27 10.47 11.68 11.68 12.62 12.62 13.43
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 13.22 13.86 0.08 ... 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.10 0.10 0.10
151c Cellular connection charge 12 4'060 ... 21 ... ... ... 12 25 25 6
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 4'640.00 ... 24.04 ... ... ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 14 162.40 ... 1.80 ... ... ... 0.99 0.63 0.63 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 15 10x6 2'080'085 2'320'408 16'859 19'957 23'560 31'584 34'371 36'844 40'660 42'006
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 1'196'690 1'192'461 8'185 8'176 8'691 8'524 8'254 8'316 8'603 7'734
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... 2'127 1'296 1'413 1'749 2'069 2'046
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 18 10x3 462 462 104 298 588 811 997 3'218 3'389 3'763
965s Home satellite antennas 19 10x3 1'130 1'067 1'254 1'685 2'036 1'996 1'796 ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... 667 2'241 3'222 3'674 3'925 4'681 5'253 6'234 7'187
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... - ... 76 430 1'247 2'122 3'401 5'035 6'691
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... - - 13 37 336 551 836 1'170 1'350
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 21 10x3 ... - 1 63 393 899 1'565 2'546 3'814 5'259
Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Spanish peseta.

Source: Telefónica de España, S.A.. Ministerio de Ciencia y Technología. Since 2002: Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones
(CMT).
(1) Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2) Source: UN, INE, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Fixed telephones. 1998-99: INE. Other years: ITU estimates. (5)
Public telephone booths and phone centres. Not including public telephones in other premises. (6) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (7) ISDN equivalent lines in service.
(8) 1997: ITU estimate. (9) Until 1997, Telefónica de España only. (10) Including VAT. (11) Until 1991 including 12% VAT. 1992-94 = 15%. Since 1995 = 16%. (12)
Telefónica Móviles. Including VAT. From 2003: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid service. (13) Telefonica Moviles. Including VAT. (14) Telefonica Moviles. Including
VAT. (15) 1993-95: Some liberalized sectors are not included. (16) Until 1999, Telefónica's capital expenditure in fixed assets. (17) TV Households. Source: EBU, SES,
INE, Secretaría General de Comunicaciones, ITU estimates. (18) Source: OBS, SES, Secretaría General de Comunicaciones. (19) Source: SES. (20) Source: ITU
estimates. (21) 2006: OECD. (22) Source: red.es. Spanish Internet Users Association. At November of year indicated. 14+. (23) 2000-02: Telegeography. 2005: ITU
estimate.

SRI LANKA
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 17'890 17'935 18'208 18'467 18'732 18'947 19'252 19'462 20'743 20'912
62 Households 2 10x3 3'806 3'851 3'896 4'116 4'687 4'741 4'970 5'210 5'462 5'506
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 890'272 1'045'660 1'105'990 1'257'640 1'407'400 1'581'890 1'761'160 2'029'360 2'365'590 2'801'830
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 ... ... 107'025 ... 38'933 51'668 88'157 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 341'622 523'529 669'113 767'411 827'195 883'108 939'013 991'239 1'243'994 1'884'078
1111 % households with a telephone 4 % ... ... ... ... ... 22.9 ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas 5 % 61 65 73 73 55 55 45 55 42 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 426'219 ... ... 769'700 1'221'774 1'264'046 1'204'591 1'312'228 1'675'304 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 7 283'782 224'411 236'225 269'457 258'707 311'766 393'069 334'477 342'651 77'721
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 18 30 46 189 502 755 1'095 ... ... 5'412
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... 63 115 317 585 1'019 1'682 2'625 4'726
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 318 856 1'374 1'446 1'540 ... ... 921
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - 1'336 2'890 3'812 3'956 4'144 ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 7 1'020 1'214 1'454 ... 5'582 6'482 4'445 5'358 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 412'161 447'174 289'711 430'400 520'200 575'324
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 153'521 ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 9 10x3 124'300 146'800 152'526 139'420 249'210 317'922 ... 387'000 442'000 573'811
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 120'000 304'000 ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... 2'246 2'377 2'289 2'021 2'085 2'692 ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... 856 1'016 1'124 1'063 1'699 2'231 2'360 3'525
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 50 ... 62 ... 94 88 89 77 68 46
TARIFFS
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 10 100 275 300 300 360 450 1'250 1'250 1'250 1'250
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 10 2.31 ... 3.30 3.30 8.40 8.40 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 10 0.83 ... 0.37 0.37 2.80 2.80 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
151c Cellular connection charge 11 5'000 5'000 5'000 5'000 5'000 1'000 1'000 1'500 1'000 800
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 15'035 20'268 22'043 24'293 27'645 32'000 ... 45'264 62'212 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 7'695 15'874 16'934 18'064 20'242 22'959 21'878 24'098 ... 50'242
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 8'988 13'393 15'311 8'691 4'461 7'865 ... 8'668 7'610 29'752
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 3'631 ... 877 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 10x3 1'700 1'800 1'900 2'100 2'200 2'300 2'400 ... ... ...
965h Television equipped households 10x3 852 875 900 920 964 1'013 1'590 1'667 1'748 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 13 10'195 18'984 25'535 40'497 61'532 73'468 85'500 ... 115'015 134'518
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... 327 592 3'417 20'450 ... 22'895
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 14 ... ... ... ... 271 471 395 ... ... ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 14 ... ... ... ... ... 49 2'929 13'312 13'312 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 7 1 2 10 10 25 92 92 310 499 932
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... 6 24 32 ... ... ...
Source: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.

(1) Source: UN. 2001: census. (2) UN Habitat. ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2002: HIES. (5) SLT only. (6) From 2000: Public Pay phone Booths. 2004: SLT only.
(7) SLT. (8) 1983: Estimate. 2003: ITU estimate. (9) From 1997: Estimate. (10) Sri Lanka Telecom. (11) From 2002: Prepaid. (12) ITU estimates. (13) 2003: June. 2004:
incl some prepaid users. (14) 2003: June. (15) 2005: ITU estimate.

SUDAN
Land area (km2): 2'505'815 km2 Currency: Pound
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 28'600 29'405 30'230 31'081 31'957 32'858 33'286 34'512 35'080 36'992
62 Households 2 10x3 4'650 4'810 5'054 5'124 5'242 5'362 5'457 5'566 5'677 5'967
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 6 112'544 162'225 251'420 386'775 448'000 671'842 936'756 1'028'899 570'000 767'218
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 90 92 93 90 90 ... ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 10x3 2 3 3 5 7 ... ... ... 4 4
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 154 198 278 416 757 928 1'306 1'382 1'494 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 320 340 355 405 444 ... ... ... - -
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 7 3'800 8'600 13'000 23'000 103'846 190'778 527'233 1'048'558 1'827'940 4'288'242
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 3'800 8'600 13'000 23'000 103'846 190'778 527'233 1'048'558 1'827'940 4'288'242
271pop Coverage of population (%) 8 % ... ... ... ... ... 20.00 27.00 33.00 34.00 12.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - 215 250 324 385 490 ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 9 - - - 430 500 650 780 980 ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 312 610 584 ... ... ... ... ... 1'269 ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 191 ... ... ... ... 1'544 2'022 3'061 ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... 16'000 180'000 207'000 388'000 531'000 638'000 580'000 512'000 723'936
STAFF
51f - of which: female 369 448 532 517 542 ... ... ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 802 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 94 96 98 ... ... ... ... ... 90 90
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 12.0 12.0 5.0 ... ... ... ... ... 5.0 5.0
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 11 150'000 150'000 150'000 125'000 50'000 20'000 20'000 20'000 20'000 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 3'500 3'500 3'500 3'000 3'000 1'500 1'500 1'500 1'500 -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 6'845 18'867 24'104 30'231 37'744 42'872 ... ... 40'472 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... - - ... ... ... 30'350 61'587 101'832 179'782
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 515 9'769 2'807 ... ... ... ... ... 314'632 ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 55'888 ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 830 840 840 850 860 860 890 900 920 ...
422 Personal computers 13 32'000 55'000 85'000 100'000 115'000 200'000 348'000 606'000 3'250'000 4'237'096
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - 793 1'269 2'065
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - - - 36 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 400 1'600 3'000 9'000 50'000 160'000 200'000 300'000 500'000 3'200'000
Source: Sudan Telecommunications Company Ltd. (Sudatel). From 2003: National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimates; 1993: Latest census. (2) 1983, 2000:UN. 1990-95: Estimate. (3) Source: IMF. From 1999: Break in comparability. World Bank. (4)
Source: FMI. (5) Source: IMF. (6) 1988-90, 1992-93: Estimate. (7) ITU estimate: Without Canar. Canar counted as fixed line. (8) 2001: Celtel. (9) 2000: Estimate. (10)
1983-84: Estimate. (11) From 2006: Prepaid. (12) Source: Unesco, ITU estimate. From 2001: Sudan Telecom. (13) Source: Sudatel.

SURINAME
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 422 426 430 434 437 441 444 446 449 452
62 Households 2 10x3 84 85 85 90 90 91 92 93 94 94
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 362'110 328'080 ... ... ... 2'100'340 2'570'000 3'028 ... ...
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 3 401.00 401.00 859.44 1'322.47 2'178.50 2'346.75 2'600.00 2.73 2.73 2.74
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... ... ... 204 42 ... ... ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 6'288 9'990 7'640 11'414 11'395 ... ... ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 44.0 50.0 54.0 56.0 ... 56.5 ... 66.0 100.0 100.0
116 % residential main lines % 85.0 85.0 80.0 80.0 ... ... 72.0 72.0 72.5 ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 82 81 77 ... ... ... 28 28 28 ...
1112 Public payphones 264 272 188 212 324 304 355 360 343 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 79'306 82'761 90'146 90'402 ... 100'245 122'825 123'206 117'561 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 27'753 33'160 36'723 39'765 ... 5'736 6'087 5'000 7'303 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 1'169 2'368 15'500 ... 87'000 108'363 168'522 212'819 232'785 320'000
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... 10'135 37'434 84'000 105'979 168'073 211'201 215'000 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - 24 91 56 73 80 78 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - 69 300 108 350 356 380 ...
412 Private leased circuits 95 104 108 ... ... 113 161 330 375 ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 372'438 ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... 43'200 57'600 55'463 ... 74'600 84'686 98'091 ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 99'877 ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 8'016 14'744 6'704 ... ... ... ... ... 120'237 ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 38'820 ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 1'175 1'125 1'071 1'047 1'025 1'029 1'019 1'029 988 ...
51f - of which: female 329 316 288 282 282 290 289 295 284 ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... 14 14 14 14 60 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... 20 ... 39 39 42 60 22 ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 62.8 47.5 33.5 30.9 35.0 30.2 38.6 ... 40.1 ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 6 15'000 60'900 149'250 200'343 330'000 330'000 420'000 412 412 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 6 15'000 60'900 149'250 200'343 330'000 330'000 420'000 412 412 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 300 300 1'500 1'500 2'750 2'750 3'500 3 3 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 300 300 1'500 1'500 2'750 2'750 3'500 3 3 ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 3.75 3.75 20.00 20.00 48.50 38.50 49.00 0.05 0.05 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 7 ... - - - - 44'000 56'000 ... 69 27
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 ... 7'500 7'500 16'500 16'500 - - ... - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 ... 675 597 801 1'320 1'320 1'680 ... 2 3
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 8 ... 675 597 801 1'320 1'320 1'680 ... 2 1
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 15'925 15'717 35'501 64'647 105'718 110'475 175'948 225 278 304
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 13'375 13'537 32'803 56'314 78'646 77'425 123'747 132 158 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 1'471 1'674 3'297 8'333 23'682 28'699 48'099 78 104 125
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 6'972 4'508 13'639 25'114 38'577 76'896 30'324 42 90 ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 10 3'500 2'001 2'630 1'510 2'000 1'800 2'200 1'500 2'150 ...
965s Home satellite antennas 11 250 250 250 275 500 550 605 650 1'800 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - 94 216 420 1'107 2'656
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 14 60 409 983 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... 1 1 3 4 12 45 45 45 200
Notes: Until 2003: Financial data are expressed in Guilder.

Source: Telecommunicatiebedrijf Suriname (TELESUR).
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1994: Telesur. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. Until 2003: Guilder. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1983: Estimate. (6) Until 2003: Guilder. (7) From
2002: Prepaid. Until 2003: Guilder. From 2005: Prepaid. (8) From 2002: Prepaid. Until 2003: Guilder. (9) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates, Telesur. (10) Microwave
Multipoint Distribution System connection. Source: Telesur. (11) 1993-95: Telesur (only receive).

SWAZILAND
Land area (km2): 17'366 km2 Currency: Lilangeni
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 945 952 980 1'008 1'020 1'032 1'044 1'083 1'033 1'029
62 Households 2 10x3 150 151 156 160 162 164 166 168 170 169
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... ... 90 81 ... ... 90
1112 Public payphones 644 832 832 832 ... 1'028 1'368 1'458 1'458 1'308
123 Waiting list for main lines 15'201 15'321 16'500 17'000 14'600 15'606 22'616 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 - 4'700 14'000 33'000 55'000 68'000 85'000 145'000 200'000 250'000
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - 4'700 14'000 33'000 55'000 68'000 85'000 145'000 200'000 250'000
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... 31'000 52'000 64'600 82'000 142'100 190'000 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... 70.00 65.00 80.00 ... ... ... 90.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 7 - - - 13 23 275 ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - 131 232 774 ... ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits ... 461 ... ... ... 449 ... ... ... ...
311 Telex subscribers 112 97 90 80 71 78 73 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x3 14'500 23'000 24'000 22'500 22'138 18'276 24'664 ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 451 457 450 475 465 493 471 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 9 - ... 96 95 95 95 95 65 65 39
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 - ... 174 95 95 95 95 - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 - ... 4.65 5.55 5.55 5.16 5.70 7.80 7.80 9.00
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 - ... 2.13 2.79 2.79 2.58 2.55 6.00 6.00 6.60
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10 10x6 121 134 200 264 319 366 1'588 1'777 2'042 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 115 118 167 ... 194 277 761 844 924 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 - 3 47 108 158 194 737 816 934 1'051
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 11 10x3 64'720 78'798 78'839 26'000 82'000 138'000 209'000 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas ... ... ... 3'500 4'000 5'000 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 14 ... ... ... 12'000 16'000 25'000 30'000 36'000 42'000 42'000
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 15 ... ... 0.51 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.00 1.00 1.00 ...
Source: Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (STPC).

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1994: SPTC. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1960, 1965: SPTC estimate. (5) 1996-1997,1999, 2001: Estimate. (6)
2003, 2007: ITU estimates. (7) 2001: SPTC estimate. (8) ITU estimates. (9) From 2004: prepaid. (10) Until 1996: Including posts. (11) Additions to fixed assets. (12)
Source: UNESCO through 1992; from 1993 ITU estimates. (13) Source: SPTC (1992), other years: ITU estimates. (14) 2005: ITU estimate. (15) 2003-05: ITU
estimates.

SWEDEN
Land area (km2): 449'790 km2 Currency: Kronor
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 8'848 8'854 8'861 8'881 8'910 8'943 8'976 9'011 9'041 9'070
62 Households 2 10x3 4'165 4'204 4'244 4'285 4'300 4'320 4'340 4'360 4'380 4'394
TELEPHONE NETWORK
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 235 1'016 1'983 2'773 3'536 4'309 5'003 4'629 4'638 4'693
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 7 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 322 617 1'238
OTHER SERVICES
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 8 200'000 373'000 643'000 945'000 1'050'000 1'014'000 1'007'000 970'000 933'000 ...
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 50'117 50'766 45'663 42'161 39'449 34'843 28'338
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 2'553 ... 3'988 5'021 5'528 6'283 6'739 7'619 9'924 12'642
STAFF
51f - of which: female 11'994 ... 10'150 10'976 9'752 9'729 8'343 8'007 8'177 8'706
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 11 975 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 975 675
151b Business teleph. connection charge 11 975 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 680
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 13 145 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 1.00 ... ... 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.14
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 0.65 ... ... 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.81
151c Cellular connection charge 14 375 ... 295 ... ... ... 95 95 100 100
152c Cellular monthly subscription 14 125 ... 115 ... ... ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 14 10.88 10.88 10.88 ... ... ... 16.80 14.70 11.97 4.95
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 15 10x6 53'759 58'777 61'297 70'914 76'589 76'209 ... 74'444 74'809 80'138
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 16 10x6 5'791 7'386 10'407 22'621 15'306 ... 11'746 11'592 8'832 10'198
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 17 10x3 ... 3'967 4'150 4'232 4'321 4'329 4'337 4'094 4'113 4'130
965s Home satellite antennas 19 10x3 720 810 850 1'050 862 1'090 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 21 10x3 653 1'450 1'880 2'248 2'819 3'032 3'243 3'293 3'289 3'471
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 22 10x3 ... - - 249 587 840 1'095 1'410 1'918 2'346
Source: Telia, Netcom, Europolitan. From 1996: Swedish Institute for Transport and Communications Analysis.
(1) Source: Statistics Sweden; 1990: Latest census. (2) Source: Statistics Sweden, UN, ITU estimates. (3) 1996-98: Source: Statistics Sweden. Revised figures. (4)
Source: IMF. (5) Including ISDN channels. (6) 2004: June. (7) Until 2005: Wireless Intelligence. (8) Source: Telia (9) From 1993, ITU estimate. (10) Source:
SIKA/Statistics Sweden. (11) Telia; Before 1993: excluding tax. Since 1994: 25% VATincl. (12) Until 1992: including 12% VAT. Since 1993: including 15% VAT. (13)
Including 25% VAT. (14) Televerket. Including 25% VAT. 2003: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid service. 2005: Telia. (15) Break in comparability from 1990. From 1993,
including main telecom operators. 1996,97: Income from fixed to mobile calls are excl. (96: 2855; 97: 3386 [k]). (16) Break in comparability from 1990. From 1993,
including main telecom operators. (17) Licenses. Source: Telia, Radiotjänst, MMS. (18) Source: Swedish Radio & TV Authority, OBS, Sveriges Television. (19) Source:
SES, MMS. (20) Source: IDATE, ITU estimates. (21) Source: National Post & Telecom Agency. Modem incl. ISDN. (22) 2002: ITU estimate. 2006: OECD. (23) 2006:
OECD. (24) 2004-05:16-74. (25) 2000-02: Telegeography. 2003 and 2005: ITU estimate.

SWITZERLAND
Land area (km2): 41'287 km2 Currency: Swiss Franc
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 7'106 7'140 7'174 7'209 7'256 7'314 7'364 7'415 7'459 7'508
62 Households 2 10x3 2'984 2'991 2'998 3'182 3'196 3'222 3'244 3'267 3'286 3'308
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 10x6 383'990 395'260 402'910 422'060 430'320 434'260 437'730 451'380 463'670 486'180
TELEPHONE NETWORK
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 210 584 1'053 1'707 2'155 2'315 2'601 2'485 2'808 3'103
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 115 361
271pop Coverage of population (%) 5 % ... 98.0 98.0 98.0 99.0 99.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
OTHER SERVICES
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 8 10x3 624 952 1'444 1'853 2'143 2'224 2'234 2'242 2'226 2'126
TRAFFIC
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 6'328 8'717 7'156 ... ...
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 793 1'124 1'544 2'032 2'205 2'365 2'422 2'506 2'475
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 2'623 4'148 4'757 4'941 5'151 5'413 5'931 7'111
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... 288 1'053 3'025 3'016 3'119 3'311 3'448 3'677
STAFF
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 10 300 300 - - - - 43 43 43 43
151b Business teleph. connection charge 10 300 300 - - - - 43 43 43 43
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 914 846 862 644 487
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 10x3 3'310 3'500 3'700 3'950 4'000 4'100 4'203 4'300 4'310 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 2'503 2'510 2'586 2'629 2'684 2'717 2'761 2'791 2'873 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 8 10x3 ... - - 56 140 455 784 1'227 1'624 1'988
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 8 10x3 ... - - 4 35 199 487 820 1'130 1'390
4212f - % female Internet users 22 % ... ... ... ... ... 35.0 44.6 46.1 46.7 47.5
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 24 7.71 13.15 20.53 29.07 38.59 41.02 44.81 47.20 50.94 58.07
Source: Swisscom. From 1999: OFCOM.

(1) UN; From 1991, Federal Statistical Office (Data ending 31 December). 1990: Latest census. (2) 1960,1980: UN, Entreprise des PTT Suisses (Postal households).
From 1996, housing stock, Source: Federal Statistics Office. (3) IMF. (4) Including ISDN access channels. 2001: SWISSCOM at September 2001. (5) 1999: Swisscom.
(6) 1998: OFCOM. 1999: Swisscom. (7) SwissNet. 1998-99: OFCOM. 2006: Provisoir. (8) 2006: Provisoir. (9) Fixed-line traffic through 1997. From 1998, ITU estimate
including mobile traffic. (10) Excluding tax. (11) Excluding tax . (12) Including tax from 1997. (13) Excluding tax. From 1997 refers to Natel international and includes tax.
(14) Excluding tax. From 1997 refers to Natel international and include tax. (15) From 1997: accounting principles used in accordance with International Accounting
Standards. (16) Including other revenues from telephone service. 2006: Provisoir. (17) Households that pay TV license or are exempted. (18) SES, Swisscom. (19) R.
Weiss, ITU estimate, Swisscom. (20) 2004 break in comparability: definition for Internet subscribers adjusted. 2006: Provisoir. (21) From 2001: Based on the average of
'large circle' and 'restricted circle' of Internet users according to WEMF report. (22) 2003-2005: REMP: Age: 14 plus, sum of light, medium and heavy useers (from once
a week to all ay long), observation perioade October Mars, if beginning in March year X used here as year X end data. (23) Telegeography. 2003, 2005: ITU estimates.
(24) ITU data may differ from Swiss official penetration rate since Switzerland's population base is 'people who are 14 or older', only.

SYRIA
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 15'100 15'600 16'112 16'189 16'720 17'130 17'550 18'223 19'044 19'512
62 Households 2 10x3 3'000 3'120 3'220 3'312 3'344 3'426 3'510 3'493 3'476 3'560
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 745'569 790'444 819'092 903'944 974'008 1'016'520 1'067'260 1'263'140 1'490'800 1'708'750
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 ... ... ... 3'508 ... 22'798 34'000 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... 50.0 50.0 50.0 54.0 61.0 69.0 ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 2'947 2'904 2'819 3'026 2'806 2'671 2'567 2'426 2'301 2'294
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 - - 4'000 30'000 200'000 400'000 1'185'000 2'346'000 2'950'000 4'675'000
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers - - 3'000 30'000 200'000 400'000 1'185'000 2'345'000 2'950'000 4'675'000
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... - - - - ... 221'000 1'298'000 1'805'000 3'086'534
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... 40.0 49.0 50.0 ... 40.0 75.0 90.0 92.0 95.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 62 65 199 235 977 1'386 1'914 5'584 6'961 11'259
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 124 130 398 470 1'954 2'772 3'828 11'168 13'922 22'518
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 660 760 850 951 1'101 1'392 1'604 1'673 1'736 1'865
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 166 242 393 402 415 350
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 837 1'774 3'029 4'609 6'507
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... 4'130 5'922 5'722 5'856 5'650 5'488 5'543 5'599 5'613
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... - - 120 455 3'100 3'050 3'000 3'000
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 60.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 - - -
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 8 - - - 20'000 20'000 9'000 9'000 9'000 1'700 300
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 - - - 600 600 600 600 600 400 -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 - - - 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 21.00
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 8 - - - 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 9.00 21.00
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 9 10x6 - - - 1'574 2'496 2'669 7'090 10'052 17'205 21'000
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 11 10x3 ... ... 435 600 900 1'265 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 12 170'000 200'000 230'000 250'000 270'000 330'000 500'000 600'000 800'000 1'300'000
4213 Internet subscribers ... 330 3'000 10'000 20'000 73'000 122'000 160'000 216'000 309'000
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 13 ... ... ... ... - - - 600 2'700 7'934
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 600 2'700 7'934
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 5 10 20 30 60 365 610 800 1'080 1'550
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... ... ... 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0
Source: Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE).

(1) Source: UN; 1994: Latest census. (2) ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) Source: STE. 2002: UN operational rate of exchange. End of period. (5) Including public call
offices from 1990. (6) 2000: STE estimate. (7) 1993-1995, 2000: Estimates. (8) Including 200 SYP of Fiscal Stamp; From 2006: Prepaid. (9) 2005: STE estimate. (10)
1995: Estimate. 1996: UNESCO. 2003-05: ITU estimates. (11) Eutelsat, ITU estimates. (12) 1995: Estimate. (13) 2005: ITU estimate. (14) 2002: Arab Advisors. 2001
and 2003-05: ITU estimates.

TAIWAN, CHINA
Land area (km2): 35'988 km2 Currency: NT Dollar
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 21'743 21'929 22'092 22'277 22'406 22'521 22'605 22'689 22'770 22'800
62 Households 2 10x3 6'204 6'370 6'532 6'682 6'802 6'925 7'047 7'172 7'299 7'355
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 32.62 32.20 31.40 31.39 33.80 34.71 33.98 33.43 31.95 ...
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 1'825 1'915 2'025 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 1'049 1'746 2'208 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 97.5 97.6 98.0 98.0 97.8 97.9 97.8 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - - 1'276 3'077 4'278 5'453 6'120 3'749 2'540 2'453
271mb Mobile broadband subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 459 1'177 3'268
OTHER SERVICES
TRAFFIC
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 15'942 15'590 11'366 5'703 5'549 2'040 754
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 967 2'623 3'650 6'684 7'221 6'920 6'400 7'981 3'176 2'514
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 789 861 958 1'058 1'522 2'154 3'077 3'025 3'460 3'841
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 840 778 868 866 1'146 1'636 2'608 3'165 3'183 3'094
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 482 1'076 15'807 19'156 21'628 24'019 26'898 28'866 29'668
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... 1'286 2'106 2'464 2'465 2'796 3'434
STAFF
51f - of which: female 9'239 11'392 12'635 14'341 13'491 12'749 12'510 12'859 12'667 12'477
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 9 1'200 1'200 600 - - 200 200 - ... 1'000
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... 15 31 229 1'133 2'100 3'043 3'751 4'341 4'506
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - 1 116 912 1'833 2'552 3'169 3'739 4'002
Source: Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT), From 2005: National Communications Commission (NCC).
(1) Source: DBAS (end of year). 2000: census. (2) Source: DBAS. 2000: census. (3) National Income: Source: DBAS. (4) End of period selling rate. Source: DBAS. (5)
From 2001: Including PHS subscribers. 2004: Decline due to inactive prepaid accounts. (6) From 2001: Including PHS subscribers. (7) From 1999: Sum of the staff of
fixed network, mobile and pager operators. (8) 5 minute call. (9) From 2002: Prepaid. SIM cost. Comes with 300 NT worth of airtime. (10) From 2002: Prepaid. (11) 5
minute call. From 2002: Prepaid. (12) ITU estimates. 1999-2001: DBAS. (13) Households with color TV set. DBAS; 2004, 2005: ITU estimates. (14) DBAS. (15)
Source: ITU estimates, DGT. (16) Source: Computer Industry Almanac, ITU estimate. From 2001: DBAS. (17) Source: From 1996, DGT. Other years: ITU estimate.

TAJIKISTAN
Land area (km2): 143'100 km2 Currency: Somoni
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 5'967 6'015 6'104 6'127 6'213 6'376 6'542 6'297 6'507 6'591
62 Households 2 10x3 976 976 976 1'047 1'116 1'145 1'175 1'206 1'238 1'254
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 631'984 1'025'150 1'346'000 1'696'000 2'500 3'300 4'761 5'261 6'578 ...
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 562.33 776.63 1'237.20 1'830.00 2.37 2.76 3.06 2.97 3.12 3.30
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1162 % main lines in urban areas 6 % 84 86 ... 86 87 88 89 77 81 ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 90 90 ...
1112 Public payphones 7 160 159 105 274 316 428 428 437 92 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 6 311'440 307'566 301'700 298'022 298'238 299'638 310'779 ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6 53'035 49'143 33'924 10'267 5'611 6'081 5'940 16'150 22'580 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 320 420 625 1'160 1'630 13'200 47'617 135'000 265'000 ...
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 302 1'945
OTHER SERVICES
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 19'665 30'061 ... 36'261 ... ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 13'556 9'936 ... 27'199 35'115 57'482 36'262 ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 13'500 31'022 29'169 18'017 ... 39'606 55'250 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'199 ... ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... 1'795 1'667 1'916 1'982 1'849 1'154 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 99.3 121.8 128.7 124.9 123.0 126.0 144.0 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 10 3'000 3'000 6'000 6'000 10 11 11 ... 12 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 11 20'000 20'000 40'000 40'000 67 74 74 ... 50 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 10 300 300 600 600 1 1 1 ... 1 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 12 2'000 2'000 4'000 4'000 7 7 4 ... 6 ...
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 3.00 9.00 18.00 18.00 0.03 0.03 0.03 ... ... ...
151c Cellular connection charge 13 487'500 559'174 890'784 520'000 ... ... ... 30 37 12
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 33'750 32'678 51'962 65'000 ... ... ... ... ... -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 13 1'057.50 1'258.00 1'203.00 1'950.00 ... ... ... 0.50 0.62 1.56
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 937.50 755.00 ... 1'950.00 ... ... ... 0.44 0.46 1.56
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 14 10x6 6'437 8'325 9'899 12'707 16 21 28 ... 208 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 15 10x6 6'187 8'051 9'582 12'251 15 ... 25 ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 15 10x6 107 324 246 126 2 ... 20 ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
422 Personal computers 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16'372 84'591 ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... 69 131 258 452 ... ... ...
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 10 ... ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 12 ... ... 2'000 3'000 3'200 3'500 4'120 5'000 19'521 ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... 0.03 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.30 ...
423 Public Internet access facilities ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 ... ... ...
Notes: Before 2001: Currency: Tajikistan Rubles.

Source: Ministry of Communications. From 2003: Tajiktelecom.
(1) Source: UN; 2000: Latest census. (2) 1991-93: RCC. 1994-95: Estimate. (3) Source: IMF; From 2003: State Statistical Committee. (4) Source: IMF. 1994: New local
currency = Tajik rouble. (5) 1975-90: Estimate. 2004-05: RCC. (6) 2004-05: RCC. (7) The important decrease is due to 1) there are no coins in national currency,
therefore all coin-operated payphones will be transfered to card-operated ; 2) the actual payphones are going out of use. Threre are not enough resources now to
replace them. (8) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (9) From 1995 including traffic with CIS. 2004: ITU estimate. 2005: RCC. (10) Before 1994: Russian roubles, 1994-
2000: Tajik roubles, from 2001: Somoni. 2005: RCC. (11) Before 1994: Russian roubles, 1994-2000: Tajik roubles, from 2001: Somoni. 2005: RCC (12) 2005: RCC.
(13) 1996-2000: Tajik roubles, from 2001: Somoni. 2004-05: RCC, from 2006: Prepaid. (14) Including expenses. Before 1994: Russian roubles, 1994-2000: Tajik
roubles, from 2001: Somoni. 2005: RCC. (15) Before 1994: Russian roubles, 1994-2000: Tajik roubles, from 2001: Somoni. (16) Source: ITU estimate, 1996: Ministry of
Communications. (17) 2001 and 2004-05: ITU estimates.

TANZANIA
Land area (km2): 939'762 km2 Currency: Shillings
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 32'560 33'309 34'038 34'763 35'486 36'205 36'919 37'627 38'329 39'025
62 Households 2 10x3 5'956 6'151 6'352 6'560 6'775 6'996 7'224 7'459 7'702 7'805
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 3 612.12 664.67 744.76 800.41 876.41 966.58 1'038.42 1'089.33 1'128.93 1'251.90
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x3 ... 928 978 564 32 23 272 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... 1.7 2.0 3.8 ... 9.3 ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 73 82 91 95 96 96 ... 100 100 100
116 % residential main lines % 53.3 55.4 58.0 60.0 63.0 63.0 ... ... 64.0 65.0
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... 48 49 50 50 ... ... ... 44
1112 Public payphones 10x3 - 1 1 1 2 2 ... ... 5 6
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 182 191 201 230 234 234 ... 239 237 237
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 37 37 30 14 7 8 ... ... ... 1
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'010 1'893 ... ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) % ... ... ... ... ... 25.00 25.00 ... ... 56.00
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - - ... ... 9 22 26
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - - ... ... 120 120 120
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 1'871'235 1'624'190 1'747'713 ... ... ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 154'673 214'738 294'483 ... ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x3 22'706 22'118 28'540 24'669 30'239 39'586 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female 1'300 1'288 1'119 1'108 1'066 1'067 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 48 49 91 ... ... ... ... 88 93 93
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... 30.0 21.0 20.4 24.0 ... 35.0 26.0 ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 7 ... ... 39'880 39'880 16'008 17'528 ... ... ... 7'200
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 ... ... 19'940 19'940 ... ... ... ... - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 7 ... ... 678 678 720 526 242 327 780 930
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 7 ... ... 479 479 480 394 242 218 150 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 66'988 83'757 114'093 139'022 191'459 214'000 ... ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 9 10x6 10'000 15'000 17'000 37'000 75'000 106'000 198'000 ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 11 10x3 650 670 690 700 1'500 1'500 1'500 ... ... ...
965h Television equipped households 12 10x3 ... 178 179 180 181 182 300 459 510 525
965h% % of households with a television ... 2.89 2.82 2.74 2.67 2.60 4.15 6.15 6.62 6.73
965c Cable TV subscribers 13 ... ... 5'243 5'525 8'000 ... ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers ... 700 3'000 10'000 15'000 20'000 50'000 ... ... ...
Source: Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd (TTCL). From 2006: Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority.
(1) Source: UN. (2) Source: 1988, 2002: Census. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1983: Estimate. (5) 2007: Not including taxes (20%). (6) 1996: TShs.
34'385 is the connection charge for regional centres. 2007: Not including taxes (20%). (7) Tritel. Excluding 20% VAT. From 2005: Prepaid. (8) Tritel. Excluding 20%
VAT. (9) 2003: ITU estimate. (10) 1985-1988: Additions to fixed assets. (11) Source: Unesco, TTCL, ITU estimate. (12) 1998: MIH. Measure DHS. ITU estimates. (13)
From 1998: MIH. (14) 2005: ITU estimate. (15) 2003-05: ITU estimates.

TFYR MACEDONIA
Land area (km2): 25'713 km2 Currency:
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'983 1'993 2'002 2'010 2'016 2'022 2'026 2'030 2'034 2'037
62 Households 2 10x3 518 531 547 561 561 561 569 569 569 571
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 185'000 190'800 195'300 ... ... ... ... ... ... 292'167
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines % 47.9 60.7 71.2 ... ... ... ... ... 100.0 100.0
116 % residential main lines % 87.7 87.9 88.0 88.5 ... ... ... ... 70.3 88.3
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 93 93
1112 Public payphones 1'474 1'571 1'697 2'034 ... ... ... ... 2'528 2'043
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 766 767 784 763 ... ... ... ... ... 672
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - - ... 98 ... ... 660 ... 1'085 1'175
271mb - Mobile broadband subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104
271pop Coverage of population (%) % 70.0 80.0 90.0 90.0 ... ... ... 98.0 99.0 99.8
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 111 449 1'306 3'031 4'089 ... 10'850 14'350 15'359 15'654
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 250 1'262 3'312 7'462 ... ... 31'500 ... 42'736 44'104
TRAFFIC
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 7 10x3 51'171 61'407 88'727 72'984 65'648 64'700 ... ... 15'900 28'300
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 8 10x3 87'122 103'465 160'107 166'400 197'200 192'500 ... ... 112'900 265'900
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 3'415 3'470 3'672 3'707 3'776 ... ... ... ... 1'792
51f - of which: female 1'136 1'154 1'209 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 96 96
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9.0 9.2
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 15'500 15'500 7'750 7'750 ... ... ... 1'240 1'240 1'240
151b Business teleph. connection charge 15'500 15'500 7'750 7'750 ... ... ... 1'240 1'240 1'240
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 200 200 200 200 250 ... ... 399 399 399
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 400 400 400 400 480 ... ... 700 700 700
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 1.00 ... ... 3.00 3.00 3.00
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.50 ... ... 1.80 1.80 1.80
151c Cellular connection charge 9 14'500 14'500 7'750 ... ... ... 1'980 750 750 690
152c Cellular monthly subscription 9 810 810 810 ... ... ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 9 54 54 54 ... ... ... 108 69 69 69
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 9 27 27 27 ... ... ... 48 27 27 27
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 3'653 4'228 5'008 ... ... 9'000 10'155 9'331 ... 8'616
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 510 1'357 2'832 ... ... 5'400 5'443 5'875 5'563 12'027
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 3'860 2'489 2'690 ... ... ... 2'137 1'878 ... 2'199
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 294
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 10 10x3 500 500 550 570 ... 590 600 ... ... ...
965h Television equipped households 11 10x3 ... ... 468 477 487 496 507 541 558 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 84
422 Personal computers ... ... ... ... 72'000 94'000 118'000 140'000 450'891 540'000
4213 Internet subscribers 12 3'639 7'605 13'171 30'000 ... ... ... ... 107'802 130'142
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - - - 12'436 36'485
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - ... ... 1'000 10'027
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 14 2 4 10 ... 50 50 34 34 34 34
Source: Makedonski Telekomunikacii A.D. From 2005: Agency for Electronic Communications (Agencija za elektronski komunikacii).
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1991: Statistical Office of Macedonia. 1992: Estimate.1993-95: PTT Macedonia. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) GDP at market prices. Source: World
Bank. From 1993: IMF. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1983-89,91: Estimate. 1992: Break in comparability. (6) 2007: Status 30.06.2007. (7) 1993: without traffic with SR
Yugoslavia. (Including the traffic with SR Yugoslavia is 62'263'872 min.). 2002: Telegeography. (8) 1993: without incoming intenational traffic is 83.000.000 minutes. (9)
From 2003: prepaid. (10) ITU estimates. 1995-96: Unesco. (11) ITU estimates. (12) Not included cable modem internet subscribers; 2007: Status 30.06.2007. (13)
2006: Provided by AEC based on subscription data; 2007: Status 30.06.2007. (14) 2001 and 2003-05: ITU estimates.

THAILAND
Land area (km2): 514'000 km2 Currency: Baht
Year Ending 30.09
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 59'638 60'252 60'851 61'438 62'017 62'586 63'145 63'694 64'233 64'762
62 Households 2 10x3 14'400 14'400 15'600 15'661 15'725 15'889 17'883 18'394 18'905 19'048
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 756 773 846 1'085 935 ... 1'250 ... ... ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 1'101 452 624 1'024 1'893 ... 1'685 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... 21.9 ... 27.7 ... ... ... ... 26.8 ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas 4 % 57 55 54 53 53 54 52 50 50 50
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 470 589 1'032 2'460 6'130 10'156 21'584 27'248 ... 40'640
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 391 1'447 7'958 17'748 22'388 ... 35'177
271pop Coverage of population (%) 5 % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 97.0 97.0
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 1'010 1'396 2'112 4'329 8'379 12'230 29'034 27'864 27'518 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 2'020 3'044 6'044 13'726 27'174 45'544 85'424 96'356 109'244 ...
TRAFFIC
1312c National trunk telephone (calls) 10x6 668 601 584 680 884 1'138 1'268 1'377 ... ...
1311p Local telephone (pulses) 10x6 8'602 8'706 8'710 9'258 9'407 8'714 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day 9 % 97 98 99 ... ... 66 69 90 91 90
TARIFFS
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 11 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 12 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 400 888 888 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 27'700 29'527 30'395 42'063 63'359 90'000 128'000 146'000 ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 480 610 146 150 152 800 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 17 10x3 ... ... 250 600 ... ... ... ... ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 18 10x3 ... - - - 2 15 45 75 105 ...
4212f - % female Internet users 20 % ... ... 34.9 49.2 ... ... 51.9 52.6 51.9 ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 21 32 37 118 268 642 1'011 1'438 3'006 6'808 9'909
Source: Post and Telegraph Department (PTD). From 2002: Ministry of Information and Communication Authority (MICT).
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1960,1970,1980: UN. 1992-94: Bank of Thailand. 2000: National Statistical Office. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) % of main
telephone stations in metro area. Metro area is Bangkok metropolis, Nonthaburi, Pathumthani and Samut Prakan. (5) 2005-2007: Source: GSMA. (6) 2000-02: CAT
only. (7) CAT only. (8) 1991-2002: CAT and TOT. (9) Average per month in metro area. (10) Yearly estimate from monthly data. (11) Flat rate (i.e. Price per call). (12)
Data refer to TOT. From 2003: prepaid. (13) Source: Through 1989, Unesco. From 1990, break, Post and Telegraph Department, ITU estimates. (14) TV homes,
Source: NSO, ITU estimate. (15) Source: UBC, ITU estimate. (16) Source: ITU estimates. (17) 2007:Source: BMI. (18) 2004-05: ITU estimates. (19) 2003: NECTEC.
Age 6+. (20) Source: NECTEC. (21) 2002: NECTEC. Dec.

TOGO
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 4'316 4'397 4'512 4'630 4'750 4'873 5'000 5'017 5'100 6'306
62 Households 2 10x3 720 733 752 772 792 812 833 836 839 1'051
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 986'200 936'300 970'300 946'000 955'300 1'006'000 1'044'500 1'071'600 1'113'070 1'142'470
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 97 97 96 95 95 ... ... ... ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... 140 160 200 ... ... 124 ...
1112 Public payphones 5 112 132 6'011 7'625 11'147 12'257 13'207 22'300 26'161 21'338
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 13 13 14 17 22 27 29 30 ... 9
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... 6'000 13'600 49'000 94'000 168'000 159'000 315'936 433'635 708'000
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - 18 61 61 106 209 224 445 686 819
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - 122 122 216 356 ... ... 1'330 2'254
412 Private leased circuits 232 245 245 20 25 25 ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 154'918 135'767 161'953 167'730 139'879 116'743
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 27'104 28'700 40'880 51'163 43'438 41'023
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 850 856 930 1'081 1'084 1'078 1'082 1'099 1'150 1'244
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... ... 120 195 230 252 344
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 90 93 72 64 63 53 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 847 527 ... ... ... 22'151 22'151 26'806 33'892 48'133
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 10'500 10'437 7'441 12'533 16'591 20'900 ... ... 24'277 35'264
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 18'400 ... ... ... 13'786
BROADCASTING
965s Home satellite antennas 700 750 800 900 1'200 1'500 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 1'500 2'500 5'000 6'000 10'000 12'000 12'500 ... ... ...
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... 10.0 15.0 25.0 30.0 ... ... ... ...
Source: Societe des Télécommunications du Togo (TOGO TELECOM). From 2004: ART&P.
(1) UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1994-95: OPTT. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) IMF. (4) 2005: Drop results from the termination of contract for clients that had not paid. (5)
From 1999: includes private phone booths and GSM phone booths. (6) 1984: ITU estimate. (7) 1996-97: Incoming traffic total estimated. (8) Inclusive of internal wiring
and terminal faults. (9) From 2002: All mobile cellular tariffs refer to prepaid service. (10) OPTT. (11) ITU estimate. (12) 2003-05: ITU estimates.

TONGA
Land area (km2): 699 km2 Currency: Pa'anga
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 97'700 98'000 98'300 98'600 98'900 99'200 99'500 99'800 100'100 102'600
62 Households 2 16'300 16'400 16'500 16'600 16'700 16'800 16'900 17'000 17'000 17'450
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 212 225 245 259 276 311 349 372 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
116 % residential main lines % ... ... ... ... 75.0 78.0 ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... 55 60 ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 22 27 34 44 55 70 ... ... 16 29
117 Line capacity of local exchanges ... ... ... ... 15'300 14'812 ... ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 1'000 1'400 2'000 2'800 4'000 ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 6 120 130 140 180 236 3'354 11'200 16'400 29'872 30'051
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 120 130 140 180 236 3'354 11'200 16'400 29'872 30'051
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... 236 3'354 11'200 16'400 29'872 30'051
TRAFFIC
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... 250 500 ... ... ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 1'978 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 8 265 265 260 280 300 294 ... ... ... ...
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... 110 110 ... ... ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff ... ... ... ... 10 9 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 100 100 100 100 100 176 120 120 120 ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 100 100 100 100 100 176 120 120 120 ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription ... ... ... ... 5.00 8.80 6.25 6.25 6.25 ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription ... ... ... ... 8.34 8.80 12.50 12.50 12.50 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 9 ... ... ... ... 50 55 55 55 17 17
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) ... ... ... ... 0.54 0.21 0.40 0.40 0.21 0.21
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... 0.45 0.15 0.33 0.33 0.21 0.21
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x3 6'091 6'212 6'905 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households ... ... ... ... 3'884 4'099 4'445 4'500 4'500 ...
422 Personal computers 6 600 800 1'100 1'300 1'400 2'000 3'000 5'000 6'000 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - 11 ... ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 11 - ... ... 1 1 2 2 2 2 8
Source: Until 2000: Tonga Telecommunications Commission (TTC). Tonga Communications Corporation Ltd.
(1) Source: 1986 and 1996 census. Other years: ITU estimate. (2) 1976, 1986: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. From 1995: Asian Development Bank.
(4) Source: IMF. (5) 2000, 2003, 2004: ITU estimate. (6) ITU estimate. (7) 1983: ITU estimate. 2000-2001: Telegeography. 2002-05: ITU estimates. (8) 1992: ITU
estimate. (9) From 2001: All mobile cellular tariffs refer to prepaid service. (10) Source: UNESCO. ITU estimate. (11) 2002: Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Pacific
ICT Survey 2002. 2003-05: ITU estimates.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 1'274 1'283 1'292 1'294 1'300 1'302 1'303 1'307 1'306 1'309
62 Households 2 10x3 333 340 345 346 347 347 347 347 347 345
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 22 42 52 49 67 ... 41 ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... ... ... 78.0 ... ... ... ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 95 85 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1112 Public payphones 1'914 2'063 2'145 2'153 2'595 2'019 2'195 2'303 ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 337'568 ... ... ... ... 419'991 439'310 ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 6'000 7'428 10'000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... 105'670 216'477 223'161 275'461 530'389 ... ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 5 - 39 36 53 158 396 488 587 ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - 106 100 134 344 820 1'004 1'230 ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 4'311 4'690 4'304 ... ...
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'819 ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 7 64 212 ... ...
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 8 75.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 9 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 ... ...
151b Business teleph. connection charge 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 ... ...
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 10 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 ... ...
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 175 175 175 175 175 175 175 175 ... ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23
151c Cellular connection charge 12 180 180 100 100 100 ... ... ... 150 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 3.00 3.00 2.85 2.85 2.85 5.97 5.97 3.87 1.77 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 14 10x6 1'188 1'340 1'456 1'534 1'862 1'755 1'634 2'084 ... 2'783
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 60 81 126 224 458 458 355 746 ... 1'640
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 215 439 435 601 686 ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 86 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 17 ... 13'464 17'527 26'459 31'676 38'932 43'515 48'855 45'895 81'064
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 4 ... ... ... ... - 176 884 4'233 10'803 20'613
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - 95 770 4'111 10'674 ...
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... ... ... 52.0 ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... 6 14 60 96 96 96 180 490 ...
Source: Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT). From 2004: Ministry of Public Administration and Information.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate; 1990, 2000: census. (2) 1960,1970,1980: UN.1997: TSTT. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 2007: September. (5) 2001:
Data at 31st December. (6) 1983-84, 2001: Estimate. (7) 1984: Estimate. 2001: Data at 31st December. (8) Previous to 1996: monthly averages. (9) For pre-wired
installations. (10) Non touch-tone. Includes 20 free calls per month. (11) Flat rate. (12) From 1999: Basic Saver Plan. Including 30 minutes free-airtime. From 2002:
prepaid. (13) From 1999: Basic Saver Plan. From 2002: prepaid. (14) 2001: Estimate. (15) 1992, 1995-96: Unesco. Other years: ITU estimate. (16) ITU estimate. (17)
2001-2002: December; 2007: September. (18) 2001-2002: December. 2005: ITU estimate; 2007: Estimation based on September subscriber data.

TUNISIA
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 9'215 9'333 9'456 9'564 9'673 9'781 9'880 9'980 10'086 10'210
62 Households 2 10x3 1'862 1'906 1'950 2'001 2'055 2'091 2'139 2'220 2'274 2'304
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x3 43'039 73'777 57'332 89'652 99'072 136'426 212'871 230'140 376'000 ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 10x3 654 752 850 955 1'056 1'149 1'164 1'204 1'257 1'268
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... 460 503 516 582 709 779 866
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - 31 43 104 376 561 1'912 3'736 5'681 7'339
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - - - 6 297 510 1'864 3'684 5'610 7'262
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 32 75 223 368 640 893 1'163 1'854 2'192 2'614
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 5 64 178 642 960 1'830 2'722 3'782 6'725 7'951 9'482
412 Private leased circuits 1'750 2'077 2'429 2'771 3'016 3'501 3'930 4'228 4'464 4'891
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 6 10x6 148 ... 274 280 350 399 522 562 593 493
STAFF
51f - of which: female 7 1'676 1'730 1'795 2'030 2'229 2'431 2'606 2'653 2'752 2'718
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 10 10 5
152c Cellular monthly subscription 30 20 20 20 20 20 16 10 10 10
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 362 400 450 549 748 822 1'007 1'428 1'608 1'785
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 8 19 62 83 141 190 422 755 1'020 1'179
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 130 120 ... 138 225 302 222 148 147 115
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10x3 1'524 1'588 1'654 1'737 1'821 1'897 1'969 2'002 2'095 2'145
965s Home satellite antennas 12 10x3 88 100 357 560 686 878 1'000 1'039 1'256 1'403
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14 ... ... ... - - 26 259 2'839 17'573 45'543
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - 26 259 2'839 17'573 45'543
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 4 10 150 260 410 506 630 835 954 1'295
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... 40.0 40.0 40.0 41.0 ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... ... ... 48.00 72.00 152.00 155.00 380.00 750.00 1'280.00
Source: Tunisie Telecom. Since 1997: Ministère des Technologies de la Communication.

(1) UN; ITU estimate; 1994: Latest census. (2) 1984: UN. 1994-95: Ministry of Communications. Other years: ITU estimate. 1996-2001: INS Tunisia (3) Until 2000: IMF.
(4) IMF. (5) 2000: Estimate. (6) 1993-97: Estimates. (7) Only Tunisie Télécom. (8) In 48 hours. (9) Including posts. (10) Through 1983, Unesco. From 1984, break in
comparability, source: ITU estimates. (11) 2003-05: ITU estimates. (12) ERTT. (13) ITU estimates based on 8th Plan projections. (14) 2007: includes ISDN, Frame
Relay, and VSAT.

TURKEY
Land area (km2): 779'452 km2 Currency: New Lira
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 64'883 66'026 67'149 68'234 69'275 70'277 71'252 72'220 73'193 74'175
62 Households 2 10x3 13'300 13'600 13'900 14'400 14'600 14'820 15'043 15'269 15'498 15'715
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 711 1'103 1'864 2'344 839 654 838 1'443 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 77 75 78 ... ... 80 80 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - - ... 7'221 12'340 17'125 20'851 26'355 34'264 42'695
271pop Coverage of population (%) 5 % ... 50.2 ... 50.2 87.5 88.2 95.0 95.0 96.3 98.8
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - 1'410 2'415 6'999 8'691 12'551 16'018 14'005 14'298 14'535
TRAFFIC
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 3'421 3'008 2'726 2'687 2'615 2'411
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 839 956 1'125 1'247 1'257 1'191 1'300 1'494 1'230 853
STAFF
51f - of which: female 11'691 11'655 11'669 11'787 11'319 9'715 9'560 ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 94 90 89 ... ... ... 100 ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 10 23.30 ... 12.00 ... ... ... ... ... ... 24.00
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 1.88 1.50 2.00 2.14 3.61 - - - - -
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 12 10x6 645 1'317 2'493 5'080 8'207 11'500 14'984 15'546 16'508 16'586
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 489 997 1'528 2'901 4'751 7'256 9'497 8'754 7'435 7'111
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 83 157 241 393 443 299 345 1'447 1'862 1'650
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 526 471 554
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 921 1'391 1'096
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 13 10x3 12'300 12'800 14'500 13'770 14'257 ... 14'690 15'700 16'700 17'640
965c Cable TV subscribers 14 10x3 512 611 750 885 909 955 1'044 1'127 1'199 1'205
965s Home satellite antennas 15 10x3 275 700 1'098 2'932 3'140 3'284 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... 312 1'500 ... ... 1'195 1'511 2'253 3'180
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 17 10x3 ... - - - 11 21 199 578 1'590 2'774
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 17 10x3 ... ... ... - 8 18 43 37 32 28
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 17 10x3 ... ... ... - 3 3 57 452 1'539 2'724
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 19 ... ... 300 578 620 1'132 2'200 8'861 29'200 46'028
Source: Türk Telekomünikasyon A.S. From 2002: Telecommunications Authority.

(1) Source: UN. (2) SIS, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. Data in trillions. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 2002: Turkcell. (6) Including postal staff until 1995. (7) Normal installation
charge for automatic exchange in cities with population greater than 10000. Not including advance payments. (8) For automatic exchanges. Including 2500 free
impulses per year (500 meter units in 1994). (9) Minimum call charge. (10) Excluding tax. From 2002: Prepaid. (11) From 2002: Prepaid. (12) 2001: Turk Telecom
estimate. 2002-03: Fixed and mobile only. (13) Until 1989, source: Unesco. From 1990, Break in comparability; TV Households; Source: ITU estimates, European
Audiovisual Observatory, Turkish Radio-Television, Turk Telecom. 1998, 2004, 2005: ITU Estimate; 2006: Council of Europe. (14) Source: Turk Telecom, Turkish Radio
-Television. (15) Source: 1996: Turkish Radio-Television. 1998:Estimate. 2000: In the last 2 years there is a considerable increase in the number of satellite antennas
due to the wide spread of digital TV platform. (16) Source: Computer Industry Almanac. 2005: ITU estimate. (17) 2006: OECD. (18) 2005: ICT usage survey, SIS. Refer
to 16-74 years. (19) 2001-02: Telegeography.

UGANDA
Land area (km2): 236'578 km2 Currency: Shilling
Year Ending 30.06
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 22'183 22'853 23'558 24'309 25'111 25'965 26'869 27'821 28'816 29'856
62 Households 2 10x3 4'354 4'521 4'694 4'874 5'061 5'255 5'570 5'904 6'258 6'491
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 ... 23 17 23 51 29 35 67 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1142 % digital main lines 6 % 76 ... ... ... ... 80 80 85 90 95
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 97 98 ... ... ... ... ... 95 92 90
123 Waiting list for main lines 9 10x3 8 9 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10 10x3 5 30 56 127 284 393 776 1'165 1'315 2'009
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 5 30 56 127 284 393 776 1'165 1'315 2'009
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 740 932 1'250 1'908
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - 50 ... 50 50 300 400
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - 100 ... 100 100 600 ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x3 187'614 195'677 291'139 ... ... 170'100 188'644 ... ... ...
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x3 51'672 68'093 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 12 10x6 14 18 19 ... ... 44 46 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x3 ... ... ... ... 796'914 824'317 1'111'795 ... ... ...
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 36 31 ... ... 90 95 82 ... 92 ...
TARIFFS
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... 225 225 225 225 375 340 340 340 510
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... 135 135 135 135 225 180 180 180 375
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 16 ... ... 600 600 510 1'089 1'020 1'020 1'191 1'140
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 17 ... ... 450 450 375 840 840 840 990 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 18 10x6 61'706 74'400 126'700 141'739 364'830 ... 363'467 450'653 511'637 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 25'813 28'455 ... ... ... ... 350'989 431'449 490'512 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 ... 25'680 64'368 81'739 111'724 141'538 ... ... ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 19 10x6 26'608 22'300 80'300 ... 95'701 131'024 117'359 160'254 119'885 ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 23 10x3 ... ... 4 5 6 8 ... ... ... ...
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - - - 850 1'210
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - ... ... 200 300
424 PWLAN locations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... - 17 17
Source: Uganda Telecommunication Ltd. (UTL). From 1998: Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1991, 2002: Census, Other years: ITU estimates. (3) Before 1989: IMF. From 1989: Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1999:
Including data from MTN; 2007: September. (6) 1999: August. (7) 1995: Estimate. (8) Until 1999: UTL only. From 2000: Including MTN. (9) 1984: Estimate. 1999:
August. Excluding suppressed demands. (10) 2007: ITU estimate based on UCC Sept. 2007 data. (11) 2001: Celtel. (12) Not including traffic with Kenya or Tanzania,
2007: September. (13) 1984: Estimate. 1990: Including postal staff. 1991-97: Telecom staff of former Uganda Posts and Telecom Corporation. 1998: Estimate of UTL
staff. 1999: Staff of UTL (1'430), CelTel (107) and MTN (125). (14) Source: MTN. Excluding VAT. From 2000: UT Mango-Prepaid. (15) Source: MTN. Excluding VAT.
(16) Source: MTN. Excluding VAT. Source: MTN. Excluding VAT. From 2000: UT Mango-Prepaid. From 2005: Prepaid. (17) Source: MTN. Excluding VAT. Source:
MTN. Excluding VAT. From 2000: UT Mango-Prepaid. (18) 1997-99: Includes UTL annualized revenue. From : Includes estimates from mobile cellular services. (19)
Purchase of fixed assets and capital works in progress including posts. 1998-99: Including estimated investment in mobile cellular. (20) Source: UNESCO, Uganda TV,
ITU estimates. (21) From 1998: MIH. (22) 2001-02: ITU estimates. (23) From 1999: MIH. (24) Source: ITU estimates. 2005: UCC.

UKRAINE
Land area (km2): 603'700 km2 Currency: Hryvnia
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 50'733 50'215 49'667 49'116 48'573 48'036 47'508 46'989 46'481 45'986
62 Households 2 10x3 16'923 16'611 16'477 16'300 18'055 17'609 18'200 18'811 19'443 19'241
677e Telecom equipment exports (US$) 10x6 ... ... ... 11 13 17 ... ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 41.1 43.4 49.7 48.6 48.9 52.9 52.0 ... ... ...
116 % residential main lines 6 % 77.9 79.1 80.8 82.4 82.8 86.1 ... 84.3 84.8 ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas 7 % 87 ... ... ... ... ... ... 87 87 ...
1112 Public payphones 7 10x3 64 60 62 64 66 67 ... 63 66 63
123 Waiting list for main lines 7 10x3 2'962 2'729 2'655 2'500 2'345 2'159 2'142 2'062 1'896 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 8 36 ... 759 ... ... ... ... ... ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 - 25 ... ... ... ... ... 11'870 ... 45'641
271pop Coverage of population (%) 8 % ... 75.0 ... ... ... 75.0 ... 92.0 96.0 96.2
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10 10x6 549 ... ... 270 846 936 1'254 1'385 1'562 1'957
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 11 10x3 131 128 131 128 126 126 ... 123 ... ...
51w - Mobile communications staff 10x3 ... 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 12 42.5 36.9 34.5 ... ... ... ... 41.3 ... ...
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... 667 667 667 667 667 667 667 667 667
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription ... ... ... ... ... 11.55 16.50 16.50 16.50 25.62
151c Cellular connection charge 13 800 ... 360 107 107 107 107 106 93 167
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 275 ... 22 ... ... ... - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 13 2.70 ... 7.35 ... ... ... 6.40 3.00 3.00 0.51
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 7'323 8'813 9'402 9'352
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 14 11 ... 1'275 2'057 2'736 5'295 9'483 14'476 20'056
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 450 787 1'158 1'458 2'114 2'486 4'121 5'609 8'486 9'808
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... 870 1'003 2'197 3'135 5'652 6'503
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 15 10x3 ... ... ... ... 17'575 17'141 17'716 18'311 18'926 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 16 10x3 800 ... ... 2'640 1'500 1'936 ... ... ... 3'237
965s Home satellite antennas 17 10x3 50 ... ... 130 ... 141 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 19 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... 229 ... ... 3'750 4'400
Source: State Department of Communications & Information Technology.

(1) Source: UN;1989: Latest census. (2) Source: RCC. (3) Source: IMF. 1995-96: RCC. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 2000: RCC. (6) 2000: RCC. 2004-05: RCC. (7) 2004-05:
RCC. (8) 2002: UMC. (9) 1994-95: ITU estimate. 1996-97: RCC. Including traffic with the CIS from 1994. (10) Including traffic with the CIS from 1994. (11) 1992-4: ITU
estimate. 2004: RCC. (12) 2004: RCC. (13) From 2003:Prepaid. 2004-05: RCC. (14) From 1999: State Committee of Communications and Informatization. (15) TV
households. Source: OBS. (16) OBS, Sorce 2007: National Statistic Office. (17) OBS. (18) Source: ITU estimate.2005: State Stats Committee.PCs in enterprises, public
bodies and institutions. (19) Sorce 2007: National Statistic Office. (20) 2001-02: RCC.2005:Estimated based on results of user survey applied to resident population
aged 15-59 who used internet in the last 4 weeks. (21) 2005: ITU estimate.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Land area (km2): 75'150 km2 Currency: Dirham
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 2'652 2'834 3'033 3'247 3'488 3'754 4'040 4'284 4'496 4'657
62 Households 2 10x3 407 438 470 503 541 582 626 673 724 750
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x9 181.2 170.7 202.7 259.2 255.4 275.3 325.1 382.7 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 10x3 835 915 975 1'020 1'053 1'094 1'136 1'188 1'237 1'310
1112 Public payphones 10x3 22 26 29 29 29 29 27 26 25 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 990 1'056 1'209 1'331 1'440 1'516 1'542 1'567 1'489 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 577 674 596 334 335 431 405 641 1'170 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'495 3'186 4'007 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 2'531 9'309 14'072 19'029 21'983 23'732 24'810 25'145 24'122 ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 5'062 18'618 28'144 38'058 43'966 47'464 49'620 50'290 48'244 ...
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 5'916 7'364 8'781 10'004 11'597 13'618 ...
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 738 875 963 1'124 1'396 1'894 2'252 2'875 3'203 3'511
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... 890 899 1'104 1'236 1'372 1'463 1'519 1'544 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 98 98 98 ... ... 97 97 97 97 ...
TARIFFS
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) - - - - - 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) - - - - - 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
741 - Mobile communication revenue 7 10x6 901 1'427 1'972 2'866 3'490 3'991 4'871 5'759 7'411 10'198
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 8 10x6 1'280 2'073 2'302 2'003 1'842 1'144 997 1'364 1'259 ...
BROADCASTING
965 Television receivers 9 10x3 700 720 740 760 780 800 822 843 ... ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 ... ...
422 Personal computers 10 10x3 200 250 300 400 420 450 650 850 1'050 1'400
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... - - 1 8 16 30 56 129 241
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... - 1 8 16 30 56 129 241
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... 24.0 36.0 ... ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 12 ... ... 16 16 38 1'085 1'705 2'325 5'115 10'075
Source: Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (ETISALAT). Frorm 2006: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
(1) 1970-2002: Ministry of Planning. 1995: Census. (2) Source: UN. 1985, 1995: Ministry of Planning. Census. ITU estimate. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source:
IMF. From 1999: Ministry of Planning. (4) Source: FMI. (5) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (6) From 2004: prepaid. (7) PMAT and paging. (8) Net expenditure on fixed
assets. (9) Through 1990, Source: UNESCO. From 1990, break in comparability, Source: UAE Radio and Television, ITU estimates. (10) Source: Booz, Allen &
Hamilton (UAE), ITU estimates. 2004: Madar Research (UAE). (11) 1995: Internet Dial-up customers. (12) 2002: Arab Advisors.

UNITED KINGDOM
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 59'014 59'237 59'501 59'766 60'075 59'088 59'500 59'800 59'668 59'847
62 Households 1 10x3 23'900 23'900 24'069 24'239 24'410 24'582 24'755 24'929 25'104 25'146
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1112 Public payphones 6 10x3 142 152 154 152 141 104 94 88 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 8 10x3 265 426 656 860 970 1'030 1'007 962 891 872
TRAFFIC
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 9 10x6 ... ... 34'780 78'100 135'500 168'647 168'040 140'574 82'236 42'339
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 3'788 5'702 9'084 12'206 13'579 15'077 15'563 15'661 15'547 15'601
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 5'713 6'400 6'790 7'478 7'665 ... ... ... ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... 2'361 8'041 13'201 22'468 23'252 26'226 33'376 43'274
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 10 174'250 182'000 203'000 207'000 220'000 236'000 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 14 59 59 59 35 35 35 ... ... 20 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 15 29 29 29 25 18 18 ... ... ... ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 15 0.88 0.90 0.90 0.96 0.45 0.45 0.20 ... 0.30 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 15 0.35 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.10 ... 0.30 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... 3'750 7'400 8'421 11'360 12'286 14'441 15'501 16'320 17'334
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... 53 331 1'356 3'114 6'124 9'894 12'995
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... ... ... 20 203 779 1'369 1'949 2'666 3'058
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 23 10x3 ... ... ... 33 128 573 1'736 4'167 7'220 9'928
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 25 ... ... 18'338 86'485 238'074 319'663 534'814 781'554 ... ...
Source: Office of Communications (Ofcom).

(1) Source: Government Statistical Office; ITU estimate. (2) Source: IMF. (3) Prior to 1991, BT. Including ISDN channels. (4) Fixed line telephones. Source: ONS; 2005,
2006: ITU estimates. (5) 2006: Data refers to September 2006. (6) Prior to 1991, public and private rented payphones. From 1991, public, private rented and managed
payphones. (7) Until 2003: Wireless Intelligence. (8) 2006: Data refers to September. (9) 2004-2006: Estimates. (10) Including Vodafone and Mercury from 1992. 1998:
estimate. 2001: September 2001. (11) BT. After 1986 network only faults. Prior to 1986, including customer premises equipment. From 1995 residential customer
reported faults. (12) BT. Including VAT; From 2007: VAT excluded. (13) BT. Including 17.5 % VAT; From 2007: VAT excluded. (14) Vodafone. Including VAT. Until
1999, "Business". From 1999, "Vodafone 60" including 60 free minutes. 2005: T-Mobile. Includes 100 free minutes and 20 SMS. (15) Vodafone. Including VAT. Until
1999, "Business". From 1999, "Vodafone 60" including 60 free minutes. (16) Oftel estimates. (17) From 1992, break in comparability. (18) From 1995: Office for National
Statistics calendar year figures. (19) Licences. Source: BBC; 2004 - 2006: ITU estimates. (20) January of following year. Source: The Cable Television Association;
2005: ITU estimate; 2006: Source: Council of Europe. (21) Source: SES; 2005: ITU estimate; 2006: Source: Council of Europe. (22) Source: Computer Industry
Almanac, ITU estimates. (23) 2006: OECD. (24) Source: From 2000, adult (age 16+) population using in the last 3 months. Source: ONS. Other years: ITU estimate.
(25) 2000-02: Telegeography.

UNITED STATES
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 272'646 275'854 279'040 281'421 285'094 287'974 290'810 293'655 298'213 301'029
62 Households 1 10x3 101'018 102'528 103'874 104'700 108'200 109'300 112'600 113'800 114'504 116'400
672 Telecom equipment imports 3 10x6 12'771 15'351 21'548 35'077 29'667 29'292 31'852 39'207 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1112 Public payphones 10x3 2'087 2'101 2'122 2'064 1'920 1'711 1'496 1'345 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 7'700 20'000 43'000 78'824 102'700 125'282 146'000 177'700 209'800 ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... 5'163 12'043 12'837 9'854 9'638 17'558 23'453 ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 9 10x3 1'175 1'555 2'017 1'887 2'033 1'659 1'349 1'320 1'239 1'176
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 2'694'000 2'992'500 3'378'000 3'909'000 3'784'000 ... ... 600'734 577'264 543'163
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 12 10x6 9'175 10'198 10'765 12'888 13'478 13'677 15'674 18'509 ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 13 10x3 1'060 1'108 1'180 1'263 1'302 1'186 1'082 1'035 999 ...
51w - Mobile communications staff 10x3 109 135 156 184 204 192 206 226 233 254
QUALITY OF SERVICE
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 14 14.0 14.4 13.7 14.2 12.8 12.1 12.6 13.2 13.8 ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 19 ... ... ... ... ... ... - ... 35.00 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 20 42.78 39.43 41.24 45.27 47.37 48.40 49.91 ... 39.99 ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 20 ... ... 0.30 ... ... 1.05 1.05 ... 1.35 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 21 10x9 231 246 269 293 302 292 351 366 378 ...
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x9 198 210 220 231 227 211 ... 212 207 ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 21 10x9 33 37 48 62 75 82 127 140 160 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x9 23 51 60 74 72 35 27 24 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 23 10x3 64'150 65'400 66'690 66'250 68'500 66'472 66'050 66'100 65'400 ...
965s Home satellite antennas 24 10x3 8'401 10'616 13'137 16'000 17'890 18'901 20'862 23'496 26'326 ...
422 Personal computers 25 10x3 109'000 124'000 141'000 161'000 178'000 ... ... 223'810 230'400 240'500
4213 Internet subscribers 26 10x3 ... ... 45'000 ... 56'993 ... 62'000 ... ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 27 10x3 ... 706 2'754 7'070 12'793 19'882 27'744 37'353 48'090 60'522
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 28 10x3 ... ... 1'412 3'583 7'060 11'369 16'446 21'357 26'469 30'470
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 29 10x3 - - 370 1'977 3'948 6'472 9'509 13'817 19'910 25'078
4212f - % female Internet users 31 % ... ... ... ... 55.0 ... 59.2 ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 32 ... ... 27'388 111'307 273'770 381'692 708'599 970'954 ... ...
Source: Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

(1) Source: US Census Bureau. 2000: Latest census. (2) Source: IMF. (3) Source: US Department of Commerce. (4) Up to 1980, main stations reported by FCC. From
1981, "Local Loops". (5) In November. (6) Source: Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. (7) 2003-04: Wireless Intelligence. 2005-06: Data represent
mobile wireless service subscribers whose device is capable of operating on a broadband-speed mobile wireless networks. 2006: June. (8) 2005: The number is >99%
and not 99%. (9) ISDN control channels. Source: FCC. For 2003-04: Source: Statistics of Communications Common Carriers. (10) For 2003-04: Source: Statistics of
Communications Common Carriers. (11) Data prior to 1978 do not include Mexico or Canada. For 2003-04: Source: International Telecommunication Data Reports.
2005: ITU estimate. (12) Data prior to 1978 do not include Mexico or Canada. For 2003-04: Source: International Telecommunication Data Reports. (13) Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (14) Troubles found. RBOC, GTE and Sprint. (15) Average rate in October. Minimum connection charge not including dropline and block
charges. From 1990, break in comparability. Average residential rates for local service in urban areas. Including tax. (16) From 1990, average local rates for businesses
with a single line in urban areas. (17) Lowest generally available rate. From 1990, break in comparability; average residential rates local service in urban areas. Rate is
based upon a flat-rate. Including tax. (18) From 1990, average local rates for businesses with a single line in urban areas. Rate is based upon flat-rate service. (19)
NY/Nynex. Including 8.4% tax. 2002: Prepaid. (20) NY/Nynex. Including 8.4% tax. 1999: BellSouth. LD Solution. 2002: Prepaid. (21) For 2003-05: Source: Census.
Service Annual Survey. (22) Source: Commerce Dept. 1994-2003: FCC. (23) Source: NCTA. 1994-2003: FCC. (24) ITU estimate. 1994-2001: SkyReport. National
DTH counts. 2002-03: FCC. DBS subscribers. (25) Source: Through 1988, US Department of Commerce. After 1988, ITU estimates. From 2004: Computer Industry
Almanac. (26) For 2003: Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. Refer to number of househods with
internet access. (27) Over 200 kbps in at least one direction. 2006: OECD. 2007: June. (28) 2006: OECD. (29) Over 200 kbps in at least one direction. 2006: OECD.
(30) ITU estimates. For 2003: Source: U.S. Department of Commerce. (31) 2001: Nielsen//NetRatings. For 2003: Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics
and Statistics Administration, National Telecommunication and Information Administration. (32) 1999-2004: Telegeography.

URUGUAY
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 3'173 3'183 3'192 3'202 3'212 3'222 3'231 3'241 3'250 3'486
62 Households 2 10x3 1'145 1'163 1'182 1'201 1'220 1'240 1'260 1'280 1'300 1'394
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 4 761'088 823'501 896'849 929'141 950'866 946'533 938'186 997'000 1'006'001 986'867
116 % residential main lines % 82.0 79.0 81.0 81.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... 100 100 100 ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 925'164 946'655 1'030'023 1'117'511 ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 420'000 910'886 1'995'381
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers 6 - 456 456 641 1'911 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 7 - ... ... 1'500 4'000 ... ... ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 899 1'578 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m - Local telephone (minutes) 8 10x6 ... ... ... 4'324 3'967 3'854 3'572 3'661 3'754 3'648
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 531 540 478 447 447 448 421
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... 450 750 ... ... ... ... ... ...
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 95 101 104 117 ... ... ... ... 265 275
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 390 576
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 10 5'777 5'809 5'805 5'504 5'667 ... ... ... 6'189 6'045
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... 66 68 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year ... 5.8 5.6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 13 ... - - - ... 5.30 6.58 - - -
152c Cellular monthly subscription 13 384.00 415.07 380.00 293.00 ... - - - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 13 12.20 11.34 11.88 4.49 ... ... ... ... 27.27 20.82
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 13 5.51 5.67 5.94 3.31 ... ... ... ... 27.27 20.82
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 6'656 7'363 8'837 9'414 9'512 ... ... ... ... 18'121
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 5'460 5'753 6'198 6'434 6'457 ... ... ... ... 9'496
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 1'196 1'188 2'066 2'568 2'664 ... ... ... ... 6'287
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 14 10x6 1'097 1'020 1'439 1'267 ... ... ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 16 10x3 960 970 975 980 1'000 1'150 1'160 1'175 1'200 ...
965c Cable TV subscribers 17 10x3 340 370 400 420 ... ... ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers 18 10x3 200 300 330 350 370 390 410 430 450 ...
4213 Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 188 213
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... - - - 27 61 107
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... - - ... ... - 27 49 93
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 20 ... ... 22 61 375 375 436 1'000 1'600 ...
Source: Until 2003: Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (ANTEL). Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) Source: INE, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1960: ITU estimate. (5) % of installed capacity. (6) 1998: installed capacity. (7) 2000:
Estimate. (8) Unidad de medida: cómputo telefónico. Un cómputo equivale a un minuto en la hora pico y a 5 minutos en la hora no pico. (9) 1983: Estimate. (10) Antel.
(11) Tax included. (12) Tax included. Price of a call between 3-5 minutes. (13) From 2002: Prepaid. (14) Additions to fixed assets. (15) Source: Antel, ITU estimates.
1994-95: Break in comparability, ITU estimates. 1996: UNESCO. (16) TV homes. Source: 1994 NCTA, 1995 ITU estimate. (17) Source: NCTA.1995-97: Cable TV
viewers. (18) ITU estimate. (19) Source: ANTEL. (20) 2001-02: Telegeography.

UZBEKISTAN
Land area (km2): 447'400 km2 Currency: Uzbekistan Som
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 23'560 23'954 24'310 24'654 24'970 25'290 25'614 26'479 26'593 26'980
62 Households 2 10x3 4'283 4'355 4'420 4'449 4'558 4'616 4'675 4'735 4'796 4'870
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 976'800 1'416'200 2'128'700 3'255'600 4'925'300 7'450'200 9'664'100 12'189'500 15'210'400 ...
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 4 80.20 94.49 124.63 236.61 421.00 769.00 978.85 1'056.57 1'121.00 1'235.00
TELEPHONE NETWORK
112 Main telephone lines in operation 5 10x3 1'541 1'537 1'599 1'655 1'663 1'681 1'717 1'750 1'794 ...
1111 % households with a telephone % ... 28.6 29.2 30.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % ... 0.2 31.6 32.8 33.3 32.1 34.7 37.0 ... ...
116 % residential main lines 6 % 80.9 82.5 83.6 84.2 84.4 84.6 ... 84.8 84.6 ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas 6 % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 85 85 ...
1112 Public payphones 6 6'770 5'560 5'760 5'473 6'340 6'667 ... 5'980 5'300 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 6 10x3 1'812 1'834 1'873 1'879 1'895 1'911 1'917 ... ... ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 7 10x3 230 120 39 33 39 ... 50 52 51 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 487 502 550 599
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 66 72 77 97
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 64 76 77 77 ... ... 177 214 247 367
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 6 29'840 28'090 26'300 25'840 24'275 ... ... 22'800 21'500 ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % ... ... ... ... ... ... 95 95 95 96
143 Faults per 100 main lines per year 91.5 90.4 91.3 92.6 87.4 ... 96.8 96.1 95.5 92.2
TARIFFS
151b Business teleph. connection charge 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 31'000 31'000 39'990 39'990
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'760 2'760 3'480 3'480
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... 1.50 1.50 2.25 2.25 ... 5.00 6.00 6.00 7.00
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... 1.50 1.50 2.25 2.25 ... 4.00 5.00 6.00 6.00
151c Cellular connection charge 11 ... 9'355 6'232 11'830 21'050 34'405 ... 2'113 ... 8'645
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 ... 945 1'869 2'366 3'368 5'504 ... - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 ... 127.56 123.38 212.95 168.40 275.24 ... 316.97 336.30 123.51
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 12 ... 56.67 56.08 85.18 134.72 220.19 ... 158.49 100.89 123.51
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 13 10x6 9'617 23'428 33'894 53'480 82'360 ... ... 252'814 356'428 524'683
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 ... 15'475 21'777 33'844 38'776 ... 92'204 115'930 142'436 162'455
741 - Mobile communication revenue 14 10x6 ... 5'593 9'042 14'915 45'000 71'300 ... 130'981 205'220 337'629
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 13 10x6 8'405 8'803 6'507 13'535 17'158 ... 63'147 155'732 113'101 146'300
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 41'445 ... 25'861 20'767
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 55'590 85'146 118'067
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 16 10x3 ... ... 4'000 4'131 4'266 4'406 4'550 4'699 4'853 4'836
965c Cable TV subscribers 10x3 ... ... 66 74 75 93 ... ... ... ...
422 Personal computers ... ... ... ... ... ... 408'400 577'000 750'000 830'000
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... ... 3'885 6'969 18'332 37'420 ... ... ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 17 ... ... ... ... - - 2'757 5'514 8'271 ...
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 1'067 ... ... ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 1'690 ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 18 ... ... ... 1 8 18 32 53 143 230
Source: Communication and Information Agency of Uzbekistan.

(1) Source: UN;1989: Latest census. (2) Source: RCC. (3) Source: World Bank, RCC, 1997-2005: UNDP. (4) Source: RCC. 1990-1993: rouble; from 1994: Som. 1998:
UN operational rate of exchange, end of period (November). (5) 1975-87: Estimate. 1994-95: RCC. 2004-05: RCC. (6) 2004-05: RCC. (7) 2003-05: RCC. (8) 2006: ITU
estimate on basis of MTS Annual Report. (9) 1994-95=ITU Estimate. 1996-97: RCC. 2001: PTAU. Decrease was due to increase in tariff for international calls. 2005:
RCC. (10) 2002: RCC. (11) Increase in tariff was due to increase in exchange rate to US$. 2004:RCC; From 2004: Prepaid. (12) 2004-05:RCC.Increase in tariff was
due to increase in exchange rate to US$. 2004:RCC; From 2004: Prepaid. (13) 1990-1993: rouble. (14) 2001: RCC. (15) Source: ITU estimate. 1995: Unesco.
2005:State committee on Statistics of Uzbekistan. (16) From 2000: ITU estimate. (17) 2004-05: ITU estimates. (18) 2004-05:RCC.

VANUATU
Land area (km2): 14'763 km2 Currency: Vanuatu Franc
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 176'800 181'600 186'700 191'700 196'900 202'200 207'700 217'000 217'000 215'400
62 Households 2 36'100 37'200 38'400 39'600 40'800 42'100 43'300 45'000 45'000 44'900
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1162 % main lines in urban areas % ... ... ... ... ... 90 90 90 90 ...
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 510 ...
1112 Public payphones ... ... 135 ... ... ... ... ... 510 ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges ... ... 9'000 ... ... 15'000 15'000 15'000 15'000 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 207 220 300 365 350 4'900 7'800 10'504 12'692 ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers ... ... ... ... ... 9'000 ... 9'000 11'392 ...
TRAFFIC
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 6 10x3 2'638 2'407 2'400 3'370 2'816 2'900 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51 Full-time telecommunication staff 178 184 180 181 179 ... ... ... 150 ...
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge ... ... ... ... 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000
151b Business teleph. connection charge ... ... ... ... 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000 9'000
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription ... ... ... ... 1'575 1'575 1'575 1'575 1'575 1'575
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription ... ... ... ... 1'575 1'575 1'575 1'575 1'575 1'575
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) ... ... 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) ... ... 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) ... ... ... ... ... ... 40.00 40.00 80.00 80.00
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 ... ... 1'526 1'623 1'778 1'577 ... 1'577 1'500 ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 ...
BROADCASTING
4213 Internet subscribers ... ... 300 1'400 1'849 1'500 1'500 1'600 1'600 ...
4213tfb - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... - - 15 23 59 ...
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers ... ... ... - - - 15 23 59 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 250 500 1'000 4'000 5'500 7'000 7'500 7'500 7'500 ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 0.14 0.28 0.54 2.09 2.79 3.46 3.61 3.46 3.46 ...
Source: Telecom Vanuatu Limited.

(1) 1989 and 1999: census. ITU estimates. (2) 1989 and 1999 census. ITU estimates. (3) Source IMF. From 1996: Asian Development Bank. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1987
-90, 1999: Estimate. (6) 2002-05: ITU estimates. (7) Including VAT. From 2002: All mobile tariffs refer to prepaid service. (8) Including VAT. (9) Source: UNESCO. ITU
estimate. (10) TV households. ITU estimate. (11) ITU estimate. (12) 2002: Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Pacific ICT Survey 2002.

VENEZUELA
Land area (km2): 912'047 km2 Currency: Bolivar
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 22'976 23'242 23'706 24'170 24'722 25'205 25'685 26'175 26'749 27'216
62 Households 2 10x3 4'110 4'946 5'050 5'140 5'243 5'400 5'533 5'755 5'984 6'088
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 3 488.64 547.56 605.72 679.96 723.67 1'160.44 1'606.96 1'891.33 2'089.75 2'147.00
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % ... ... ... ... 35.6 ... ... ... ... 34.5
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 3'406 3'552 3'547 3'075 3'229 3'489 3'540 3'728 3'738 ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 405 1'167 3'143 4'855 5'930 6'007 6'519 7'860 11'807 17'811
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 286 302 312 367 ... ... ... ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... 5'184 5'904 6'478 7'758 9'886 13'728 19'315
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... 6 5'911 7'959 16'126 25'559
STAFF
QUALITY OF SERVICE
141 % teleph. faults cleared by next day % 60 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge ... 10'310 6'880 6'707 938 ... ... ... 50'000 5'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 9'060 10'420 11'670 11'670 17'280 ... - - ... -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 594 684 762 534 477 ... 1'872 ... 2'877 1'123
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 276 318 354 408 348 ... 882 ... 684 905
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x9 903 1'046 1'167 1'338 738 962 1'162 1'388 1'548 1'711
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x9 389 613 615 692 773 869 374 953 2'917 4'775
BROADCASTING
965c Cable TV subscribers 11 10x3 400 600 600 779 977 916 882 981 1'101 ...
422 Personal computers 12 10x3 800 900 1'000 1'100 1'300 1'536 1'815 2'145 2'475 ...
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... - 12 25 33 43 59 ...
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 13 10x3 ... ... - ... 18 47 78 160 291 467
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 15 ... ... 114 140 433 690 747 1'337 1'337 ...
Source: Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL).

(1) Source: UN; 1990: Latest census. (2) 1981: UN. 1982-88: AHCIET. 1991-93: Oficina Central de Estadistica e Informatica. 1997: World Bank. 1998: UNDP. 2001:
Census. Other years: ITU estimates. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1960: ITU estimate. (5) Until 2007: Wireless Intelligence. (6) CANTV only. 2003-2005: Total del sector,
empleados permanentes. (7) 2002: residential. (8) Movilnet (CANTV). (9) Source: Unesco, ITU estimates. (10) TV households. Source: ITU estimate, NCTA. 2001:
Census. (11) Source: NCTA. (12) 2005: ITU estimate. (13) Introduced by CANTV in February 2000. (14) From 1998, source: Conatel. (15) 1999-2002: Telegeography.
2005: ITU estimate.

VIET NAM
Land area (km2): 329'566 km2 Currency: Dong
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 75'481 76'548 77'602 78'671 79'765 80'877 82'000 83'123 84'238 85'344
62 Households 2 10x3 15'500 15'700 15'900 16'100 16'360 16'386 16'482 16'579 16'677 16'734
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1112 Public payphones 2'990 3'440 3'960 4'500 6'500 7'773 10'703 ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 1'700 2'266 2'794 3'225 4'301 ... 7'286 ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... 71 537 ... ... ... ... 7'719 12'798
OTHER SERVICES
412 Private leased circuits 201 221 257 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 6 10x6 1'003 1'232 1'359 ... ... ... 5'292 ... ... ...
STAFF
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 10 1'800'000 1'800'000 1'800'000 1'636'000 1'636'000 1'000'000 800'000 800'000 600'000 400'000
151b Business teleph. connection charge 1'800'000 1'800'000 1'800'000 1'636'000 1'636'000 1'000'000 800'000 800'000 600'000 400'000
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 11 1'200 1'200 1'091 360 360 360 360 360 360 300
151c Cellular connection charge 12 ... ... 1'363'000 1'090'000 818'000 600'000 545'455 ... 50'000 50'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 10 ... ... 227'000 182'000 136'364 150'000 109'091 - - -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 12 ... ... 4'908 4'908 4'908 5'400 4'908 7'092 6'816 6'816
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 12 ... ... 3'436 3'436 3'436 3'780 2'454 4'965 4'965 4'770
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 15 10x3 11'700 11'850 12'000 12'500 13'021 13'564 14'175 14'755 ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 20 ... ... 6 24 34 143 1'038 1'892 3'615 7'076
Source: Vietnam Post & Telecommunications Corp. (VNPT). From 2004. Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT).
(1) Source: UN;1989: Latest census. (2) 1979,1989: UN. Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. (4) 1982-89,1991: Estimate. 2007: Source: GSO (5) 2007: Source:
GSO (6) 1994-1996: Estimate. (7) 1993-94: Estimates. 2003-05: ITU estimates. (8) 1993-97: Estimates. (9) Estimate. (10) Not including tax. (11) From 2000: Rate up to
the 200th minute. (12) Excl. tax. From 2003: prepaid. (13) Until 1991 including post. (14) Source: Unesco, ITU estimate. (15) TV homes (sets). (16) Source: ITU
estimates, USITA. (17) VNNIC. 2007: Source: GSO (18) 2007: World broadband statistics. (19) 2007: source: Business Monitor International Report. (20) 2007: Source:
Trung Tam Internet.

YEMEN
Land area (km2): 189'850 km2 Currency: Rial
Year Ending 31.12
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 16'480 16'887 17'488 18'349 18'863 19'495 20'148 20'732 20'975 21'639
62 Households 2 10x3 2'453 2'455 2'488 2'583 2'655 2'729 2'805 2'883 2'963 3'057
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 3 10x6 878'884 844'240 1'172'790 1'560'930 1'684'550 1'894'500 2'177'460 2'551'990 3'033'380 ...
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 ... ... ... ... 31 58 66 99 ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone % 7.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
117 Line capacity of local exchanges 10x3 280 296 371 459 540 769 ... 1'244 1'278 1'300
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 111 119 131 159 ... ... ... ... ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 12 16 28 32 148 487 675 1'483 2'278 2'978
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 - - - - 120 384 ... ... ... ...
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 960 ... ...
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - 22 110 250 279 ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents 6 - - 44 220 500 558 ... ... ... ...
412 Private leased circuits 13 17 17 ... ... 22 ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 62 89 90 106 152 187 ... ... ... ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female 373 375 375 365 387 385 ... ... ... ...
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 8 15'000 15'000 15'000 15'000 15'000 15'000 7'500 8'000 ... 1'000
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 500 500 500 ... -
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 36 36 36 30 30 30 30 15 ... 55
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 8 ... ... 36 30 30 30 30 15 ... 27
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 10x6 ... 7'029 6'117 7'734 8'222 12'946 ... ... ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 10 10x3 1'045 ... 1'000 1'100 1'132 1'163 1'195 1'228 1'263 ...
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... ... ... ... 14.0 ... ... ... ...
Notes: Data prior to 1990 refer to the former Yemen Arab Republic.
Source: Yemen International Telecommunications Company. From 2000-2002: Ministry of Communications. From 2003: Ministry of
Telecommunications and Information Technology.
(1) Source: UN;1994: Latest census. (2) Central Statistical Office, ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. 2000-02: Ministry of Communications. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 2005: ITU
estimate. (6) 2000: Estimate. (7) 1983-84: Estimate. 2003-05: ITU estimates. (8) From 2006: Prepaid. (9) Source: Yemen Radio & TV Corporation, Unesco. (10) ITU
estimate. (11) 2002-05: ITU estimates.

ZAMBIA
Land area (km2): 752'617 km2 Currency: Kwacha
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 10'030 10'262 10'487 10'702 10'906 11'102 11'291 11'479 11'668 11'861
62 Households 2 10x3 1'837 1'889 1'944 1'974 2'057 2'116 2'200 2'238 2'302 2'326
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1111 % households with a telephone 6 % ... 4.0 2.2 2.3 ... 3.8 5.1 ... ... ...
1142 % digital main lines % 71 73 76 76 80 83 81 94 93 ...
1162 % main lines in urban areas % 87 85 86 ... 82 82 80 80 82 ...
1112 Public payphones 10x3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
123 Waiting list for main lines 10x3 12 8 12 13 13 12 11 11 ... ...
MOBILE SERVICES
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 7 10x3 ... ... ... 95 118 ... 241 464 950 1'663
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 464 944 ...
271pop Coverage of population (%) 8 % 0.05 20.14 28.88 50.50 50.50 50.50 50.50 50.50 65.00 46.00
OTHER SERVICES
412 Private leased circuits ... ... ... ... ... 641 813 997 ... ...
TRAFFIC
132mi Int'l incoming fixed telephone (minutes) 10x6 21 20 18 30 33 ... 63 ... ... ...
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 89 157 ... ...
133sms Mobile SMS sent 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 63 ... 63 ...
STAFF
51f - of which: female 1'485 1'504 1'542 600 714 871 ... ... ... ...
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151c Cellular connection charge 11 30'000 150'000 150'000 - - 65'000 30'000 15'000 ... ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 11 40'000 40'000 40'000 30'000 30'000 - - - ... ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 11 1'800 1'800 1'800 2'100 2'100 3'975 2'700 2'940 ... ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 11 900 900 900 1'050 1'050 3'372 1'350 1'800 ... ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x6 132'000 164'000 197'000 199'889 250'021 ... 566'061 691'726 ... 985'469
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x6 118'816 149'603 187'775 194'922 241'575 ... 200'253 ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x6 8'760 11'609 9'184 4'767 4'969 ... 280'247 387'997 ... ...
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 12 10x6 16'860 15'480 11'064 24'600 17'448 ... 130'763 202'982 ... ...
841m - Mobile communication investment 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 176'347 ... ...
BROADCASTING
965h Television equipped households 14 10x3 370 387 422 461 503 550 ... ... ... ...
965h% % of households with a television 20.14 20.49 21.71 23.35 24.45 25.99 ... ... ... ...
4213 Internet subscribers 15 106 269 694 6'080 8'248 11'647 ... ... ... 9'049
4213tfb Fixed broadband Internet subscribers ... ... ... 21 31 48 91 250 250 2'339
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers ... ... ... ... ... - 10 65 65 ...
4212f - % female Internet users % ... ... 40.0 40.0 40.0 ... ... ... ... ...
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) ... 0.26 0.26 2.05 2.05 5.12 12.00 22.00 22.00 ...
Source: Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited (Zamtel). From 2002: Communications Authority.
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1980: UN. 2000: Census (CSO). Other years: ITU estimate. (3) Source: IMF. From 1999: Bank of Zambia. (4) Source: IMF. (5) 1960: estimate. (6)
1998: Including cellular, source: CSO. (7) Until 1997: Only Zamtel. (8) 2005: Only Celtel. (9) 2004-05: ITU estimates. (10) 2001: Data as at 31st December 2001. (11)
From 2004: Prepaid. (12) Tangible fixed assets purchased, net of exchange losses capitalised. 1988: Including posts. (13) Source: PTC Ltd, ZTCL. (14) Source: ZTCL.
(15) 2002: December. (16) 2002: December. 2005: ITU estimate.

ZIMBABWE
Year Ending 30.06
Indicators Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
61 Population 1 10x3 11'006 11'129 11'253 11'379 11'506 11'635 11'763 11'892 11'900 13'085
62 Households 1 10x3 2'501 2'529 2'558 2'586 2'615 2'644 2'653 2'662 2'667 2'908
63 Gross domestic product (GDP) 2 10x6 99'740 146'744 221'588 311'890 ... ... ... ... ... ...
652 Average annual exchange rate per US$ 3 12.11 23.68 38.30 44.42 ... ... ... ... ... ...
66_00 Consumer price index (2000=100) 2 30.70 40.47 64.16 100.00 176.72 424.22 2'255.58 8'624.91 34'682.20 415'034.00
677i Telecom equipment imports (US$) 10x6 68.97 ... 53.05 ... 20.14 30.14 ... ... ... ...
TELEPHONE NETWORK
1163 Localities with telephone service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 90 90
1112 Public payphones 10x3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 - ...
MOBILE SERVICES
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 6 19 174 266 314 339 364 426 647 849
2712 - Digital cellular subscribers 10x3 6 19 174 266 314 339 364 426 647 849
271p - Cellular prepaid subscribers 10x3 ... ... 130 183 211 233 247 310 506 672
OTHER SERVICES
28 ISDN subscribers - - - - 240 ... ... ... ... ...
28c ISDN B channel equivalents - - - - 480 ... ... ... ... ...
TRAFFIC
1311m Local telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'327 2'815
1312m National trunk telephone (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 835 1'767
1311im Dial-up Internet traffic (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 27 36 42
1313wm Fixed-mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... 165 247 249 308 351 421 493 476 406
132m Int'l outgoing fixed telephone (minutes) 5 10x6 50 53 66 72 86 87 ... 85 85 70
133wm Total mobile (minutes) 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 288 401 589
STAFF
51f - of which: female ... ... ... ... ... ... 770 804 782 527
51w - Mobile communications staff ... 550 634 744 809 771 762 560 611 681
QUALITY OF SERVICE
TARIFFS
151 Residential teleph. connection charge 214 ... ... 800 800 6'800 54'100 216'400 450'000 11'620
151b Business teleph. connection charge 214 ... ... 1'300 1'300 8'500 63'648 254'592 450'000 11'620
152 Residential teleph. monthly subscription 24 ... ... 160 160 618 1'830 5'490 25'000 300
152b Business teleph. monthly subscription 24 ... ... 320 320 768 3'660 10'980 25'000 300
153 3-minute local call (peak rate) 0.37 ... ... 2.00 2.00 9.00 120.00 585.00 1'018.00 ...
153o 3-minute local call (off-peak rate) 0.27 ... ... 1.50 1.50 6.75 90.00 1'620.00 1'018.00 ...
151c Cellular connection charge 8 750 500 400 400 400 600 2'500 200'000 372'800 ...
152c Cellular monthly subscription 8 300 300 300 330 330 600 1'580 - - ...
153c Cellular - 3-min. local call (peak rate) 8 15 13 10 22 22 64 151 4'860 17'049 ...
153co Cellular - 3-min. local call (off-peak rate) 8 11 9 8 18 18 52 122 3'414 15'342 ...
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
75 Total telecom services revenue 10x9 2 2 4 7 17 291 461 1'484 6'502 270'113
71 - Telephone service revenue 10x9 2 2 3 4 6 12 214 ... ... ...
741 - Mobile communication revenue 10x9 ... ... 1 3 11 279 247 649 3'969 4'581
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
81 Annual telecom. investment 9 10x6 1'575 767 3'113 6'532 6'379 55'161 73'922 136'326 267'903 566'784
83 - Annual investment for telephone service 10x6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 6'500 77'926 16'448 208'566
BROADCASTING
965h% % of households with a television 14.51 15.07 16.50 18.41 20.73 20.65 27.40 33.92 34.35 31.77
965s Home satellite antennas 10x3 17 19 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 25
4213cab - Cable modem Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... - - 3 7 8 9
4213dsl - DSL Internet subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... - - - - 1 -
4212 Estimated Internet users 13 10x3 4 10 20 50 100 500 800 820 1'000 1'220
4214 International Internet Bandwidth (Mbps) 0.26 2.00 3.38 7.00 ... ... ... 55.00 55.00 55.00
Source: TelOne. From 2002: Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ).
(1) Source: UN; 1992, 2002: Census. 1993-2001: ITU estimate. (2) Source: IMF. (3) Source: IMF. 2000-03: UN Operational exchange rate. (4) 1960, 1965, 1970:
estimates. (5) 1983-84, 1993: Estimate. (6) 1993: Estimates. (7) Before 2000: Including post. (8) Source: Netone. (9) Including posts. (10) Source: Unesco (through
1993). From 1994, break in comparability, POTRAZ. (11) TV licenses through 1987. 1994-2003: POTRAZ. Other years: NSO, ITU estimates. (12) Source: BMI, PTC,
ITU estimates. (13) Source: PTC, ZISPA, ITU estimates.

OTHER ECONOMIES
LIST OF OTHER ECONOMIES

Afghanistan Afghanistan (Islamic State of) 179
American Samoa American Samoa 179
Andorra Andorra (Principality of) 179
Angola Angola (People’s Republic of) 179
Anguilla Anguilla 180
Antigua & Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 180
Aruba Aruba 180
Ascension Ascension 180
Bahamas Bahamas (Commonwealth of the) 181
Bermuda Bermuda 181
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 181
Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam 181
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 182
Comoros Comoros (Union of the) 182
Congo Congo (Republic of the) 182
Congo (Dem. Rep.) Democratic Republic of the Congo 182
Cook Islands Cook Islands 183
D.P.R. Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea 183
Dominica Dominica (Commonwealth of) 183
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea (Republic of) 183
Falkland (Malvinas) Is. Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 184
Gibraltar Gibraltar 184
Greenland Greenland 184
Grenada Grenada 184
Guam Guam 185
Guernsey Guernsey 185
Guinea Guinea (Republic of) 185
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau (Republic of) 185
Guyana Guyana 186
Haiti Haiti (Republic of) 186
Iraq Iraq (Republic of) 186
Jersey Jersey 186
Kiribati Kiribati (Republic of) 187
Liberia Liberia (Republic of) 187
Libya Libya (Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) 187
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands (Republic of the) 187
Micronesia Micronesia (Federated States of) 188
Montenegro Montenegro (Republic of) 188
Montserrat Montserrat 188
Nauru Nauru (Republic of) 188
Neth. Antilles Netherlands Antilles 189
Niue Niue 189
Northern Marianas Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the) 189
Palestine Palestine 189
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 190
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 190
San Marino San Marino (Republic of) 190
Serbia Serbia (Republic of ) 190
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 191
Somalia Somali Democratic Republic 191
St. Helena Saint Helena 191
St. Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 191
St. Lucia Saint Lucia 192
St. Pierre & Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French Department of) 192
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 192
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 192
Tokelau Tokelau 193
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 193
Tuvalu Tuvalu 193
Virgin Islands (US) United States Virgin Islands 193
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 194
178
OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Afghanistan Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 22'031 22'476 22'999 23'735 24'724 25'912 27'231 28'574 29'863 31'082
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 - - - - - 25'000 200'000 600'000 1'200'000 2'520'366
4212 Estimated Internet users 4 ... ... ... ... 1'000 1'000 20'000 25'000 300'000 535'000
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... - - 0.07 0.09 1.00 1.72

(1) Source: UN. (2) Estimates except 1980, 1990, 2001. 2003: MOC. (3) 2002: TSI. 2003: MOC; 2007: Source: Africa & Middle East Telecom Week. (4) 2001: ITU
estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
American Samoa Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 53'900 55'000 56'100 57'291 58'437 59'606 60'798 62'000 64'000 66'000
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 10'100 10'200 10'200 10'252 12'587 14'053 10'713 10'354 ... ...
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 18.74 18.55 18.18 17.89 21.54 23.58 17.62 16.70 ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 1'400 1'500 1'800 1'992 2'156 2'036 2'100 2'250 ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants 2.60 2.73 3.21 3.48 3.69 3.42 3.45 3.63 ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Source: American Samoa Telecommunications Authority.

(1) 1970. 1980, 1990, 2000: census results from US Census Bureau. ITU estimates. (2) Estimates until 1994. 2000 and 2001: estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Andorra Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 65'901 65'983 65'931 65'963 66'132 66'374 66'662 66'935 67'151 71'201
4212 Estimated Internet users 2'000 4'500 5'000 7'000 ... ... 10'049 20'724 30'000 40'000
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 3.03 6.82 7.58 10.61 ... ... 15.07 30.96 44.68 56.18
Source: Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra (STA).

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1983-85: Estimate. 2001-2003: Analogic lines + XDSI lines.
Year Ending 31.12
Angola Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 11'570 12'092 12'479 13'134 13'528 13'937 14'358 14'078 15'566 15'802
Source: Empresa de Telecommunicações de Angola. From 2004 -2006: Angolan Institute of Communications. From 2007: Instituto Angolano
das Comunicações.
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1995-1999: Angola Telecom. From 2000: INACOM. 2006: June. (3) From 2001: INACOM. 2006: June.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Anguilla Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10'702 10'878 11'053 11'233 11'422 11'617 11'817 12'014 12'205 12'400
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 5'422 5'513 5'838 6'163 6'201 ... 5'442 5'676 5'520 5'825
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 50.66 50.68 52.82 54.87 54.29 ... 46.05 47.24 45.23 46.98
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 707 787 1'475 2'163 1'773 2'974 8'844 7'229 13'061 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... ... 2'500 3'000 ... 3'700 3'300 3'750 4'000
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... 22.26 26.27 ... 31.31 27.47 30.73 32.26
Source: Cable and Wireless (W.I.) Ltd (C&W).

(1) Source: UN. 2001: Census. (2) 1999: ITU estimates. (3) 1999: Estimate. 2004-05: Active subscribers only.
Antigua & Barbuda Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 72'474 73'890 75'234 76'486 77'621 78'641 79'587 80'518 81'479 82'500
Source: Cable and Wireless (W.I.) Ltd. (C&W). A.P.U.A. Telephones. Digicel.
(1) Source: UN. (2) 2001: Data at 31st December 2001. (3) 1997, 1998 (31/3/99): Estimate. 2001: Data at 31st December 2001. 2002: Caribbean Telecommunications
Union. 2003: ITU estimate. (4) 2001, 2003: ITU estimates.
Year Ending 31.12
Aruba Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 88'449 89'695 90'823 92'095 93'568 95'142 96'732 98'205 99'468 100'700
4212 Estimated Internet users 3 ... ... 4'000 14'000 24'000 24'000 24'000 24'000 24'000 24'000
Source: Servicio di Telecomunicacion di Aruba (SETAR).

(1) Source: UN. (2) 1982-85, 1990, 1995, 2000: Estimate. 2003-04: ITU estimates. (3) 2002-05: ITU estimates.
Ascension Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 1'220 1'240 1'270 1'288 1'310 1'300 1'300 1'300 ... ...
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 488 502 574 594 642 ... 661 653 645 636
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 40.00 40.48 45.20 46.12 49.01 ... 50.85 50.23 ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers - - - - - ... - - - -
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - - - ... - - ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 3 150 300 380 450 500 ... 335 257 232 245
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 12.30 24.19 29.92 34.94 38.17 ... 25.77 19.77 ... ...
Source: Cable & Wireless plc. (C&W).

(1) Source: UN. (2) Previous to 95, included lines from PABX's operated by others. 2001: Data refer to 31st December. (3) 2001: Data refer to 31st December.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Bahamas Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 288'288 292'707 297'077 301'438 305'793 310'129 314'451 318'762 323'063 327'400
Source: Batelco, Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation.

(1) Source: UN. (2) 2002: ITU estimate based on 3x subscribers.
Bermuda Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 62'011 62'298 62'582 62'864 63'145 63'423 63'692 63'944 64'174 64'400
Source: The Bermuda Telephone Company Limited (Bermuda Telephone). From 2001: Ministry of Telecommunications and E-Commerce.
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1978-79: Estimate. 2002 - 2003: ITU Estimates. (3) 1997, 2002: Estimate. 2001: Data at 31st December 2001.
British Virgin Islands Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 19'290 19'724 20'140 20'522 20'867 21'180 21'469 21'745 22'016 ...
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 9'800 10'000 10'200 10'400 10'500 11'705 ... ... ... ...
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 50.80 50.70 50.65 50.68 50.32 55.26 ... ... ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 ... ... ... ... ... 8'000 ... ... ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... 37.77 ... ... ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... ... ... ... 4'000 ... ... ... ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... 18.89 ... ... ... ...
Source: Cable and Wireless Plc. (C&W).

(1) Source: UN. (2) 1997-2001: Estimate. 2002: Caribbean Telecommunications Union. (3) 2002: Caribbean Telecommunications Union.
Year Ending 31.12
Brunei Darussalam Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 307 315 322 332 342 344 350 358 374 382
Source: Jabatan Telekom Brunei (JTB). Ministry of Communications. From 2002: AiTi.
(1) Source: UN. 2001: Latest census. (2) Estimates prior to 1985. 2000-2001: Estimate.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Cayman Islands Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 35'667 37'063 38'416 39'705 40'918 42'055 43'116 44'103 45'017 45'900
112 Main telephone lines in operation 19'026 27'673 31'511 35'000 38'000 ... ... ... ... ...
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 53.34 74.66 82.03 88.15 92.87 ... ... ... ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 4'109 5'170 8'410 10'700 17'000 ... 21'040 33'800 ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants 11.52 13.95 21.89 26.95 41.55 ... 48.80 76.64 ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20'000 21'000
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44.43 45.75
Source: Cable and Wireless (W.I.) Ltd. (C&W).

(1) Source: UN. (2) 2005: Tower Omnibus Survey; 2005-2006: ITU estimates.
Year Ending 31.12
Comoros Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 652 658 676 694 727 762 799 790 798 819
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 2 10x3 - - - - - - 2 8 16 37
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 - - 1 2 2 3 5 8 20 21
Source: Société Nationale des Postes et Telecommunications (SNPT). Since 2005: Comores Télécom.
(1) UN; ITU estimate. 1991: Latest census. (2) 2007: ITU Estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Congo Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 2'745 2'785 2'864 2'943 3'111 3'300 3'500 3'818 3'999 4'117
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 10x3 ... 3 5 70 150 222 330 384 490 800
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants ... 0.12 0.17 2.38 4.82 6.72 9.43 10.05 12.25 19.43
4212 Estimated Internet users 100 100 500 800 1'000 5'000 15'000 36'000 50'000 70'000
Source: Direction Générale de l'Administsration Centrale des Postes et Télécommunications.

(1) UN. (2) 1996-2000: ITU estimate. (3) 2007: ITU Estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Congo (Dem. Rep.) Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 48'040 48'003 48'959 50'052 51'308 52'706 54'231 55'853 57'549 59'320
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 - - - 3 6 50 75 112 141 180
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants - - - 0.01 0.01 0.09 0.14 0.20 0.24 0.30
Source: Until 2002: Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications. Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications.
(1) Source: UN. ITU estimate. (2) Estimates except 1988. (3) 1995: MPT estimate. ITU estimate.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Cook Islands Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 18'900 18'700 18'500 18'300 18'027 18'400 18'400 18'200 18'200 18'200
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 4 196 285 506 552 942 1'499 3'384 3'650 4'004 ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 3 1'200 ... 2'300 2'750 3'200 3'600 4'200 4'500 5'000 5'000
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 6.35 ... 12.43 15.03 17.75 19.57 22.83 24.73 27.47 27.47
Source: Telecom Cook Islands Ltd.

(1) 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001: Census results. 2002, 2003: Cook Islands Statistics Office. 2004, 2005: UN. Other years: ITU estimates. (2) 1996: as on May 1997. 2001:
Data refer to 31st December. 2004: ITU estimate. (3) ITU estimate. (4) 1996: as on May 1997. 2001: Data refer to 31st December. 2002: Pacific Islands Forum
Secretariat. Pacific ICT Survey 2002.
Year Ending 31.12
D.P.R. Korea Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 21'336 21'525 21'700 21'862 22'011 22'147 22'271 22'384 22'488 22'583
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 - - - - - - ... ... ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - - - - ... ... ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 ... ... ... ... - ... ... ... ... ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... - ... ... ... ... ...
Source: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

(1) Source: UN. (2) Estimates except 1993. 2003: MPT.
Dominica Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 71'610 71'580 71'550 71'520 71'474 71'440 71'410 71'300 71'200 71'200
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 556 650 800 1'200 7'710 12'173 23'786 41'838 ... ...
Source: Telecommunications of Dominica Limited. From 2000: National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC).
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1991: Latest census. (2) 1986-89, 1997, 2000: Estimate. 2001: December. (3) 1997,1999-2000: Estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Equatorial Guinea Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 420 431 442 453 470 505 543 507 503 515
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 3'800.00 5'580.00 5'800.00 6'100.00 6'900.00 8'800.00 9'600.00 10'500.00 10'000.00 ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 10x3 - - 1 5 15 32 42 62 97 140
4212 Estimated Internet users 200 470 500 700 900 1'800 3'000 5'000 7'000 8'000
Source: Until 2001: Ministerio de Transportes, Información y Comunicaciones. La Société Anonyme de Télécommunications de la République
de Guinée Equatoriale (GETESA).
(1) Source: UN. (2) Estimate. 1995: Malabo and Bata. (3) 2006, 2007: ITU Estimates.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Falkland (Malvinas) Is. Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 2'688 2'804 2'906 2'981 3'029 3'050 3'054 3'055 3'060 3'100
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 2 - - - - - - - - 766 2'276
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - - - - - - 25.03 73.42
4212 Estimated Internet users 100 ... 1'600 1'700 1'900 1'900 1'900 2'000 2'500 2'600
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 3.72 ... 55.06 57.03 62.73 62.30 62.21 65.47 81.70 83.87
Source: Cable and Wireless PLC Ltd. (C&W).

(1) 1980,1986, 1991: 1996, 2001: Falkland census results. Other years: UN. (2) GSM mobile was only launched on 12.12.2005.
Year Ending 31.12
Gibraltar Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 27'190 27'250 27'330 27'400 27'489 28'000 28'500 28'500 30'660 32'850
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 18'632 20'380 21'916 23'541 24'512 24'552 ... 25'354 ... 24'000
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 68.53 74.79 80.19 85.92 89.17 87.69 ... 88.96 ... 73.06
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 1'620 2'445 3'648 5'558 9'797 12'167 15'900 18'392 ... ...
Source: Gibtelecom.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1991: Latest census. 1997: Gibraltar Statistics Office. (2) 1983-84,1986-87: Estimate. (3) 2003: Dec. (4) Source: GNC Networks Limited.
Year Ending 31.12
Greenland Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 56'000 56'030 56'070 56'000 56'090 56'676 57'300 57'300 57'300 57'300
Source: Tele Greenland A/S.

(1) Source: Greenland Statistics; 2003-2007: ITU estimates.
Year Ending 31.12
Grenada Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 100'470 100'932 101'309 101'589 101'743 101'812 101'924 102'254 102'924 103'600
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 976 1'410 2'012 4'300 6'414 7'553 42'293 43'313 46'858 46'193
Source: Cable and Wireless (WI).

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1991: Latest census. (2) 1986-1989: Estimates.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Guam Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 148'000 150'200 152'500 154'805 157'200 160'000 162'000 165'000 169'000 172'300
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 71'136 75'051 77'609 74'367 80'000 ... ... ... ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 5'673 12'837 20'000 27'200 32'600 70'500 79'800 98'000 ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users 3'500 6'800 13'000 25'000 40'000 50'000 55'000 60'000 65'000 ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants 2.36 4.53 8.52 16.15 25.45 31.25 33.95 36.36 38.46 ...
Source: Guam Telephone Authority.

(1) Source: UN; 1990: Latest census. ITU estimate. (2) Between 1997-2000: US Federal Communications Commission's Statistics of Communications Common
Carriers. (3) 1998: ITU estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Guernsey Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 62'000 62'000 62'500 62'700 56'223 56'000 55'800 55'800 53'010 50'220
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 7'788 11'665 15'320 21'885 31'539 36'580 41'530 43'824 ... ...
Source: Cable & Wireless Guernsey.

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) Including ISDN channels. (3) 2002: CRC based on survey; 2004: estimate based on 2004 HH ICT survey.
Year Ending 31.12
Guinea Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 7'246 7'328 7'411 7'495 7'580 7'665 7'751 7'800 8'000 9'603
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 3 22 25 42 56 91 112 155 189 ...
Source: Société des Télécommunications de Guinée (SOTELGUI).

(1) Source: UN. SOTELGUI. ITU estimate. (2) 2005: ITU estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Guinea-Bissau Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 1'112 1'148 1'175 1'202 1'227 1'253 1'280 1'308 1'338 1'634
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 - - - - - - 1.28 39.45 98.82 157.33
Source: Until 2001: Ministério dos Transportes e Comunicações. Instituto das Comunicações da Guiné-Bissau.
(1) Source: UN; 1991: Latest census.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Guyana Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 737 739 741 744 746 747 749 750 751 752
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 1'400 1'454 2'815 39'830 75'320 79'400 137'955 171'656 281'368 ...
Source: Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Ltd. From 2000: National Frequency Management Unit.
(1) Source: UN. 1999: Census, INSEE (2) 1981-1985; 87-89,91, 2000: Estimate. 1986: Break in comparability of data. (3) Refers to active mobile subscribers.
Year Ending 31.12
Haiti Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 7'490 7'788 8'087 8'142 8'270 8'298 7'929 8'209 8'528 8'650
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 - 10'000 25'000 55'000 91'500 140'000 320'000 400'000 500'200 1'200'000
Source: Conseil National des Télécommunications (CONATEL).

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) ITU estimate except 1990-92. 2005: ITU estimate. (3) 2005: ITU estimate.
Year Ending 30.06
Iraq Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 21'177 21'800 22'450 22'946 23'585 24'242 24'917 25'856 26'075 29'551
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 10x3 651 650 675 675 675 1'128 1'183 1'034 ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 10x3 - - - - - 20 80 574 1'533 9'345
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 ... ... ... ... 12 25 30 36 42 48
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... 0.05 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.16
Source: Ministry of Planning & Cooperation Development.

(1) Source: UN; 1987: Latest census. (2) 1989,1999-2000: Estimate. 2002-03: Central Organization for Statistic & IT. 2004: Estimate. (3) 2002: Madar Research, 2005:
Source MTC Annual Report; 2006, 2007: Source: africa& Middle East Telecom Week.
Year Ending 31.12
Jersey Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 89'630 85'961 86'370 86'780 87'186 87'600 88'000 88'000 88'000 88'000
112 Main telephone lines in operation 65'465 68'721 70'360 72'993 73'929 ... ... ... ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 12'000 18'225 24'636 44'742 61'417 ... 81'200 83'900 ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants 13.39 21.20 28.52 51.56 70.44 ... 92.27 95.34 ... ...
Source: Jersey Telecoms.

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Kiribati Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 80'393 81'797 83'225 84'678 86'118 87'558 89'046 90'500 92'533 93'000
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers - 22 200 300 395 495 526 615 ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - 0.03 0.24 0.35 0.46 0.57 0.59 0.68 ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... 500 1'000 1'500 2'000 2'000 2'000 2'000 2'000 2'000
Source: Telecom Services Kiribati Limited (TSKL).

(1) Source: Until 1995: UN. 1995 and 2000: census results. Other years: ITU estimate. (2) 1984,1986,1989, 2000: ITU estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Liberia Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 2'880 2'666 2'930 3'154 3'108 3'238 3'372 3'487 3'283 3'356
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 - - - 1'500 2'000 ... 47'250 94'370 160'000 280'000
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - 0.05 0.06 ... 1.40 2.71 4.87 8.34
4212 Estimated Internet users 100 100 300 500 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000 1'000
Source: Liberia Telecommunications Corporation (LTC).

(1) Source: UN. (2) 1990: break in comparability.1993-95, 98-2002: Estimate. (3) 2003, 2006, 2007: ITU estimates.
Year Ending 31.12
Libya Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 5'552 5'511 5'471 5'605 5'580 5'555 5'530 5'659 5'854 5'968

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1990, 99-2005: ITU estimates. (3) 1997, 2007: ITU estimates. (4) 2005, 2006: ITU estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Marshall Islands Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 49'400 50'100 50'840 51'603 52'377 53'162 53'960 57'000 ... ...
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 3'410 3'744 3'879 3'999 4'186 4'379 4'461 ... ... ...
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 6.90 7.47 7.63 7.75 7.99 8.24 8.27 ... ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 466 345 443 447 489 552 598 644 ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... 500 800 900 1'250 1'400 2'000 2'200 2'200
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... 0.98 1.55 1.72 2.35 2.59 3.51 ... ...
Source: National Telecommunications Authority.

(1) Source: 1988, 1999: Census results. Other years: ITU estimate. (2) 1983: ITU estimate.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Micronesia Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 106'300 106'600 106'900 107'008 107'300 107'600 107'900 111'000 111'000 111'200
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 - - - - - 100 5'869 12'782 14'094 20'797
Source: FSM Telecommunication Corporation.

(1) Source: UN and ITU estimate. 1994: Latest census. (2) 1983-84, 99-2000: ITU estimate. (3) 2002: Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Pacific ICT Survey 2002.
Year Ending 31.12
Montenegro Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 620 610 600
112 Main telephone lines in operation 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 290 349 353
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 46.78 57.21 58.88
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 484 543 644
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 78.03 89.05 107.28
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 160 243 266
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25.81 39.84 44.34
Source: Agency for Telecommunications and Postal Services.
(1) Source: IMF.
Year Ending 31.12
Montserrat Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 6'094 3'595 4'000 4'000 4'000 4'000 4'000 4'000 4'000 4'000
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 3'789 3'442 2'971 2'811 ... ... ... ... ... 2'939
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 62.18 95.74 74.28 70.28 ... ... ... ... ... 73.47
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 325 250 300 489 1'200 1'500 1'800 2'180 ... 4'320
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants 5.33 6.95 7.50 12.22 30.00 37.50 45.00 54.50 ... 108.00
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'000
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25.00

(1) Source: UN. From 1992: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Montserrat has had a volcanic crisis from July 1995. This has resulted in the population being reduced
from 10'600 to 3'600 in 1998. 1999-2000: Estimate. (2) 1995-2000: decrease due to the reduction of population since the volcanic crisis in 1995. 1998-99: Estimates.
Year Ending 31.12
Nauru Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 11'410 11'350 11'309 11'484 11'561 11'600 11'650 10'000 10'000 10'000
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 750 850 1'000 1'200 1'500 ... ... ... ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants 6.57 7.49 8.84 10.45 12.97 ... ... ... ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... ... ... 300 ... ... ... ... ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... 2.59 ... ... ... ... ...
Source: Ministry of Island Development and Industries.

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1992: Latest census. (2) 1989, 1990, 1995, 99-2000: ITU estimate. (3) ITU estimate.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Neth. Antilles Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 210'990 212'850 214'726 215'277 217'552 220'000 222'500 222'000 200'000 184'100
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 14'500 16'000 30'000 ... ... ... 200'000 200'000 ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants 6.87 7.52 13.97 ... ... ... 89.89 90.09 ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... 2'000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... 0.93 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Source: Telecommunication Administration Netherlands Antilles.

(1) Source: UN; Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS); ITU estimate. 1992: Latest census. (2) 1991-95,97-2001: Estimates. (3) 1997: Estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Niue Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 2'088 2'000 1'913 1'857 1'728 1'720 1'700 1'700 1'700 1'700
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 740 840 950 1'050 1'050 1'050 1'050 1'050 1'050 ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers ... ... 380 410 400 490 600 650 ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants ... ... 19.86 22.08 23.15 28.49 35.29 38.24 ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... 300 500 600 700 750 800 850 ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... 15.68 26.93 34.72 40.70 44.12 47.06 50.00 ...
Source: Posts and Telecommunications.

(1) Source: Statistics Niue and ITU estimates. (2) 1995-2000: ITU estimates.
Year Ending 31.12
Northern Marianas Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 63'000 65'000 67'000 69'221 70'000 72'000 73'000 75'000 77'000 78'000
112 Main telephone lines in operation 1 20'639 20'639 20'528 20'990 ... ... ... ... ... ...
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 32.76 31.75 30.64 30.32 ... ... ... ... ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 2 ... ... 2'905 3'000 13'200 17'137 18'619 20'474 ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants ... ... 4.34 4.33 18.86 23.80 25.51 27.30 ... ...
Source: Micronesian Telecommunication Corp. (MTC).

(1) 1996-2000: FCC. (2) 1999 at 31 March 2000.
Year Ending 31.12
Palestine Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 2'783 2'897 3'020 3'150 3'299 3'455 3'618 3'685 3'702 3'719
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 40'000 100'000 117'000 175'941 300'000 320'000 480'000 974'345 1'094'640 821'800
Source: Palestine Telecommunications Company (PALTEL).

(1) 1997-2001: PCBS; Other years: ITU estimates. (2) 1993: Estimate. (3) Users use Israel cellular network. 1998-1999: ESIS. 2000: Palestinian Bureau of Statistics.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Papua New Guinea Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 4'674 4'822 4'974 5'130 5'295 5'464 5'639 5'836 5'887 6'001
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3'857 5'558 7'059 8'560 10'700 15'000 17'500 48'311 75'000 ...
Source: Telikom PNG.

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. 1990: Latest census.
Year Ending 31.12
Puerto Rico Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 3'721 3'750 3'779 3'809 3'838 3'858 3'879 3'897 3'955 3'977
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 10x3 1'257 1'262 1'295 1'299 1'288 1'276 1'213 1'112 1'038 ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 10x3 367 580 814 926 1'129 1'800 1'860 2'682 3'354 ...
Source: Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC).

(1) Source: Until 1989: UN; 1990, 2000: Census, Other years: ITU estimate. (2) Switched access lines. 2003-04: June. 2005: ITU estimate. (3) 2005: ITU estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
San Marino Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 25'000 25'000 26'198 27'000 27'000 27'000 27'000 27'000 27'000 27'000
Source: Direzione Generale Poste e Telecomunicazioni.

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Serbia Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10'497
112 Main telephone lines in operation 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2'685 2'527 2'719
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25.91
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4'730 5'511 6'644
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 63.29
4212 Estimated Internet users 10x3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'517 777 1'400
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13.34
Source: Ratel, Republic Telecommunication Agency.

(1) Source: UN.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Sierra Leone Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 4'212 4'279 4'376 4'509 4'683 4'892 5'119 5'336 5'526 5'679
112 Main telephone lines in operation 10x3 17 17 18 19 23 24 ... ... ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 2 10x3 - - - 12 27 67 113 ... ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - 0.26 0.57 1.37 2.21 ... ... ...
Source: Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company (SIERRATEL).

(1) Source: UN. (2) 2003, 2007: ITU estimates.
Year Ending 31.12
Somalia Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 6'466 6'623 6'809 7'012 7'228 7'461 7'708 7'964 8'228 8'496
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 10x3 - - - 80 85 100 200 500 500 550
4212 Estimated Internet users 4 200 500 1'000 15'000 6'000 9'000 30'000 86'000 90'000 94'000
Source: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

(1) Source: UN. (2) ITU estimate. (3) 2003,2006, 2007: ITU estimates. (4) 2001-03: ITU estimates.
St. Helena Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 5'074 5'019 4'971 4'932 4'904 4'886 4'882 4'892 4'918 4'900
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers - - - - - - - - - -
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - - - - - - - -
4212 Estimated Internet users 3 ... 79 300 300 400 500 600 700 750 800
Source: Cable & Wireless plc. (C&W).

(1) Source:UN. (2) 1989: Estimate. 2001: Data at 31st December. (3) 2001: Data at 31st December.
St. Kitts and Nevis Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 40'183 40'184 40'266 40'456 40'768 41'185 41'674 42'189 42'696 43'200
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 17'181 18'368 20'059 21'910 22'500 23'500 ... 25'000 ... ...
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 42.76 45.71 49.82 54.16 55.19 57.06 ... 59.26 ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 205 440 700 1'200 2'100 5'000 ... 10'000 ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants 0.51 1.09 1.74 2.97 5.15 12.14 ... 23.70 ... ...
Source: Cable & Wireless St. Kitts & Nevis. From 2002: Ministry of Communications, Works, Utilities, Posts and Telegraph.
(1) Source: UN. (2) 1983, 2000-2001: Estimate. (3) 2001: Estimate. 2005: Dec.

OTHER ECONOMIES
St. Lucia Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 150'797 152'045 153'241 154'446 155'675 156'918 158'183 159'466 160'765 162'100
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 1'600 1'900 2'300 2'500 2'700 14'313 ... 93'000 105'656 ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants 1.06 1.25 1.50 1.62 1.73 9.12 ... 58.32 65.72 ...

(1) Source: UN. (2) 1983, 2000: Estimate. (3) Estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
St. Pierre & Miquelon Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 6'512 6'529 6'547 6'564 6'582 6'599 6'600 6'600 6'600 6'600
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 4'300 4'295 4'526 4'770 ... ... ... ... ... ...
91 Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants 66.03 65.78 69.13 72.67 ... ... ... ... ... ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers - - - ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Source: France Télécom.

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate; 1990: Latest census. (2) 1995, 2000: Estimate.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 111'580 112'000 113'167 113'428 115'000 117'000 119'000 121'000 119'000 119'000
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 346 750 1'420 2'361 7'492 9'982 62'911 72'000 70'620 87'634
Source: Cable & Wireless (West Indies) Ltd. (C&W). National Telecommunications Regulatory Comission.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate; 1991: Latest census. (2) 1983, 1986, 1988, 1991: Estimate. (3) 1991-1996: Estimate. (4) Estimation based on GPRS subscribers, fixed
and mobile.
Year Ending 31.12
Timor-Leste Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 796'713 758'430 730'022 722'102 738'292 775'129 827'411 886'835 947'064 1'007'000
112 Main telephone lines in operation ... ... ... ... ... ... 1'970 2'098 2'334 2'438
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers ... ... ... ... ... ... 20'058 25'722 33'072 49'100
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 982 1'200
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.10 0.12
Source: Communication Regulatory Authority.

(1) Source: UN.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Tokelau Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 2'000 2'000 2'000 2'000 2'000 2'000 2'000 2'000 ... ...
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 210 260 245 230 300 280 260 270 270 ...
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers - - - - - ... - - - ...
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - - - ... - - ... ...
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 150 300 ...
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.00 7.50 ... ...
Source: Until 2000: Department of Transport and Communications. Telecommuncation Tokelau Corporation.
(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate. (2) 1999: Estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Turkmenistan Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 10x3 4'439 4'309 4'384 4'459 4'835 4'851 4'867 4'940 4'833 4'900

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate; 1995: Latest census. (2) 1975-90: Estimate. 2004-05: RCC. (3) 2001: RCC. 2005: ITU estimate, 2006: ITU estimate on basis of MTS
Annual Report. (4) 2002-03 and 2005: ITU estimates.
Year Ending 31.12
Tuvalu Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 9'300 9'350 9'400 9'450 9'500 9'561 10'029 10'326 10'500 10'700
112 Main telephone lines in operation 2 508 600 630 660 650 660 700 750 890 1'100
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers - - - - - - - 500 1'300 1'600
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - - - - - 4.84 12.38 14.95
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... ... 500 1'000 1'250 1'500 2'000 1'300 2'000
Source: Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation.

(1) 1991 and 2002: census. ITU estimate. (2) 2000: Estimate.
Year Ending 31.12
Virgin Islands (US) Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 107'100 107'500 107'900 108'612 109'300 110'000 110'700 111'000 112'000 111'800
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 3 16'000 25'000 30'000 35'000 41'000 45'150 49'300 64'200 80'300 ...
Source: Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation (Vitelco).

(1) Source: Until 1989: UN; 1990,2000: Census. 1991-1999, 2001: ITU estimate. (2) 1981, 1985-86, 2001: Estimate. 2005: ITU estimate. (3) ITU estimates. (4) 2003-06
ITU estimates.

OTHER ECONOMIES
Year Ending 31.12
Wallis and Futuna Unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
61 Population 1 14'261 14'340 14'425 14'504 14'585 14'600 14'944 15'336 15'480 15'600
271 Mobile cellular telephone subscribers 10x3 - - - - - - - - - -
911 Cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants - - - - - - - - - -
4212 Estimated Internet users ... ... 350 800 900 ... 1'100 1'200 1'200 1'200
99 Internet users per 100 inhabitants ... ... 2.43 5.52 6.17 ... 7.36 7.82 7.75 7.69
Source: Service des Postes et Telecommunications (SPT).

(1) Source: UN; ITU estimate; 1990, 1996, 2003: Census. (2) 1991: estimate.

I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n U n i o n
Telecommunica tion
Ser v ice s
1 9 9 7 ~2 0 0 6
1997~2006
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Printed in Switzerland
Geneva - July 2008
ISBN 92-61-12401-1

Yearbook of Statistics Telecommunication Services - 1997 - 2006

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LIST OF OTHER ECONOMIES .....................................................................................................................178

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European Audiovisual Observatory. Various years. Statistical Yearbook. Strasbourg.

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Year Ending 30.09

Source: Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones.

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Source: Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Year Ending 30.06

Notes: Year ending 30 June.

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Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Austrian schilling.

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Source: Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies.

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Year Ending 30.06

Year Beginning 01.04

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Source: Beltelecom. From 2003: Ministry of Communications and Informatization.

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Notes: Until 1998: Financial data are expressed in Belgian franc.

Year Beginning 01.04

Notes: Year beginning 1 April.

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Source: Office des Postes et Télécommunications (OPT).

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Source: Until 1998: Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (ENTEL). Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones.

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Year Beginning 01.04

Notes: Year beginning 1 April.

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Source: Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC).

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Source: Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications. Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications.

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Source: Statistics Canada.

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Source: Société Centrafricaine de Télécommunications (SOCATEL).

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Source: Until 2003: SOTEL. Office Tchadien de Régulation des Télécommunications.

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Source: Until 1998: Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones. Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel).

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