Mobile Cellular 2000-2016

Mobile-cellula
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Afghanistan 0 0 25'000 200'000 600'000 1'200'000 2'520'366
Albania 29'791 392'650 851'000 1'100'000 1'259'590 1'530'244 1'909'885
Algeria 86'000 100'000 450'244 1'446'927 4'882'414 13'661'355 20'997'954
American Samoa 1'992 2'156 2'036 2'100 2'250
Andorra 23'543 29'429 32'790 51'893 58'366 64'560 69'004
Angola 25'806 75'000 140'000 350'000 740'000 1'611'118 3'054'620
Anguilla 2'163 1'773 3'042 4'427 7'229 13'061 17'150
Antigua & Barbuda 22'000 25'000 38'205 46'100 54'000 86'000 110'177
Argentina 6'487'950 6'741'791 6'566'740 7'842'233 13'512'383 22'156'426 31'510'390
Armenia 17'486 25'504 71'349 114'379 203'309 318'044 1'259'762
Aruba 15'000 53'000 61'800 69'952 98'389 103'417 109'030
Ascension 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 8'562'000 11'132'000 12'670'000 14'347'000 16'480'000 18'420'000 19'760'000
Austria 6'117'000 6'541'000 6'736'000 7'274'000 7'992'000 8'665'000 9'281'000
Azerbaijan 420'400 730'000 794'200 1'057'100 1'456'523 2'242'000 3'323'500
Bahamas 31'524 60'555 121'759 122'228 186'007 227'771 252'987
Bahrain 205'727 299'587 388'990 443'109 649'764 767'103 907'433
Bangladesh 279'000 520'000 1'075'000 1'365'000 2'781'560 9'000'000 19'130'983
Barbados 28'467 53'111 97'193 140'000 200'138 206'190 237'119
Belarus 49'353 138'329 462'630 1'118'000 2'239'287 4'099'500 5'960'000
Belgium 5'629'000 7'697'000 8'101'777 8'605'834 9'131'705 9'604'695 9'847'375
Belize 16'812 39'155 51'729 60'403 75'000 96'000 118'000
Benin 55'476 125'000 218'770 236'175 459'322 596'267 1'055'727
Bermuda 13'000 13'333 30'000 40'000 49'000 52'720 60'100
Bhutan 0 0 0 2'255 19'138 36'000 82'078
Bolivia 582'620 779'917 1'023'333 1'278'844 1'800'789 2'421'402 2'876'143
Bosnia and Herzegovina 93'386 444'711 748'780 1'074'790 1'407'441 1'594'367 1'887'820
Botswana 222'190 332'264 332'264 444'978 522'840 563'782 823'070
Brazil 23'188'171 28'745'769 34'880'964 46'373'266 65'605'000 86'210'336 99'918'621

British Virgin Islands 8'000
Brunei Darussalam 95'000 143'004 153'647 177'365 202'454 232'900 301'400
Bulgaria 738'000 1'550'000 2'597'548 3'500'869 4'729'731 6'244'922 8'253'416
Burkina Faso 25'245 76'186 111'013 238'094 395'939 633'554 1'016'605
Burundi 16'320 33'416 52'000 64'000 100'560 153'000 200'000
Cambodia 130'547 223'458 380'000 498'388 861'500 1'062'000 1'721'650
Cameroon 103'279 417'295 701'507 1'077'000 1'530'868 2'252'508 3'135'946
Canada 8'727'000 10'649'000 11'872'000 13'291'000 15'020'000 17'016'600 18'749'100
Cape Verde 19'729 31'507 42'949 53'342 65'780 81'721 108'858
Cayman Islands 10'700 17'000 19'000 21'040 33'800 80'945 92'559
Central African Rep. 4'967 11'000 12'600 40'000 60'000 100'000 110'000
Chad 5'500 22'000 34'200 65'000 123'000 210'000 466'088
Chile 3'401'525 5'100'783 6'244'310 7'268'281 9'261'385 10'569'572 12'450'801
China 85'260'000 144'820'000 206'005'000 269'953'000 334'824'000 393'406'000 461'058'000
Colombia 2'256'801 3'265'261 4'596'594 6'186'206 10'400'578 21'849'993 29'762'715
Comoros 0 0 0 2'000 8'378 15'523 36'877
Congo (Dem. Rep.) 15'000 150'000 560'000 1'246'225 1'990'722 2'746'094 4'415'470
Congo (Rep.) 70'000 150'000 221'800 330'000 383'653 558'192 917'499
Cook Islands 552 942 1'499 3'384 3'650 4'004 5'402
Costa Rica 211'614 326'944 502'478 778'299 923'084 1'101'305 1'443'717
Côte d'Ivoire 472'952 728'545 1'027'058 1'280'696 1'674'332 2'349'439 4'065'421
Croatia 1'033'000 1'755'000 2'312'600 2'537'300 2'835'500 3'649'700 4'395'200
Cuba 6'536 8'579 17'851 35'356 75'797 135'534 152'715
Cyprus 218'324 314'355 417'933 551'752 658'234 782'503 867'785
Czech Republic 4'346'009 6'947'151 8'610'177 9'708'683 10'782'567 11'775'878 12'406'199
D.P.R. Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 3'363'552 3'960'165 4'477'752 4'767'100 5'166'912 5'449'206 5'828'157
Djibouti 230 3'000 15'000 23'000 34'482 44'053 44'817
Dominica 1'200 7'710 12'173 23'786 41'838 52'000 71'500
Dominican Rep. 705'431 1'270'082 1'700'609 2'091'914 2'534'063 3'623'289 4'605'659
Ecuador 482'213 859'152 1'560'861 2'398'161 3'544'174 6'246'332 8'485'050

Egypt 1'359'900 2'793'800 4'494'700 5'797'530 7'643'060 13'629'602 18'001'106
El Salvador 743'628 857'782 888'818 1'149'790 1'832'579 2'411'753 3'851'611
Equatorial Guinea 5'000 15'000 32'000 41'500 61'900 96'900 120'000
Eritrea 0 0 0 0 20'000 40'438 61'996
Estonia 557'000 651'200 881'000 1'050'241 1'255'731 1'445'300 1'658'700
Ethiopia 17'757 27'500 50'369 51'324 155'534 410'630 866'700
Falkland (Malvinas) Is. 0 0 0 0 0 766 2'276
Faroe Islands 16'971 24'487 34'737 38'026 41'298 42'032 49'965
Fiji 55'057 80'933 89'900 109'882 142'190 205'000 284'661
Finland 3'728'625 4'175'587 4'516'772 4'747'126 4'988'000 5'270'000 5'670'000
France 29'052'360 36'997'400 38'585'300 41'702'000 44'544'000 48'088'000 51'662'000
French Guiana [included 39'830 75'320 87'300 92'000 98'000
French Polynesia 39'900 67'300 52'250 60'100 96'000 120'000 152'000
Gabon 120'000 150'000 279'289 300'000 489'367 736'690 897'987
Gambia 5'600 55'085 100'000 149'300 175'000 247'478 404'345
Georgia 194'741 301'327 503'619 711'224 840'645 1'174'308 1'703'888
Germany 48'202'000 56'126'000 59'128'000 64'800'000 71'322'000 79'271'000 85'652'000
Ghana 130'045 243'797 386'775 795'529 1'695'000 2'874'560 5'207'242
Gibraltar 5'558 9'797 12'167 15'900 18'392 20'000 22'000
Greece 5'932'403 7'963'742 9'314'260 8'936'202 9'324'335 10'260'396 10'979'826
Greenland 15'114 15'882 19'924 29'749 39'033 46'480 53'900
Grenada 4'300 6'414 7'553 42'293 43'313 46'858 46'193
Guadeloupe [included in 169'840 292'520 299'100 289'400 314'700
Guam 27'200 32'600 70'500 79'800 98'000
Guatemala 856'831 1'146'441 1'577'085 2'034'776 3'168'256 4'510'067 7'178'745
Guernsey 21'885 31'539 36'580 41'530 43'824
Guinea 42'112 55'670 90'772 111'500 154'900 189'000
Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 1'275 39'451 98'825 157'330
Guyana 39'830 75'320 79'400 137'955 171'656 281'368 400'000
Haiti 55'000 91'500 140'000 320'000 400'000 500'200 1'200'000
Honduras 155'271 237'629 326'508 379'362 707'201 1'281'462 2'240'756

Hong Kong, China 5'447'346 5'776'360 6'395'725 7'349'202 8'213'959 8'544'255 9'444'140
Hungary 3'076'279 4'967'430 6'886'111 7'944'586 8'727'188 9'320'000 9'965'720
Iceland 214'896 248'131 260'438 279'670 290'068 283'108 301'922
India 3'577'095 6'540'000 13'000'000 33'690'000 52'220'000 90'140'000 166'050'000
Indonesia 3'669'327 6'520'947 11'700'000 18'495'251 30'336'607 46'909'972 63'803'015
Iran (I.R.) 962'595 2'087'353 2'279'143 3'449'876 5'075'678 8'510'513 15'385'289
Iraq 0 0 20'000 80'000 574'000 1'533'000 9'345'371
Ireland 2'461'000 2'970'000 3'000'000 3'500'000 3'860'000 4'270'000 4'690'135
Israel 4'400'000 5'500'621 6'300'008 6'618'367 7'221'955 7'757'000 8'403'765
Italy 42'246'000 51'246'000 54'200'000 56'770'000 62'750'000 71'500'000 80'418'000
Jamaica 366'952 597'826 1'244'976 1'576'360 1'837'552 1'981'464 2'274'650
Japan 66'784'374 74'819'158 81'118'324 86'655'000 91'474'000 96'484'000 99'826'000
Jersey 44'742 61'417 81'200 83'900
Jordan 388'949 865'627 1'219'597 1'325'313 1'624'110 3'137'700 4'343'100
Kazakhstan 197'300 582'000 1'027'000 1'330'730 2'447'000 5'398'000 7'775'737
Kenya 127'404 600'000 1'187'122 1'590'785 2'546'157 4'611'970 7'340'317
Kiribati 300 395 495 526 615 650 700
Korea (Rep.) 26'816'398 29'045'596 32'342'493 33'591'758 36'586'052 38'342'323 40'197'115
Kuwait 476'000 877'920 1'227'000 1'420'000 1'774'567 1'382'084 1'179'573
Kyrgyzstan 9'000 27'000 53'084 138'279 263'375 541'652 1'261'757
Lao P.D.R. 12'681 29'545 55'160 112'275 204'191 657'528 1'009'565
Latvia 401'272 656'835 917'196 1'219'550 1'536'712 1'871'602 2'183'696
Lebanon 743'000 766'754 775'104 795'460 884'445 993'557 1'106'431
Lesotho 21'600 57'000 137'953 125'950 196'213 249'786 357'913
Liberia 1'500 2'000 5'000 47'250 94'370 160'000 280'000
Libya 40'000 50'000 70'000 127'000 500'000 2'000'000 3'927'562
Liechtenstein 10'000 11'000 11'402 25'000 25'500 27'503 28'755
Lithuania 524'000 1'017'999 1'645'568 2'102'207 3'051'160 4'353'447 4'718'215
Luxembourg 303'274 409'064 473'000 539'000 470'000 510'000 713'000
Macao, China 141'052 194'475 276'138 364'031 432'450 532'758 636'347
Madagascar 63'094 147'500 163'010 283'666 333'888 510'269 1'045'888

Malawi 49'000 55'730 86'047 135'114 222'135 421'163 620'163
Malaysia 5'121'748 7'385'000 9'053'000 11'124'000 14'611'000 19'545'000 19'463'722
Maldives 7'638 18'894 41'899 66'466 113'246 203'620 271'053
Mali 10'398 23'997 45'974 247'223 406'861 761'986 1'512'948
Malta 114'444 239'416 276'859 289'992 306'067 323'980 346'771
Marshall Islands 447 489 552 598 644 660
Martinique [included in 162'080 286'120 298'300 277'800 295'400
Mauritania 15'300 110'463 247'238 350'954 522'400 745'615 1'060'122
Mauritius 180'000 272'416 347'532 462'405 547'745 656'828 772'395
Mayotte 0 0 20'300 33'200 48'100
Mexico 14'077'880 21'757'559 25'928'266 30'097'700 38'451'135 47'128'746 55'395'461
Micronesia 0 0 100 5'869 12'782 14'094 18'616
Moldova 139'000 225'000 338'225 475'942 787'000 1'089'800 1'358'152
Monaco 13'927 14'302 14'874 15'081 15'750 17'191 18'307
Mongolia 154'600 195'000 216'000 319'000 428'695 557'207 774'900
Montenegro 483'766 543'220 643'681
Montserrat 489 1'200 1'500 1'800 2'180 4'320
Morocco 2'342'000 4'771'739 6'198'670 7'359'870 9'336'878 12'392'805 16'004'731
Mozambique 51'065 152'652 254'759 435'757 708'000 1'503'943 2'339'317
Myanmar 13'397 22'671 47'982 66'517 92'452 128'700 214'214
Namibia 82'000 106'600 150'000 223'671 286'095 448'857 608'846
Nauru 1'200 1'500
Nepal 10'226 17'286 21'881 81'867 116'778 227'316 1'157'102
Neth. Antilles 200'000 200'000
Netherlands 10'755'000 12'200'000 12'100'000 13'200'000 14'800'000 15'834'000 17'296'000
New Caledonia 49'948 67'917 80'000 97'113 116'443 134'265 155'000
New Zealand 1'542'000 2'288'000 2'449'000 2'599'000 3'027'000 3'530'000 3'802'290
Nicaragua 90'294 164'509 237'248 466'706 738'624 1'119'379 1'830'220
Niger 2'056 2'126 57'541 82'365 172'421 323'853 483'000
Nigeria 30'000 266'461 1'569'050 3'149'473 9'147'209 18'587'000 32'322'202
Niue 410 400 490 600 650

Northern Marianas 3'000 13'200 17'137 18'619 20'474
Norway 3'224'000 3'593'000 3'790'000 4'060'829 4'524'750 4'754'453 4'868'916
Oman 162'000 323'000 463'000 594'000 806'280 1'333'225 1'818'024
Pakistan 306'493 742'606 1'698'536 2'404'400 5'022'908 12'771'203 34'506'557
Palestine 7'076 175'941 251'602 264'091 436'628 567'584 821'800
Panama 410'401 475'141 525'845 692'406 1'259'948 1'748'740 2'174'451
Papua New Guinea 8'560 10'700 15'000 17'500 48'311 75'000 100'000
Paraguay 820'810 1'150'000 1'667'018 1'770'345 1'749'048 1'887'000 3'232'842
Peru 1'273'857 1'793'284 2'306'943 2'930'343 4'092'558 5'583'356 9'120'000
Philippines 6'454'359 12'159'163 15'383'001 22'509'560 32'935'875 34'778'995 42'868'911
Poland 6'747'000 10'004'661 13'898'471 17'401'222 23'096'065 29'166'391 36'745'454
Portugal 6'664'951 7'977'537 8'670'000 10'002'705 10'571'100 11'447'313 12'226'439
Puerto Rico 1'318'099 1'628'161 1'646'932 1'709'062 1'847'927 1'993'465 2'198'845
Qatar 120'856 177'929 266'703 376'535 490'333 716'763 919'773
Réunion [included in Fra 276'100 421'100 454'600 521'500 579'200
Romania 2'499'000 3'845'116 5'110'591 7'039'898 10'215'388 13'354'138 15'991'000
Russian Federation 3'263'200 7'750'499 17'608'756 36'135'135 73'722'222 120'000'000 150'674'000
Rwanda 39'000 65'000 82'391 130'720 137'271 222'978 314'201
S. Tomé & Principe 0 0 1'980 4'819 7'745 11'953 18'424
Samoa 2'500 2'500 2'700 10'500 16'000 24'000 45'500
San Marino 14'503 15'854 16'759 16'900 17'085 17'150 17'390
Saudi Arabia 1'375'881 2'528'640 5'007'965 7'238'224 9'175'764 14'164'184 19'700'000
Senegal 250'251 301'811 553'449 782'423 1'121'314 1'730'106 2'982'623
Serbia 4'729'629 5'510'690 6'643'722
Seychelles 25'961 36'683 44'731 49'229 54'369 58'806 70'340
Sierra Leone 11'940 26'895 67'000 113'214
Singapore 2'747'400 2'991'600 3'313'000 3'577'000 3'990'700 4'384'600 4'788'600
Slovakia 1'243'736 2'147'331 2'923'383 3'678'774 4'275'164 4'540'374 4'893'232
Slovenia 1'215'601 1'470'085 1'667'234 1'739'146 1'848'637 1'759'232 1'819'572
Solomon Islands 1'151 967 999 1'060 3'000 6'000 7'000
Somalia 80'000 85'000 100'000 200'000 500'000 500'000 550'000

South Africa 8'339'000 10'787'000 13'702'000 16'860'000 20'839'000 33'959'958 39'662'000
Spain 24'265'059 29'655'729 33'530'997 37'219'839 38'622'582 42'694'115 45'695'061
Sri Lanka 430'202 667'662 931'403 1'393'403 2'211'158 3'361'775 5'412'496
St. Helena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. Kitts and Nevis 1'200 2'100 5'000 22'000 29'000 51'000 51'000
St. Lucia 2'500 2'700 14'313 99'000 101'000 105'656 105'600
St. Pierre & Miquelon
St. Vincent and the Gren 2'361 7'492 9'982 62'911 72'000 70'620 87'634
Sudan 23'000 103'846 190'778 527'233 1'048'558 1'827'940 4'683'127
Suriname 41'048 87'000 108'363 168'522 212'819 232'785 320'000
Swaziland 33'000 55'000 68'000 85'000 145'000 200'000 250'000
Sweden 6'372'300 7'178'000 7'949'000 8'801'000 8'785'000 9'104'000 9'607'000
Switzerland 4'638'519 5'275'791 5'736'303 6'189'000 6'274'763 6'834'233 7'436'157
Syria 30'000 200'000 400'000 1'185'000 2'346'000 2'950'000 4'675'000
Taiwan, Province of Chin 17'873'829 21'786'384 24'390'520 25'799'839 22'760'144 22'170'702 23'249'262
Tajikistan 1'160 1'630 13'200 47'617 135'000 265'000 2'150'000
Tanzania 110'518 275'560 606'859 1'298'000 1'942'000 2'964'000 5'609'000
TFYR Macedonia 115'748 223'275 365'346 776'000 985'600 1'131'006 1'263'841
Thailand 3'056'000 7'550'000 17'449'890 21'616'910 26'965'548 30'460'238 40'125'470
Timor-Leste 20'058 25'722 33'072 49'100
Togo 50'000 95'000 165'138 243'613 332'565 433'635 708'000
Tokelau 0 0 0 0 0
Tonga 180 236 3'354 11'200 16'400 29'872 30'051
Trinidad & Tobago 161'860 256'106 262'772 336'352 651'189 924'100 1'518'800
Tunisia 119'165 389'208 574'334 1'917'530 3'735'695 5'680'726 7'339'047
Turkey 16'133'405 19'572'897 23'323'118 27'887'535 34'707'549 43'608'965 52'662'700
Turkmenistan 7'500 8'173 8'173 9'187 50'100 105'000 216'868
Turks & Caicos Is. 9'052 19'361 25'085
Tuvalu 0 0 0 0 500 1'300 1'600
Uganda 126'913 283'520 393'310 776'169 1'165'035 1'315'300 2'008'818
Ukraine 818'524 2'224'600 3'692'700 6'498'423 13'735'000 30'013'500 49'076'239

United Arab Emirates 1'428'115 1'909'303 2'428'071 2'972'331 3'683'117 4'534'143 5'519'293
United Kingdom 43'452'000 46'283'000 49'228'000 54'256'221 59'687'915 65'471'665 70'077'926
United States 109'478'031 128'500'000 141'800'000 160'637'000 184'819'000 203'700'000 229'600'000
Uruguay 410'787 519'991 513'528 497'530 599'768 1'154'923 2'330'011
Uzbekistan 53'128 128'012 186'900 320'815 544'100 720'000 2'530'365
Vanuatu 365 350 4'900 7'800 10'504 12'692 15'000
Venezuela 5'447'172 6'472'584 6'541'894 7'015'121 8'420'980 12'495'721 18'789'466
Viet Nam 788'559 1'251'195 1'902'388 2'742'000 4'960'000 9'593'200 18'892'480
Virgin Islands (US) 35'000 41'000 45'150 49'300 64'200 80'300
Wallis and Futuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yemen 32'042 147'837 486'667 675'162 1'476'000 2'277'559 2'977'781
Zambia 98'853 121'200 139'092 241'000 464'354 949'559 1'663'328
Zimbabwe 266'441 314'002 338'779 363'651 425'745 647'110 849'146

bile-cellular telephone subscriptions
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
4'668'096 7'898'909 10'500'000 10'215'840 13'797'879 15'340'115 16'807'156 18'407'168
2'322'436 1'859'632 2'463'741 2'692'372 3'100'000 3'500'000 3'685'983 3'359'654
27'562'721 27'031'472 32'729'824 32'780'165 35'615'926 37'527'703 39'517'045 43'298'174
63'503 64'202 64'549 65'495 65'044 63'865 63'931 66'241
4'961'536 6'773'356 8'109'421 9'403'365 12'073'218 12'785'109 13'285'198 14'052'558
23'526 26'484 24'820 25'695 26'019 26'100 26'000 26'000
112'381 136'592 134'925 167'970 176'008 127'381 114'358 120'041
40'401'771 46'508'774 52'482'780 57'082'298 60'722'729 64'327'647 67'361'515 61'234'216
1'876'411 1'442'000 2'191'500 3'865'354 3'211'215 3'322'837 3'346'275 3'459'137
113'586 120'806 128'000 131'800 135'000 138'800 139'700
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21'260'000 22'120'000 22'200'000 22'500'000 23'789'000 24'338'000 24'940'000 25'060'000
9'912'000 10'816'000 11'434'000 12'241'000 13'022'578 13'588'000 13'272'000 12'952'605
4'519'000 6'548'000 7'757'120 9'100'113 10'120'105 10'125'200 10'130'102 10'552'520
373'999 358'050 358'812 428'377 298'790 300'000 287'000 314'842
1'115'979 1'440'782 1'401'974 1'567'000 1'693'650 2'123'903 2'210'190 2'328'994
34'370'000 44'640'000 51'359'315 67'923'887 84'368'700 97'180'000 116'553'076 126'866'091
257'596 288'662 337'061 350'061 347'917 349'296 307'708 305'456
6'960'000 8'128'000 9'686'200 10'332'900 10'694'900 10'676'471 11'114'440 11'401'927
10'738'121 11'341'704 11'775'240 12'154'041 12'495'934 12'313'375 12'315'217 12'734'724
118'314 160'032 161'783 194'201 222'407 172'423 174'615 172'300
2'051'776 3'625'366 5'033'349 7'074'914 7'765'206 8'407'846 9'627'447 8'660'432
69'000 79'000 85'000 88'200 91'000 94'300 59'491
149'439 253'429 338'938 394'316 484'189 560'890 544'337 624'536
3'254'410 5'038'600 6'464'390 7'179'293 8'353'273 9'493'207 10'425'704 10'450'341
2'450'425 3'179'036 3'257'239 3'110'233 3'171'283 3'357'541 3'488'319 3'491'188
1'151'761 1'485'791 1'874'101 2'363'411 2'900'263 3'081'726 3'246'787 3'410'507
120'980'103 150'641'403 169'385'584 196'929'978 234'357'507 248'323'703 271'099'799 280'728'796

20'700 23'000 47'031 47'524 46'597 48'703 53'406 54'764
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4'997'696 5'357'816 0.24 0.49 0.74 0.88 1.34 1.97 2.49 3.24
20'850'543 19'915'503 1.07 1.79 2.99 3.85 6.55 7.95 12.70 18.79
16'806'894 16'331'852 0.65 2.55 4.18 6.25 8.66 12.42 16.85 23.75
29'765'000 30'450'000 28.43 34.37 37.95 42.07 47.06 52.76 57.49 61.47
602'779 625'851 4.46 6.99 9.35 11.42 13.89 17.07 22.59 31.47
93'244 95'656 25.67 39.25 42.47 45.71 71.46 166.47 185.02 197.19
1'242'494 1'248'346 0.14 0.30 0.33 1.04 1.54 2.52 2.73 8.28
5'465'797 6'231'008.58 0.07 0.26 0.38 0.70 1.27 2.10 4.50 8.59
23'206'353 22'974'289.47 22.01 32.62 39.47 45.44 57.28 64.69 75.44 83.72
1'291'984'200 1'364'934'000 6.66 11.24 15.90 20.72 25.55 29.84 34.77 41.02
57'327'470 58'684'924 5.66 8.05 11.15 14.77 24.46 50.60 67.89 76.27
424'786 454'213 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.35 1.43 2.58 5.98 9.82
37'752'782 28'889'317 0.03 0.31 1.13 2.44 3.79 5.08 7.94 11.53
5'216'000 5'424'000 2.24 4.68 6.75 9.81 11.12 15.76 25.16 34.26
3.10 5.23 8.19 18.11 19.14 20.64 27.48 33.32
7'535'599 8'063'090.93 5.39 8.15 12.27 18.66 21.74 25.49 32.87 33.79
25'407'610 27'451'250 2.93 4.44 6.16 7.57 9.77 13.51 23.02 41.61
4'415'660 4'414'347 23.08 39.47 52.25 57.52 64.45 83.16 100.38 115.23
3'335'346 3'987'900 0.06 0.08 0.16 0.31 0.67 1.20 1.35 1.75
1'111'123 1'133'780 23.15 32.69 42.65 55.28 64.80 75.78 82.78 92.97
12'454'575.00
12'484'885 42.40 67.90 84.30 95.15 105.63 115.10 120.74 127.96
8
3'240'000 3'606'000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7'079'249 6'985'035 63.01 73.96 83.40 88.56 95.71 100.58 107.12 115.37
314'350 345'246 0.03 0.41 2.01 3.05 4.50 5.67 5.69 8.71
77'254 78'444 1.72 11.07 17.44 33.95 59.49 73.71 101.15 125.72
8'797'247 8'708'131 8.14 14.43 19.03 23.06 27.52 38.78 48.59 57.34
12'943'791 13'882'280 3.85 6.72 11.98 18.06 26.20 45.34 60.51 69.66
94'016'152 97'791'441 2.06 4.16 6.58 8.35 10.83 18.99 24.66 40.54
9'334'132 9'101'868 12.48 14.33 14.79 19.07 30.29 39.72 63.18 100.24
533'336 541'000 0.96 2.81 5.80 7.30 10.56 16.05 19.31 23.45
475'000 506'000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.83 1.23 1.62
1'903'545 1'897'921 40.77 48.00 65.37 78.41 94.28 109.07 125.76 128.08
42'311'629 51'224'000 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.07 0.21 0.54 1.11 1.50
4'400 4'674 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.90 76.74 100.00
53'213 54'487 36.50 51.95 72.75 78.72 84.66 85.51 101.12 105.28
965'950 927'793 6.78 9.93 11.01 13.45 17.36 24.92 34.38 63.45
7'396'200 7'366'100 72.03 80.48 86.86 91.06 95.40 100.45 107.63 114.88
66'681'000 67'571'000 49.06 62.08 64.26 68.90 73.02 78.26 83.53 88.98
24.14 43.82 48.66 49.13 50.29
268'334 220'819 16.82 27.89 21.32 24.18 38.12 47.08 58.98 67.16
2'821'555 2'582'542 9.79 11.95 21.73 22.80 36.33 53.40 63.56 80.77
2'715'672 2'838'127 0.46 4.35 7.65 11.07 12.57 17.23 27.28 52.33
5'550'730 5'532'701 4.11 6.44 10.90 15.58 18.62 26.24 38.32 58.74
96'360'000 94'432'800 57.72 67.15 70.66 77.34 85.06 94.55 102.28 115.14
35'008'387 38'305'078 0.69 1.26 1.95 3.92 8.14 13.44 23.73 33.76
41'441 45'714 20.32 35.47 43.47 55.96 63.87 68.78 75.23 81.90
12'566'649 12'538'927 54.00 72.31 84.47 81.00 84.50 92.92 99.34 111.10
61'000 26.91 28.19 35.24 52.44 68.62 81.61 94.69 116.87
119'767 118'973 4.23 6.30 7.40 41.31 42.19 45.51 44.73 49.60
39.76 67.82 68.72 65.94 71.13
17.51 20.84 44.84 50.56 61.95
18'121'390 19'208'673.4 7.65 9.99 13.40 16.87 25.62 35.57 55.24 89.33
34.90 56.10 65.32 74.43 78.54
10'764'000 10'800'000 0.48 0.63 1.00 1.21 1.65 1.97 19.91
1'238'493 1'285'835 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 2.84 6.95 10.83 19.96
542'598 539'000 5.35 10.07 10.58 18.31 22.68 36.98 52.26 69.93
7'300'000 6'504'010 0.64 1.05 1.58 3.56 4.38 5.40 12.78 26.28
8'048'388 7'832'802 2.49 3.73 5.03 5.72 10.46 18.58 31.84 58.30
16'724'440 17'233'286 79.69 83.80 92.53 106.41 119.10 123.89 136.66 155.04
11'785'806 11'779'908 30.09 48.72 67.72 78.33 86.26 92.31 98.90 109.63
383'919 401'613 76.42 87.35 90.77 96.46 98.94 95.40 100.41 106.93
1'001'056'000 1'127'809'000 0.34 0.62 1.21 3.08 4.70 8.00 14.52 20.16
338'948'340 385'573'398 1.76 3.08 5.44 8.48 13.71 20.90 28.02 40.43
74'218'815 80'520'249 1.46 3.12 3.37 5.03 7.32 12.13 21.68 41.46
33'559'000 30'203'100 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.31 2.15 5.60 33.30 48.79
4'902'009 4'950'118 64.70 76.83 76.22 87.27 94.47 102.69 110.98 115.85
10'570'000 10'570'000 73.17 89.74 100.98 104.25 111.65 117.46 124.34 128.45
87'691'238 85'955'905 74.13 89.59 94.26 98.10 107.69 121.86 136.12 150.96
3'137'213 3'267'344 14.21 22.95 47.40 59.55 68.93 73.88 84.36 99.12
160'478'307 164'265'142 53.12 59.39 64.25 68.49 72.16 75.98 78.52 84.35
51.56 70.44 92.27 95.34
13'797'968 15'352'000 8.16 17.90 24.87 26.59 31.89 59.89 80.00 84.37
26'309'300 25'395'000 1.35 4.00 7.02 9.02 16.42 35.83 51.06 80.04
37'715'944 38'982'188 0.41 1.87 3.60 4.69 7.31 12.89 19.97 30.06
41'000 55'000 0.36 0.47 0.58 0.60 0.69 0.72 0.76 0.80
58'935'081 61'295'538 58.33 62.88 69.71 72.10 78.17 81.52 85.00 93.27
5'846'335 5'392'806 24.97 44.33 59.91 67.10 80.79 60.19 48.79 55.83
7'579'439 7'613'528 0.18 0.54 1.06 2.76 5.25 10.74 24.83 42.23
3'727'162 3'958'510 0.24 0.54 0.99 2.00 3.58 11.36 17.12 24.59
2'590'000 2'650'273 16.92 28.01 39.58 53.31 68.07 84.02 99.38 102.30
4'657'651 4'890'533.55 22.96 22.84 22.05 21.56 22.95 24.92 27.12 30.44
2'140'141 2'282'917 1.16 3.05 7.32 6.63 10.26 12.97 18.45 24.67
3'652'000 3'834'600 0.05 0.07 0.16 1.51 2.96 4.89 8.27 15.98
9'747'080 7'660'068 0.77 0.95 1.31 2.34 9.08 35.75 69.07 77.83
40'950 43'914 30.22 32.86 33.71 73.23 74.03 79.17 82.09 90.67
4'184'053 4'204'692 14.98 29.41 48.10 62.22 91.54 132.45 145.68 153.98
806'800 813'000 69.54 92.94 106.65 120.58 104.09 111.39 152.94 143.71
1'896'097 1'969'972 32.66 44.39 62.17 80.77 94.31 113.80 132.63 161.05
10'693'765 10'411'721 0.40 0.91 0.97 1.64 1.88 2.79 5.56 11.45
6'566'707 7'178'384 0.43 0.48 0.72 1.10 1.77 3.26 4.66 7.66
44'104'000 43'912'600 21.87 30.87 37.08 44.69 57.60 75.63 73.93 87.07
739'790 812'128 2.80 6.80 14.82 23.11 38.72 68.43 89.51 101.72
22'698'915 20'182'160 0.10 0.23 0.42 2.20 3.52 6.38 12.27 19.89
524'161 539'589 28.08 58.52 67.45 70.42 74.08 78.12 83.24 88.03
15'500 0.86 0.94 1.06 1.15 1.24 1.27
42.06 73.72 76.35 70.68 74.74
3'644'483 3'614'172 0.56 3.96 8.59 11.83 17.10 23.70 32.74 42.46
1'762'300 1'814'000 15.19 22.84 28.99 38.40 45.32 54.16 63.49 76.12
0.00 0.00 12.75 20.21 28.37
107'688'282 111'724'654 13.55 20.65 24.29 27.85 35.15 42.56 49.41 58.63
22'505 23'412 0.00 0.00 0.09 5.49 11.99 13.27 17.61 26.11
3'713'137 3'788'490 3.38 5.57 8.52 12.21 20.56 28.93 36.55 51.27
34'020 33'297 43.41 44.19 45.55 45.74 47.23 50.85 53.27 58.26
3'068'156 3'367'573 6.45 8.06 8.84 12.92 17.17 22.05 30.28 46.03
1'007'890 1'040'747 78.70 88.21 104.35 145.68
5'000 9.87 26.64 34.27 40.23 46.93 89.15 72.85
43'079'696 41'513'933 8.16 16.44 21.15 24.88 31.27 41.14 52.66 65.31
20'134'932 18'404'857 0.28 0.81 1.32 2.19 3.46 7.16 10.84 13.89
40'993'717 48'728'399 0.03 0.05 0.10 0.13 0.19 0.26 0.42 0.49
2'549'817 2'659'951 4.32 5.52 7.66 11.29 14.28 22.14 29.66 38.46
9'400 9'900 11.95 14.92
27'516'055 32'120'305 0.04 0.07 0.09 0.33 0.47 0.90 4.51 12.60
110.13 108.93
20'809'054 21'941'981 67.81 76.49 75.43 81.82 91.24 97.13 105.62 117.29
260'277 23.78 31.75 36.74 43.86 51.73 58.70 66.72 74.76
5'600'000 5'800'000 39.97 58.56 61.81 64.64 74.21 85.39 90.85 100.44
7'264'151 7'745'512 1.77 3.18 4.52 8.78 13.71 20.52 33.13 44.72
8'959'000 9'791'000 0.02 0.02 0.49 0.67 1.36 2.46 3.53 6.34
150'830'089 154'342'168 0.02 0.21 1.21 2.38 6.73 13.32 22.55 27.45
21.58 21.60 27.09 33.94 37.62

4.38 19.18 25.02 27.56 30.95
5'714'890 5'718'740 71.78 79.58 83.54 89.05 98.61 102.81 104.28 106.71
6'646'655 6'866'260 7.39 14.43 20.06 24.86 32.72 52.86 71.16 97.29
125'899'638 136'489'014 0.21 0.51 1.13 1.58 3.24 8.08 21.45 38.34
3'531'000 3'581'690 0.22 5.35 7.48 7.71 12.51 15.94 22.58 27.42
6'946'636 6'977'701 13.43 15.25 16.54 21.37 38.14 51.95 63.42 86.24
3'560'000 3'782'000 0.16 0.19 0.27 0.30 0.81 1.23 1.60 4.69
7'411'986 7'489'474 15.34 21.06 29.92 31.16 30.19 31.96 53.75 76.64
34'235'810 36'933'161 4.90 6.80 8.63 10.82 14.93 20.14 32.54 54.42
117'838'074 113'000'000 8.31 15.33 19.00 27.25 39.10 40.52 49.07 64.52
54'537'230 55,878,845 17.59 26.11 36.31 45.49 60.42 76.34 96.21 108.38
11'714'693 11'572'085 64.67 77.07 83.40 95.82 100.89 108.91 116.04 127.68
3'204'993 3'227'281 34.71 42.85 43.40 45.15 48.98 53.00 58.64 65.03
3'740'469 3'552'579 20.36 29.08 42.35 57.03 68.07 87.29 95.06 109.70
37.36 56.09 59.64 67.44 73.87
23'120'000 22'900'000 11.16 17.23 22.97 31.71 46.10 60.39 72.47 92.66
227'288'088 231'393'994 2.22 5.30 12.10 24.94 51.08 83.37 104.84 119.18
8'759'619 8'921'533 0.46 0.74 0.92 1.43 1.48 2.36 3.25 6.40
184'971 177'102 0.00 0.00 1.37 3.27 5.13 7.73 11.60 18.42
120'517 134'619 1.43 1.42 1.53 5.91 8.95 13.34 25.13 47.19
36'624 36'570 53.78 57.72 59.72 58.89 58.33 57.60 57.72 57.61
52'796'066 47'932'521 6.83 12.10 22.95 31.67 38.49 57.37 77.64 109.59
14'959'477 15'186'485 2.54 2.98 5.33 7.33 10.22 15.35 25.75 30.50
9'155'664 9'094'447 47.18 67.02 81.46 104.48
148'244 151'857 32.54 45.24 54.15 58.45 63.40 67.52 79.74 86.70
5'657'000 6'279'270 0.29 0.63 1.49 2.40 14.33
8'233'100 8'399'700 70.12 74.36 80.10 84.07 91.21 97.53 103.78 125.19
6'675'553 6'989'902 23.08 39.85 54.26 68.28 79.34 84.21 90.66 112.25
2'353'926 2'385'757 61.10 73.88 83.78 87.33 92.68 87.95 90.57 95.46
424'712 416'572 0.28 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.66 1.28 1.46 2.21
5'836'000 6'653'040 1.08 1.12 1.28 2.49 6.06 5.91 6.33 6.73
87'999'492 76'653'421 18.59 23.70 29.67 35.97 43.82 70.40 81.08 85.28
51'067'770 51'943'202 60.24 72.76 81.10 88.59 90.43 98.40 103.76 108.41
23'899'642 25'797'199 2.28 3.51 4.84 7.14 11.20 16.85 26.88 39.32
1'267 2'499 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
73'009 76'583 2.63 4.54 10.65 46.14 59.89 103.79 102.36 127.78
187'741 176'648 1.59 1.70 8.93 61.20 61.79 63.88 62.99 86.39
113'371 112'649 2.19 6.94 9.23 58.06 66.32 64.94 80.47 101.33
27'938'507 27'807'293 0.07 0.30 0.53 1.44 2.80 4.76 11.90 20.36
750'458 806'881 8.80 18.38 22.57 34.61 43.13 46.60 63.34 74.45
941'000 995'000 3.10 5.12 6.28 7.81 13.24 18.11 22.36 33.48
12'638'827 12'362'191 71.82 80.76 89.20 98.43 97.81 100.82 105.69 110.46
11'243'210 11'283'400 64.73 73.27 79.21 84.91 85.43 92.25 99.39 108.52
14'312'271 12'350'927 0.18 1.20 2.35 6.85 13.27 16.24 24.86 31.87
29'681'490 29'244'328 81.48 98.59 109.55 115.03 100.77 97.55 101.72 105.73
8'489'000 9'400'000 0.02 0.03 0.21 0.73 2.03 3.89 30.92 29.99
39'665'600 40'044'186 0.32 0.79 1.69 3.53 5.14 7.63 14.04 20.07
2'083'583 2'124'225 5.64 10.81 17.61 37.29 47.25 54.11 60.36 85.59
102'942'000 116'606'000 4.90 11.97 27.35 33.52 41.43 46.46 60.90 80.17
1'376'669 1'492'124 2.15 2.66 3.32 4.82 7.55
4'855'206 5'505'424 1.03 1.90 3.22 4.63 6.16 7.83 12.45 20.40
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
73'493 80'000 0.18 0.24 3.39 11.23 16.35 29.59 29.57 45.48
2'123'374 2'165'847 12.77 20.13 20.57 26.20 50.46 71.25 116.52 115.25
14'595'875 14'282'078 1.25 4.03 5.89 19.47 37.55 56.52 72.23 76.34
73'639'261 75'061'699 25.54 30.53 35.87 42.29 51.92 64.37 76.74 89.18
7'842'000 8'575'000 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.20 1.07 2.21 4.52 7.86
41.64 82.70 100.24
6'600 7'600 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.18 13.41 16.44 18.44
20'220'273 22'838'486 0.52 1.13 1.52 2.89 4.20 4.58 6.76 13.65
60'720'073 56'717'856 1.67 4.58 7.66 13.59 28.95 63.67 104.70 118.41
17'942'560 19'905'093 47.19 60.96 75.31 88.22 100.67 109.29 113.20 133.36
79'250'793 78,529,373 73.71 78.20 82.83 90.88 99.51 108.59 115.60 121.10
382'307'000 416'684'000 38.47 44.69 48.85 54.85 62.55 68.32 76.29 82.06
5'165'474 5'116'736 12.37 15.63 15.43 14.96 18.04 34.73 69.97 89.99
21'783'300 23'265'389 0.21 0.51 0.74 1.26 2.11 2.76 9.61 21.34
174'818 192'167 0.20 0.18 2.53 3.92 5.15 6.06 6.99 11.82
29'093'517 27'600'893 22.32 26.03 25.82 27.19 32.07 46.76 69.10 86.13
120'324'052 120'600'235 0.97 1.53 2.30 3.29 5.89 11.29 22.03 52.02
32.25 37.78 41.64 45.54 59.43 74.51
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
17'359'000 17'536'000 0.18 0.82 2.62 3.54 7.53 11.31 14.41 20.53
11'557'725 12'017'034 0.98 1.17 1.31 2.21 4.16 8.28 14.12 21.79
12'757'410 12'878'926 2.13 2.49 2.68 2.87 3.35 5.09 6.67 9.62
e subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Notes 2000
29.22 37.89 35.97 47.41 51.43 55.01 58.85 61.58 66.0037
58.91 78.18 85.47 98.29 110.69 116.16 105.47 106.38 105.06
75.66 89.96 88.44 94.31 97.52 100.79 108.44 106.38 117.02
80.28 82.06 84.07 83.53 81.50 80.70 82.64 88.12 87.19
36.98 42.85 48.10 59.83 61.41 61.87 63.48 60.84 55.28
198.16 182.89 186.63 186.44 184.69 181.82 179.81 177.91
160.04 156.34 192.55 199.66 143.01 127.09 132.05 191.68 194.08
117.22 131.13 141.38 149.09 156.56 162.53 146.48 146.70 150.67
48.43 73.83 130.43 108.34 111.91 112.42 115.92 115.89 114.78
119.20 126.21 129.73 131.86 134.87 135.07 135.72
102.19 100.74 100.43 104.61 105.59 106.84 106.05 107.72 109.61
129.66 136.58 145.69 154.43 160.54 156.23 151.91 157.41 166.14
73.76 86.32 100.06 109.97 108.77 107.61 110.91 111.28 106.28
102.79 101.22 118.83 81.56 80.65 76.05 82.30 80.29 91.82
129.10 117.66 125.21 131.01 161.17 165.91 173.27 185.26 216.93
30.17 34.35 44.95 55.19 62.82 74.43 80.04 81.90 77.88
103.97 120.81 124.85 123.46 123.33 108.10 106.78 116.46 115.00
85.06 101.68 108.87 113.17 113.52 118.79 122.50 123.64 124.17
105.28 108.40 111.08 113.53 111.33 110.90 114.27 114.22 111.01
54.52 53.75 62.93 70.32 53.21 52.61 50.71 60.97 63.87
40.40 54.47 74.40 79.40 83.65 93.26 81.71 85.64 79.65
122.16 131.15 135.79 139.54 144.32 90.88 57.95
36.61 48.11 55.00 66.38 75.61 72.20 81.58 87.03 88.78
51.24 64.69 70.69 80.91 90.44 97.70 96.34 92.18 90.75
82.33 84.53 80.87 82.60 87.57 91.10 91.28 90.15 89.25
76.84 96.02 120.01 145.98 153.79 160.64 167.30 169.00 158.53
78.55 87.54 100.88 119.00 125.00 135.31 138.95 126.59 118.92

89.44 177.19 174.57 168.04 173.39 188.44 191.74 198.59
102.79 104.69 108.62 109.02 113.95 112.21 106.82 108.13 120.67
138.98 140.40 138.04 142.85 148.13 145.19 132.35 129.27 127.23
20.63 25.33 36.73 48.03 60.61 66.38 71.73 80.64 83.63
5.57 10.31 18.17 20.07 22.81 24.96 30.46 46.22 48.04
30.39 44.31 56.74 94.19 128.53 133.89 132.73 133.00 124.94
31.44 39.81 41.88 49.57 60.41 70.39 75.69 71.85 68.11
66.20 70.55 75.68 77.83 79.57 80.61 81.04 82.98 84.06
57.29 59.83 76.27 80.81 86.03 100.11 121.79 118.58 122.02
185.80 200.27 181.17 170.98 171.68 167.77 153.75 155.49 157.68
13.62 20.24 22.51 22.37 25.26 29.47 24.54 25.87 25.49
14.51 20.06 24.53 30.34 35.36 35.56 39.75 40.17 44.48
87.91 96.81 115.75 128.93 137.08 134.29 133.24 129.47 127.12
47.76 55.30 63.17 72.07 80.76 88.71 92.27 92.18 96.88
91.61 92.05 95.76 98.13 102.85 104.08 113.08 115.74 117.09
14.13 18.41 24.20 30.91 39.51 47.28 50.90 55.16 57.66

Includes non-
16.90 15.64 19.01 24.47 30.58 41.82 53.49 52.99 39.48 active
subscriptions
46.61 73.80 90.44 91.94 98.76 104.77 108.15 111.66 113.35
33.34 34.50 38.46 46.75 54.09 55.75
41.62 42.39 66.99 87.66 111.92 145.97 142.18 150.66 159.23
57.22 70.88 82.20 89.45 91.23 95.45 106.25 119.31 126.01
104.46 107.47 113.61 118.30 115.41 110.05 104.43 103.77 104.11
2.94 5.50 8.89 11.66 14.92 17.71 22.48 29.65 35.49
129.41 121.12 124.93 128.50 128.60 127.58 130.19 131.79 134.48
132.35 124.57 122.56 124.09 126.85 128.19 129.54 115.57 115.47
0.00 0.28 1.76 4.06 6.87 9.72 11.19 12.88 14.26
119.30 123.70 115.67 128.66 130.28 125.13 126.95 125.04 122.89
13.93 15.67 19.86 22.80 24.72 27.97 32.39 34.94 37.82
128.38 138.74 148.34 152.55 152.47 129.96 102.14 106.29 107.43
73.95 87.31 88.78 86.43 86.94 88.43 78.86 82.59 80.83
80.51 89.74 98.53 100.57 106.23 105.64 103.90 79.77 84.30

54.69 72.10 90.50 105.08 119.92 121.51 114.31 110.99 113.70 June.
112.99 122.36 123.84 132.93 137.34 141.82 144.01 145.26 140.75
27.35 29.55 57.36 66.88 68.05 67.47 66.39 66.72 65.90
2.02 2.54 3.23 4.08 4.98 5.60 6.39 7.05 7.29
124.21 120.54 127.28 139.52 154.93 149.73 147.81 148.69 148.68
2.37 4.78 7.87 15.80 22.37 27.25 31.59 42.76 50.51
99.97 108.32 107.86 108.56 113.87 118.50 136.70 143.88 152.60
110.60 114.91 119.90 118.01 118.62 116.74 117.84 107.51 109.88

Data refer to
March of
71.10 75.08 81.10 83.76 98.18 105.60 98.78 108.20 103.30
following
year.
128.42 144.09 156.31 165.89 172.32 136.58 139.66 135.45 134.48
92.68 92.10 91.39 94.08 97.38 98.50 101.21 102.61 103.45
96.58
71.19 78.47 80.54 82.26 83.12 87.92 91.17 94.90 77.32

Includes
87.67 95.45 103.46 148.69 156.67 164.22 171.38 161.12 144.17 inactive
subscribers.
73.90 80.63 87.96 80.76 85.20 99.98 119.63 137.85 139.63
62.44 64.46 90.65 101.28 107.81 115.03 124.94 128.95 129.09

Includes non-
126.56 126.23 106.48 109.66 111.59 120.92 120.42 116.71 114.53 active
subscriptions.
50.07 63.77 71.87 85.27 100.99 108.19 114.82 129.74 139.13
88.75 97.72 102.55 111.07 118.67 129.54 141.18 155.68
124.51 119.80 110.65 109.08 120.10 112.50 109.13 112.95 112.76
98.48 94.52 101.42 103.74 104.70 105.99 106.36 106.50
57.75 109.71 116.50 115.02 123.16 125.59 110.20 112.25 111.12

Refers to
active mobile
subscribers.
109.53 123.72 125.98 132.45 137.82 140.39 106.63 111.48 115.34
26.66 32.94 36.78 43.55 48.77 63.32 72.10 87.17 85.33
32.97 36.13 42.69 45.11 63.07 55.15 63.48 69.27 70.26
57.72 62.55 71.29 66.86 68.78 69.41 70.54 67.19 66.43
33.20 37.36 40.42 41.86 59.91 69.40 64.71 68.84 60.54
84.82 112.33 124.72 103.67 92.87 95.92 93.52 95.54 91.22

166.19 179.78 195.67 215.50 229.24 235.61 233.62 228.68 233.99
121.68 117.56 119.94 116.94 116.07 116.43 118.05 118.91 119.11
108.90 108.26 107.24 106.84 108.05 108.11 111.08 114.01 118.01
29.53 44.12 62.39 73.20 69.92 70.78 74.48 78.06 86.95
60.01 68.92 87.79 102.46 114.22 125.36 128.78 132.55 149.13
59.18 71.46 72.59 74.30 76.10 84.25 87.79 93.38 100.07
59.56 66.69 75.14 80.16 81.63 96.10 94.91 93.83 82.18
116.00 106.67 105.24 108.48 109.57 105.48 105.03 103.71 103.65
126.39 124.03 122.78 121.98 120.68 122.85 121.45 133.47 131.67
150.89 149.51 154.80 158.15 159.63 158.82 147.23 143.42 140.43
100.16 108.29 116.07 106.92 98.05 102.24 107.38 111.51 115.57
86.71 91.32 96.81 104.27 110.91 116.32 122.16 126.54 129.75 Including PHS.
89.89 97.30 102.56 111.16 128.17 141.80 147.80 179.43 196.31
95.78 108.38 121.87 156.79 185.82 184.69 172.19 156.88 149.99
42.05 48.62 61.03 66.81 71.17 71.76 73.84 80.68 81.28 Dec.
1.05 10.29 10.84 13.89 17.86 19.54 28.86 38.84 51.31
95.28 99.54 104.77 107.74 109.43 111.00 115.71 118.46 122.65
55.51 91.87 133.01 157.91 156.90 190.29 218.43 163.15 146.55
65.30 85.22 98.90 116.17 124.18 121.45 134.46 132.80 131.38
32.94 51.61 62.59 84.05 64.70 68.14 66.99 53.10 55.39
107.50 109.05 110.31 111.36 127.69 124.76 116.80 127.50 131.16
34.09 56.28 65.97 77.19 80.81 80.56 88.35 92.16 96.37
30.08 33.22 49.15 60.72 75.30 86.30 101.97 100.94 106.57
23.27 28.39 39.70 49.53 56.79 59.40 73.35 81.09 83.10
125.56 159.85 180.45 163.85 155.77 165.04 135.88 154.30 119.78
95.55 97.63 98.28 101.60 98.43 104.07 109.30 109.31 116.40

Active mobile
159.79 159.95 159.40 162.22 165.06 151.34 141.86 139.52 140.71
subscriptions.
Incl. non-
145.08 144.54 143.14 148.15 145.36 148.64 149.49 148.51 147.84 active
subscriptions.
183.75 198.88 209.92 247.71 289.78 304.08 322.59 324.44 332.09
24.27 30.66 36.58 40.04 39.38 36.91 41.21 44.12 41.79

10.66 17.06 20.76 25.56 29.21 32.33 33.47 37.94 40.32
101.50 108.47 119.74 127.48 141.33 144.72 148.83 143.89 141.17
138.80 143.21 151.78 159.79 165.63 181.19 189.38 206.66 222.99
26.17 32.90 53.20 75.07 98.38 129.07 149.07 139.61 120.31
91.64 99.81 107.26 122.37 124.42 129.75 126.99 121.55 124.82
29.37 29.25
Incl. inactive
61.12 62.06 76.91 89.52 106.04 102.53 94.20 89.32 86.52
subscriptions.
84.47 88.58 96.77 104.79 119.87 123.24 132.25 140.58 144.24
Refers to
active mobile
subscribers.
65.50 71.46 77.52 79.24 83.35 87.26 84.77 85.99 88.23
26.32 26.45 26.56 26.69 30.19 30.32 21.54 22.25
66.64 59.28 71.38 90.81 101.99 106.01 108.00 108.04 110.99
61.65 63.34 63.55 85.31 88.33 93.74 88.46 88.78 86.26
66.97 84.16 92.54 106.83 120.69 101.36 105.06 104.96 113.63
187.19 208.94 188.69 186.76 159.54 159.95 163.03 162.16 167.48
66.31 62.02 84.80 84.00 83.23 88.39 87.63 96.60
73.71 80.93 101.07 114.02 119.97 128.53 131.71 126.87 120.72
19.35 25.56 30.14 31.96 34.94 48.00 69.82 74.24 66.25
0.72 0.97 1.14 2.38 7.06 12.83 54.04 75.68 89.26
49.84 76.12 89.50 98.96 95.02 118.43 113.76 106.58 109.19
61.85 66.84 67.78 92.87 97.30
16.00 21.09 34.25 49.18 60.45 76.85 81.87 96.75 111.70
124.98 121.66 115.43 118.98 117.97 116.16 116.42 123.54 129.95
82.06 86.28 89.62 91.00 91.25 93.76 93.56 98.91
107.99 108.72 107.83 109.20 110.36 105.78 112.05 121.83 124.98
54.83 58.23 68.05 81.68 97.66 111.98 114.57 116.11 122.14
12.88 16.98 23.08 28.72 31.45 39.29 44.44 46.50 48.87
41.66 47.96 54.66 57.96 66.80 73.29 77.84 82.19 81.82

109.07 110.73 114.48 115.81 116.09 112.88 112.69 111.12 110.07
124.13 149.09 164.34 159.00 159.25 154.65 157.75 159.86 159.22
52.70 55.46 57.28 61.81 67.06 70.13 73.33 66.92 71.39
34.43 45.99 64.88 70.12 74.30 73.74 72.08 77.62 76.81
110.18 167.78 180.70 180.08 163.42 160.57 158.05 174.19 172.30
13.34 21.14 27.83 34.22 37.80 40.98 44.93 46.65 48.56
92.86 88.52 91.66 99.33 101.59 103.69 105.60 105.39 104.77
73.19 85.37 99.50 109.61 98.00 98.08 103.61 109.87 117.06
75.37 82.26 88.98 99.09 105.45 104.50 111.22 115.75 109.17
115.02 117.31 122.92 131.29 141.55 149.08 148.89 142.69 146.21
132.92 111.48 115.30 116.39 112.39 113.04 112.11 110.41 109.09
68.22 72.93 79.09 83.98 82.55 83.65 87.11 87.09 87.75
105.18 124.60 124.96 120.48 126.86 152.64 145.76 159.13 147.10
111.40 114.54 111.43 107.39 104.99 105.58 105.91 107.14 106.43
138.87 160.10 165.50 142.05 145.33 152.84 155.14 159.95 163.26
12.94 23.07 32.75 39.90 49.67 56.80 64.02 70.48 69.92
30.04 46.66 57.64 62.80 64.95 64.94 64.94 91.22 85.28
48.38 53.10 52.47 55.53 62.37 69.19
79.88 97.56 99.11 114.23 115.21 116.95 118.85 115.16 114.49
136.54 167.43 189.17 194.51 187.36 184.20 179.56 176.59 157.60
44.03 54.83 64.43 70.16 83.57 92.93 98.84 99.95 98.68
119.83 124.40 125.30 130.25 117.77 119.39 122.13 120.52 120.62
103.98 122.18 128.92 137.90 147.80 147.34 162.19 158.12 161.23
18.24 20.56 34.77 36.43 36.96 65.66 76.66 89.53 97.62
132.30 138.69 145.40 150.12 152.13 155.92 146.89 146.53 146.92 No distinction
made
between
101.93 101.34 109.05 109.98 111.91 113.91 116.94 122.31 127.99
active or non-
active
101.10 102.75 103.30 105.17 108.39 110.21 112.08 113.22 114.56 subscribers.
5.96 9.71 21.94 51.09 54.98 57.57 65.76 72.66 69.89
6.86 6.83 6.73 18.17 22.56 49.38 50.90 52.47 58.12

89.52 91.25 97.90 123.20 130.56 145.64 149.19 164.51 142.38
109.68 111.58 111.28 113.06 108.36 106.89 107.95 108.20 109.74
54.19 79.15 83.62 87.55 91.63 95.50 103.16 110.59 118.49
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.72 60.35
145.76 145.95 152.81 145.36 141.83 142.09 118.64 131.84 136.87
101.34 108.30 111.73 120.78 119.42 116.34 102.59 101.52 94.82
119.18 110.86 120.56 120.53 116.11 114.63 105.16 103.65 102.98

Canar
28.95 36.11 41.54 68.78 74.36 72.85 72.20 70.53 68.63 counted as
fixed line.
127.50 146.86 99.28 100.71 106.46 161.07 170.57 136.83 145.94
46.07 56.61 60.83 63.24 65.39 71.47 72.32 73.20 76.37
108.44 112.13 117.16 121.22 124.57 125.53 127.84 130.38 126.67
116.25 120.40 123.16 127.38 132.06 136.78 136.68 136.47 135.62
34.68 47.65 54.32 59.24 59.30 56.13 63.86 64.28 54.23
110.16 116.44 119.91 124.09 126.46 127.47 130.22 127.30 124.62
50.49 65.79 77.89 80.92 81.51 91.83 95.13 98.59 106.68
30.71 40.03 46.66 55.37 56.96 55.72 62.77 75.86 74.36
93.75 92.51 102.44 105.20 106.17 106.17 105.50 98.78 100.69
93.43 99.51 108.02 116.33 127.29 140.05 144.44 152.73 172.65
11.90 32.97 43.82 56.02 55.74 57.38 119.38 117.40 125.01
25.88 35.60 41.27 41.64 49.86 62.53 64.58 67.71 74.91
49.03 51.18 52.16 52.60 53.36 54.59 64.28 69.09 74.67
137.20 139.61 142.63 136.99 140.84 144.94 147.34 157.67 160.61
82.78 93.21 104.54 115.20 118.11 115.60 128.49 129.91 125.82
93.55 88.12 85.63 89.41 91.46 92.96 94.79 96.02 96.87
23.08 42.84 63.42 103.79 114.06 116.89 135.78 145.94 157.67
10.20 16.28 21.64 28.40 34.43 38.41 66.56 76.44
26.92 28.55 37.74 47.50 45.00 48.08 52.43 50.37 55.07
119.84 118.75 117.11 121.34 130.34 138.06 144.08 144.02 132.64

137.64 138.27 129.43 131.40 149.64 171.87 178.06 187.35 204.02
122.19 123.95 123.63 123.60 124.76 124.61 123.58 124.13 122.32
85.21 88.62 91.31 94.44 96.01 97.08 110.20 117.59 127.16
104.75 122.35 131.59 140.61 147.13 154.62 160.80 150.60 148.71
45.79 59.94 75.45 90.37 71.03 74.31 73.79 73.32 77.33
15.97 57.05 71.92 56.65 59.08 50.34 60.41 66.25 71.30
97.49 98.39 96.00 97.56 102.05 101.61 98.95 92.97 86.99
85.70 111.37 125.29 141.60 145.02 134.97 147.11 128.85 128.04
0.00
29.70 37.40 48.70 50.07 58.28 69.01 68.49 67.98 67.17
28.41 34.36 41.21 59.88 74.78 71.50 67.34 74.47 74.95
12.94 30.96 58.88 68.87 91.91 96.35 80.82 84.79 83.18

Source 2000 Notes 2001 Source 2001 Notes 2002 Source 2002 Notes 2003 Source 2003
Ministry of Ministry of Ministry of
Communicatio Communicatio TSI. Communicatio
ns. ns. ns.
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Postes et Postes et Postes et Postes et
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Télécom. Télécom. Télécom. Télécom.
Guam subscribers. Guam subscribers. Guam subscribers. Guam
Telephone Telephone Telephone Telephone
Authority. Authority. Authority. Authority.
Société des Société des Société des Société des

cations de cations de cations de cations de
Guinée Guinée Guinée Guinée
(SOTELGUI). (SOTELGUI). (SOTELGUI). (SOTELGUI).
National National National National
Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency
Conseil
Management Conseil
Management Conseil
Management Conseil
Management
National
Unit. des National
Unit. des National
Unit. des National
Unit. des
Télécommuni
Empresa Télécommuni
Empresa Télécommuni
Comisión Télécommuni
Comisión
cations
Hondureña de cations
Hondureña de cations
Nacional de cations
Nacional de
(CONATEL).
Telecomunica (CONATEL).
Telecomunica
ciones ciones ciones ciones
(HONDUTEL). (HONDUTEL). (CONATEL). (CONATEL).
Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the
Authority
National Authority
National Authority
National Authority
National
(OFTA).
Communicatio (OFTA).
Communicatio
Department
ns Authority. Department
ns Authority.
of
Iceland of
Iceland of of
Iceland
Telecommuni Telecommuni ITU estimate.
Telecom Ltd. Telecom Ltd. Telecom Ltd.
Directorate
cations (DOT). Directorate
cations (DOT).
General
Ministry of
of General
Ministry of
of General
Ministry of
of General
Ministry of
of
Posts and
Communicatio Posts and
Communicatio
Telecommuni
ns and of
Ministry Telecommuni
ns and of
ns and of
ns and
cations
Information cations
Information cations
Information cations
Information
Communicatio
(POSTEL),
Technology.
and PT (POSTEL),
Technology.
and PT (POSTEL),
Technology.
and PT (POSTEL),
Technology.
ns PT
Regulatory
Indosat, PT
Communicatio Indosat, PT
Communicatio Indosat, PT
Communicatio Indosat,
AuthorityPT
Ministry
Telekom. of Ministry
Telekom. of
ns
Planning & ns
Planning & Madar ns
Planning & (CRA).
Planning &
Technology.
Cooperation Technology. Research.
Cooperation Technology.
Cooperation Cooperation
Development.
for Development.
for Development.
for Development.
for
ns Regulation. ns Regulation. ns Regulation. ns Regulation.
Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia.
Ministry of Ministry of September. Ministry of 30 June. Ministry of
Internal
ns. Internal
Cable
ns. & Internal
Office
ns. of Internal
Office
ns. of
Cable
Affairs&and Affairs and Affairs
Wireless Utilitiesand Affairs
Utilitiesand
Wireless.
Communicatio Communicatio
estimate. Communicatio
Regulation. Communicatio
Regulation.
ns (MIC); Including PHS. ns (MIC); Including PHS. ns (MIC); Including PHS. ns (MIC);
Carriers Carriers Carriers Carriers
Telecommuni
Associations Telecommuni
Associations
cations
(TCA). cations
(TCA). cations
(TCA). cations
(TCA).
Regulatory Regulatory Regulatory Regulatory
Commission. Commission. Commission. Commission.
ns ns ns ns
Commission
Telecom Commission
Telecom Dec. Commission
Telecom Commission
Telecom
of Kenya
Services of Kenya
Services of Kenya
Services of Kenya
Services
(CCK).
Kiribati (CCK).
Kiribati (CCK).
Kiribati (CCK).
Kiribati
Limited
Information Limited
Information Limited
Information Limited
Information
(TSKL).
and (TSKL).
and (TSKL).
and (TSKL).
and
Communicatio
Ministry of Communicatio
Ministry of
n.
Communicatio n.
Communicatio n.
Communicatio n.
Communicatio
ns. ns. ns. ns.
ITU estimate. ITU estimate. ITU estimate.

Lesotho ITU estimate.
Lesotho
Telecomm Telecomm
Liberia Liberia cations
Liberia cations
Lesotho (TCL). Lesotho (TCL).
Telecommuni Telecommuni Authority
Telecommuni Authority
cations cations (LTA).
cations (LTA).
ITU estimate.
Ministry of
Corporation Ministry of
Transport
(LTC). and Transport
(LTC). and Transport and
Communicatio
Estimate from Communicatio
Estimate from
ns.
Office for ns.
Office for ns.
Office for ns.
Office for
ns. ns. Communicatio Communicatio
Lithuanian Active mobile Lithuanian Active mobile ns. Active mobile ns.
ns Regulatory ns Regulatory
Telecom.
Entreprise des subscriptions. Telecom.
Institut subscriptions. subscriptions. Institut
Incl. non- Incl. non- Authority. Incl. non- Authority.
Postes et Luxembourge Luxembourge
active active ITU estimate. active
Télécommuni
subscriptions. ois de subscriptions. subscriptions. ois de
cations
Office (P&T). Régulation.
Office Office Régulation.
Office
Malagasy Malagasy Malagasy Malagasy
d'Etudes et de d'Etudes et de d'Etudes et de d'Etudes et de
Regulation Regulation Regulation Regulation
des des des des
Malawi Malawi Malawi
Malawi
Telecommuni
ns Regulatory ns Regulatory ns Regulatory
cations
Authority Authority Authority
Limited (MTL).
(MACRA). (MACRA). (MACRA).

Authority. Authority. Authority. Authority.
Postes et des Incl. inactive Postes et des Incl. inactive Autorité de Incl. inactive Autorité de
Télécommuni subscriptions. Télécommuni subscriptions. Régulation. subscriptions. Régulation.
cations (OPT).
Mauritius cations (OPT).
Mauritius Mauritius
ICTA.
Telecom. Telecom. Telecom.
France France France France
Télécom. Télécom. Télécom. Télécom.
Pacific Islands National

FSM FSM FSM
Forum Regulatory
Telecommuni Telecommuni Secretariat. Telecommuni
cation cation Agency
cation for
Pacific ICT
Corporation.
Transport and Corporation.
Transport and Transport and Electronic
Corporation.
Survey 2002. Communicatio
ns and
ns. ns. ns. Information
Information Information
Technology
Ministry of Ministry of and and
(ANRCETI) .
Infrastructure Infrastructure Communicatio Communicatio
(MOI). (MOI). n Technology n Technology
Authority. Authority.
Agence Agence Agence Agence

nationale de nationale de nationale de nationale de
réglementatio réglementatio réglementatio réglementatio
n des n des n des n des
télécommunic télécommunic télécommunic télécommunic
ations. ations. ations. ations.
Post and Post and Post and Post and
cations cations Namibian
cations Namibian
cations
Department. Department. Communicatio
Department. Communicatio
Department.
Telecom Telecom
December. ns ns
Namibia. Namibia.
Commission Commission
ITU estimate. ITU estimate. (NCC). (NCC).
Nepal
Telecommuni
Nepal Nepal Nepal
December. cations
Telecommuni
Authority
cation
(NTA).
Administratio
n Netherlands
Antilles.
Office des Office des Office des Office des
Postes et des Postes et des Postes et des Postes et des
Télécommuni
Telecom Télécommuni
Telecom
cations (OPT).
Corporation of cations (OPT).
Corporation of
New Zealand
Ministère de New Zealand
Ministère de
Ltd.
la Ltd.
la Ltd.
la Ltd.
la
n and Societe n and Societe n and Societe n and Societe
Nigerienne Nigerienne Nigerienne
Nigerian Nigerienne
Nigerian
Nigerian
des Nigerian
des des des
Telecommuni
Télécommuni Telecommuni
Télécommuni Télécommuni Télécommuni
ns ns
cations
cations Plc cations
cations Plc cations cations
(NITEL).
(SONITEL). (NITEL).
(SONITEL). (SONITEL). (SONITEL).
(NCC). (NCC).
Micronesian Micronesian Micronesian Micronesian
Telecommuni
Norwegian Telecommuni
Norwegian Telecommuni Telecommuni
Norwegian
cation Corp.
Posts and cation Corp.
Posts and cation Corp. cation Corp.
Posts and
(MTC).
Telecommuni (MTC).
Telecommuni (MTC). (MTC).
Telecommuni
ITU estimate.
cations cations cations
Pakistan
(NPTA). Pakistan
(NPTA). Pakistan (NPTA).
Pakistan
cation cation
Palestinian Palestinian cation
Palestinian cation
Palestinian
Company Company
Central
Limited Central
Limited Authority
Central Authority
Central
Bureau (PTA). of (PTA). of
(PTCL). of Bureau
(PTCL). of Bureau Bureau
Statistics Statistics Statistics Statistics
(PCBS). (PCBS). (PCBS). (PCBS).
Telikom PNG. Telikom PNG. Telikom PNG. Telikom PNG.

Comisión Comisión Comisión Comisión
Nacional de Nacional de Nacional de Nacional de
ciones. ciones. ciones. ciones.
Office of
Commission Office of
Electronic
(NTC). Electronic
(NTC). (NTC). (NTC).
ITU Estimate. ITU Estimate.
Communicatio Communicatio Autoridade Autoridade
Instituto
ns. das Instituto
ns. das
Comunicações Comunicações Nacional de Nacional de
Comunicacoes Comunicacoes
de Portugal. de Portugal.
Instituto de Instituto de (ANACOM).
Instituto de (ANACOM).
Instituto de
Estadísticas. Estadísticas. Estadísticas. Estadísticas.
Active and Active and
non-active non-active
subscriptions. subscriptions.
General State General State National
General State National
General State
Supervisory Supervisory Regulatory
Supervisory Regulatory
Supervisory
Rom-Telecom.
Department Rom-Telecom.
Department Authority
Departmentfor Authority
Departmentfor
for for Communicatio
for Communicatio
for
Communicatio Communicatio ns.
Communicatio ns.
Communicatio
Société Société Société Rwanda
ns. Ministry of
Rwandaise ns. Ministry of
Posts
des and Posts
des and Posts
des and Information
Posts and
Telecommuni
Télécommuni Technology
Telecommuni
cations.
cations. cations.
cations. cations.
cations. Authority.
cations.
Samoa Samoa Samoa Samoa
ns Ltd. ns Ltd. ns Ltd. ns Ltd.
ITU estimate.

Information Information Information Information
Technology Technology Technology Technology
Sierra
and Leone Sierra
and Leone Sierra
and Leone and
Telecommuni
Communicatio Telecommuni
Communicatio Telecommuni
cations
n.
Infocomm cations
n.
Infocomm cations
n.
Infocomm ITU
n. estimate.
Infocomm
Company
Development Company
Development Company
Development Development
(SIERRATEL).
Authority No distinction (SIERRATEL). No distinction (SIERRATEL). No distinction Authority of
Ministry ofof Authority
Ministry ofof Ministry of
Singapore made Singapore made Singapore made Singapore
Transport, Transport, Transport, Transport,
(IDA). between (IDA). between (IDA). between (IDA).
Posts and Posts and Posts and Posts and
Ministry of active or non- Telecommuni active or non- Telecommuni active or non- Telecommuni
cations, Telecommuni
cations, Telecommuni
cations,
Transport active active active
cations. and cations. cations. cations.
Communicatio subscribers. Broadcasting subscribers. Broadcasting subscribers. Broadcasting
Solomon and Post
Solomon and Post
Solomon and Post
Solomon
ns.
Telekom Agency.
Telekom Agency.
Telekom Agency.
Telekom
Ministry
CompanyofLtd. Ministry
CompanyofLtd. Company Ltd.
Posts and Posts and Posts and
ITU estimate.
Independent Independent Independent
Telkom SA Communicatio Communicatio Communicatio
Limited
Telefónica de ns Authority
Telefónica de ns Authority
Comisión del ns Authority
Comisión del
(Telkom).S.A.
España, of SouthS.A.
España, of South de
Mercado of South de
Mercado
Ministerio de Africa (ICASA).
Ministerio de Africa
las (ICASA). Africa
las (ICASA).
Ciencia y Ciencia y Telecomunica Telecomunica
Technología. Technología. ciones (CMT). ciones (CMT).
Cable &
Cable & Cable & Cable &
Wireless St.
Wireless St. Wireless St. Wireless St.
Kitts & Nevis.
Kitts & Nevis. Kitts & Nevis. Kitts & Nevis.
C&W Estimate.
C&W C&W C&W
estimate. estimate. estimate. estimate.
National National
Cable and Cable and Telecommuni Telecommuni
Wireless (W.I.) Wireless (W.I.) cations cations
Ltd. (C&W). Canar
ITU estimate: Ltd. (C&W).
ITU estimate: Canar Regulatory
ITU estimate: Canar Regulatory
Without counted as Without counted as Commission.
Without counted as Commission.
Canar. fixed line. Canar. fixed line. Canar. fixed line.
Swaziland Swaziland Swaziland
Swedish Swedish Swedish ITU estimate.
Swedish
Institute for
Corporation Institute for
Transport
(STPC). and Transport
(STPC). and Transport and
ns Analysis.
OFCOM. ns Analysis.
OFCOM. ns Analysis.
OFCOM. ns Analysis.
OFCOM.
Syrian Syrian Syrian
STE estimate. cations cations cations
Directorate Directorate
Establishment Directorate
Establishment Directorate
Establishment
General of Including PHS General
(STE). of Including PHS General
(STE). of Including PHS General
(STE). of
Telecommuni subscriptions. Telecommuni subscriptions. Telecommuni subscribers. Telecommuni
cations (DGT). cations (DGT). cations (DGT). cations (DGT).
Tanzania Tanzania Tanzania
Tanzania
cations cations cations Communicatio
Company Ltd Company Ltd Company Ltd ns Regulatory
Makedonski Makedonski Makedonski Makedonski
Authority.
(TTCL).
Telekomunika (TTCL).
Telekomunika (TTCL).
Telekomunika Telekomunika
cii A.D. cii A.D. cii
ITUA.D.
research cii
ITUA.D.
research
based on based on
NBTC website. NBTC website.
Communicatio
Société des Société des n Regulatory
Télécommuni Télécommuni Authority.
cations du cations du ART&P. ART&P.
Togo (Togo Togo (Togo
Telecom). Telecom).
Telecommuni
ITU estimate. Telecommuni
ITU estimate.
Services of Services of Services of Services of
Trinidad and Trinidad and Trinidad and Trinidad and
Tobago Tobago Tobago Tobago
(TSTT). (TSTT). (TSTT). (TSTT).

Communicatio RCC. Communicatio Communicatio
ns. ns. ns.
Uganda Uganda Uganda Uganda

ns ns ns ns
(UCC). (UCC). (UCC). (UCC).
Emirates Emirates Emirates Emirates
Corporation
Office of Corporation
Office of
(ETISALAT).
Communicatio (ETISALAT).
Communicatio
Federal Federal Federal Federal
ns (Ofcom).
Communicatio ns (Ofcom).
Communicatio
ns ns ns ns
(FCC). (FCC). (FCC). (FCC).
n and n and n and n and
Agency
Telecomof Agency
Telecomof Agency
Telecomof Agency
Telecomof
Uzbekistan.
Vanuatu Uzbekistan.
Vanuatu Uzbekistan.
Vanuatu Uzbekistan.
Vanuatu
Limited. Limited. Limited. Limited.
Vietnam Post Vietnam Post Vietnam Post Vietnam Post
& & & &
cations Corp. cations Corp. cations Corp. cations Corp.
(VNPT).
ITU estimate. (VNPT).
ITU estimate.
Zambia Zambia
cations cations Communicatio Communicatio
Company Company ns Authority. ns Authority.
Limited Limited
(Zamtel). (Zamtel).
Metadata for Mobile-cellular telephone
Notes 2004 Source 2004 Notes 2005 Source 2005 Notes 2006 Source 2006 Notes 2007
ns. ns. ns.
Autorité de Autorité de Autorité de
Régulation de Régulation de Régulation de
la Poste et des la Poste et des la Poste et des
Télecommuni Télecommuni Télecommuni
(ARPT). (ARPT). (ARPT).
Instituto Instituto Instituto

Angolano das Angolano das Angolano das
June.
Comunicações Comunicações Comunicações
Cable
. and Cable
. and .
Cable and(W.I.) Cable and(W.I.) Public Utilities
Cable and
Wireless Wireless
Wireless (W.I.) Wireless (W.I.) Commission.
Wireless (W.I.)
Ltd (C&W). Ltd (C&W).
Ltd. (C&W). Ltd. (C&W). Ltd. (C&W).
A.P.U.A.
Comisión A.P.U.A.
Comisión A.P.U.A.
Comisión
Telephones.
Nacional de
Digicel.
Comunicacion
Ministry of Ministry of
es.
Transport and es.
Transport and es.
RCC.
ns. ns.
Austrian Austrian Austrian

Regulatory
ACMA. Regulatory
ACMA. Regulatory
ACMA.
Authority for Authority for Incl. Authority for Incl.
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and and public mobile and public mobile
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cations
Batelco,(RTR-
GmbH).
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Bahamas
Telecommuni
Telecommuni
cations
cations cations
cations cations
cations
Corporation.
Regulatory Corporation.
Regulatory Corporation.
Regulatory
Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh
Authority
Telecommuni
(TRA).
cation (TRA).
cation (TRA).
cation December.
Commission. Commission. Commission.
ns and belge
Institut ns and belge
Institut ns and belge
Institut
Informatizatio
des services Informatizatio
des services Informatizatio
des services
n.
postaux et des n.
postaux et des n.
postaux et des
ations (IBPT).
ITU estimate. ations (IBPT).
ITU estimate. ations (IBPT).
ITU estimate.
Office des Office des Office des
Postes et Postes et Postes et
Télécommuni
Ministry of Télécommuni
Ministry of Télécommuni
Ministry of
cations (OPT).
Telecommuni cations (OPT).
Telecommuni cations (OPT).
Telecommuni
cations and E- cations and E- cations and E-
Commerce. Commerce. Commerce.
Superintende Superintende Superintende
ncia de ncia de ncia de
Telecomunica Telecomunica Telecomunica
ciones. ciones. ciones.
Botswana Botswana Botswana
(BTA). (BTA). (BTA).
AiTi. AiTi. AiTi.
ns Regulation
Office
Commission.
National des Commission.
National des Commission.
National des
Agence de
Télécommuni Télécommuni
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cations et cations
de Contrôle
(ONATEL). de Contrôle
(ONATEL). (ONATEL).
ITU estimate.
des
Ministère des des
Ministère des Ministère des
Télécommuni
Postes et Postes et
cations.
Télécommuni cations.
Agence de Agence de Agence de
Régulation Régulation Régulation
des
Instituto des Statistics
des
CWTA. das Instituto
CWTA. das Instituto das
Télécommuni
Comunicações Télécommuni
Comunicações Canada.
Télécommuni
Comunicações
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das ecations.
das ecations.
das
Tecnologias Refers to Information
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de number of and
de number of and
de number of
Société
Informação. mobile Société
Communicatio
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Informação. mobile
Centrafricaine handsets in Centrafricaine
ns Technology handsets in ns Technology handsets in
de
Office operation. de
Authority
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ITU estimate.
Télécommuni
Tchadien de Télécommuni
Tchadien de Tchadien de
cations
Régulation cations
Régulation Régulation
(SOCATEL).
Subsecretaría
des (SOCATEL).
Subsecretaría
des Subsecretaría
des
de
Télécommuni de
Télécommuni de
Télécommuni
Telecomunica
cations. Telecomunica
cations.
ciones
Ministry of ciones
Ministry of ciones
Ministry of
(Subtel).
Information
Industry (MII). Industry (MII). Industry (MII).
Société
Nationale des
Postes et Comores Comores
Autorité de
Telecommuni Autorité
Télécom.de Autorité
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Includes non- Régulation
cations
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Direction de Includes non-
active la Poste
(SNPT). et
Générale de des active la Poste etdedes active
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subscriptions l'Administrati
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l'Administrati
cations.
on Centrale cations.
on Centrale cations.
on Centrale
des Postes et des Postes et des Postes et
Telecom
TélécommuniCook Telecom Cook
Télécommuni Telecom Cook
Télécommuni
Instituto
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cations.Ltd. Instituto
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cations.Ltd. Instituto
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cations.Ltd.
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de de de
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Electricidad
Télécommuni
(ICE).
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cations dePost
and
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d'Ivoire. and
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d'Ivoire. and
CôteElectronic
d'Ivoire.
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Ministerio de
ns Agency
la Informática
(HAKOM).
y las (HAKOM).
y las (HAKOM).
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es. es. es.

Posts and Posts and Posts and Includes
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cations. cations. cations. broadband
subscriptions
via data cards
National National National or USB
Telecommuni Telecommuni Telecommuni modems.
(NTRC). (NTRC). (NTRC).
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mobile mobile mobile
telephony. telephony. telephony.
ns and ns and ns and
Information
Technology.
cations
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Eritrea de la Eritrea
ITU estimate.
République
Telecommuni de République
Telecommuni de Telecommuni
Guinée
cation Guinée
cation cation
Equatoriale
Ministry
Services of Equatoriale
Ministry
Services of
(GETESA).
Economic
Economic
Corporation Economic
Corporation
Affairs
(Eritel).and
ns. ns. ns.
GSM mobile
Cable and Cable and Cable and
was only
Wireless PLC Wireless PLC Wireless PLC
launched on
Ltd. (C&W). Ltd. (C&W). Ltd. (C&W).
12.12.2005.
Data refer to Data refer to Data refer to Data refer to
Information, Information, Information,
March of March of March of March of
following following following following
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year. year. year. year.
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des des des
ns ns ns
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et des Postes et des Postes et des Postes
(ARCEP). (ARCEP). (ARCEP).
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Gabon Gabon Gabon
inactive inactive inactive inactive
Telecom
Gambia S.A. Telecom S.A.
The Gambia Telecom S.A.
The Gambia
subscribers. subscribers. subscribers. subscribers.
Telecommuni
Georgian Public Utilities
Georgian Public Utilities
Georgian
cations
NationalCo. Ltd
Bundesnetzag Regulatory
Bundesnetzag
National Regulatory
Bundesnetzag
National
(GAMTEL).
entur
Communicatio Authority.
entur
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Communicatio
(BNetzA,
ns (BNetzA,
ns Incl. data (BNetzA,
ns Excl. data-only
Includes non- formerly
Commission services. formerly
Commission SIM cards.
active Regulierungsb
(GNCC). Includes non- Regulierungsb
(GNCC). Includes non-
subscriptions. ehörde für subscriptions. ehörde für active ehörde für active
Telekommuni Telekommuni subscriptions. Telekommuni subscriptions.
kation und kation und kation und
Post). Post). Post).
Gibtelecom.
Hellenic ITU estimate.
Hellenic
cations & Post cations & Post cations & Post
(EETT). (EETT). (EETT).
Refers only to Cable and Refers only to

C&W. Wireless (WI). C&W.
Refers to
active mobile France
Télécom.
subscribers. Guam
Telephone
Authority.
Société des Société des

cations de cations de
Guinée Guinée
(SOTELGUI). (SOTELGUI).
National National
Frequency Frequency
Conseil ITU estimate.
Conseil
Management Management
National
Unit. des Unit. National des
Télécommuni
Comisión ITU estimate.
Comisión Télécommuni
Comisión
cations
Nacional de Nacional de cations
Nacional de
(CONATEL).
Telecomunica Telecomunica (CONATEL).
Telecomunica
ciones ciones ciones
(CONATEL). (CONATEL). (CONATEL).
Office of the Office of the Office of the
cations cations cations November.
Authority
National Authority
National Authority
National
Nov. (OFTA).
Communicatio
Department
Post and
Post and
Post and
ns Authority.
of
Telecom of
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Telecom
Telecommuni
Administratio Telecommuni
Administratio Telecommuni
Administratio
Directorate
cations
n. (DOT). Directorate
cations
cations
n. (DOT).
General
Ministry of
of General
Ministry of
of General
Ministry of
of December.
Posts and
Communicatio
Telecommuni
ns and Telecommuni
ns and Telecommuni
ns and
cations
Information
Communicatio cations
Information
Information
Communicatio
(POSTEL),
Technology.
ns PT
Regulatory (POSTEL),
Technology.
ns PT
Technology.
ns PT
Regulatory
Indosat, PT October. Indosat,
Authority
Ministry of AuthorityPT Indosat,
Authority
Africa&
PT
Telekom.
(CRA). Telekom.
Source
(CRA). MTC Telekom.
(CRA).
Planning & Middle East
Annual
Cooperation
Commission Commission Telecom
Commission
Report;.
Development.
for for Week.
for
ns Regulation. ns Regulation. ns Regulation.
Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia.
Ministry of
Communicatio Ministry of
Internal
Office
ns. of Internal
Office
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ns (MIC).
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Commission. Commission. Commission.
ns ns ns
Commission
Telecom Commission
Telecom Estimate Commission
of Kenya
Services of Kenya
Services based on of Kenya
(CCK).
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Kiribati Pacific (CCK).
ITU estimate.
Limited
Information Limited
Information Economic Information
(TSKL).
and (TSKL).
and Survey 2008. and
Communicatio Does not Communicatio Does not Communicatio Does not
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n. include data Central
n. include data Central
n. include data
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operators. operators. operators.
ITU estimate.
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cations
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Authority
(LTA).
cations (LTA).
cations (LTA).
ITU estimate.
Ministry of
Transport
(LTC). and Transport and
Communicatio
Estimate from
ns.
Office for ns.
Office for ns.
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ns Regulatory Active mobile ns Regulatory Active mobile ns Regulatory Active mobile
subscriptions. Institut subscriptions. Institut subscriptions. Institut subscriptions.
Only active Authority. Authority. Authority.
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from this year
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on.
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Office
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d'Etudes et de d'Etudes et de d'Etudes et de
Regulation Regulation Regulation
des des des
Malawi Malawi
ns Regulatory ns Regulatory ITU estimate.
Authority Authority
(MACRA). (MACRA).
National National
cations cations
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subscriptions. Régulation. subscriptions. Régulation. subscriptions. Régulation. subscriptions.
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France
Télécom.
National
FSM National
FSM National
FSM
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Telecommuni
Agency
cation for Agency
cation for Agency
cation for
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Corporation. Counting Electronic
Corporation. Counting
inactive. inactive. inactive. inactive.
Information Information Information
Information
Technology Information
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and
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n Technology
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cations and cations and
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réglementatio réglementatio réglementatio
n des n des n des
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cations Namibian
cations Namibian
cations
Communicatio
Department.
ns ns ns
(NCC). (NCC). (NCC).
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cations
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Authority
cation Authority Authority
(NTA).
Administratio (NTA). (NTA).
n Netherlands
Antilles.
Postes et des Postes et des
Télécommuni Télécommuni ITU estimate.
Ministry of
cations (OPT). Ministry of
cations (OPT). Ministry of Telecom NZ
Economic Economic Economic and Vodafone
Ministère de
Development. Development. Development. NZ.
la
Communicatio TELCOR TELCOR Incl. inactive.
n and Societe Institut Institut
Nigerienne National Break in
Nigerian Nigerian de la National
Nigerian de la
des Statistique. Statistique. comparability.
Télécommuni Includes
ns ns ns
cations active GSM &
(SONITEL). CDMA mobile
(NCC). (NCC). (NCC).
lines.
Micronesian
Telecommuni
Norwegian Norwegian
cation Corp. Norwegian
Posts and Posts and
(MTC). Post- and
telecommunic
cations cations
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Authority Authority
Authority.
(NPTA).
Pakistan (NPTA).
Pakistan Pakistan
cation
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Palestinian cation
Palestinian December.
Authority
Central Authority
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Central
(PTA). of
Bureau (PTA). of
Bureau (PTA). of
Bureau
Statistics Statistics Statistics
(PCBS). (PCBS). (PCBS).
Refers to mid-
year; Pacific
Telikom PNG. Telikom PNG. ITU estimate.
Comisión Comisión Comisión Economic
Nacional de Nacional de Nacional de Survey 2008.
ciones. ciones. ciones.
National National ITU estimate.
National
Office of
Commission
Electronic
(NTC). Electronic
(NTC). Electronic
(NTC). Incl. M2M.
Communicatio
Autoridade Communicatio
Autoridade Communicatio
Autoridade
ns.
Nacional de ns.
Nacional de ns.
Nacional de
Comunicacoes Comunicacoes Comunicacoes
(ANACOM).
Instituto de
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Active and Active and Active and Active and
non-active non-active non-active non-active
subscriptions. subscriptions. subscriptions. subscriptions.
National
General State National National
Regulatory
Supervisory Regulatory Active (last 6 Regulatory Active (last 6
Authority for Ministry
Authorityfor
for months) SIM Authority for months) SIM
Department
Communicatio Information
Communicatio On the basis
cards. Communicatio cards.
for Issued SIM
ns.
Communicatio Technologies
ns. of MTS ns.
ITU estimate. cards, incl.
Rwanda
ns. Ministry of and
Rwanda Annual Rwanda inactive.
Information Communicatio
Information Report. Information
Posts and
Technology ns.
Telecommuni
Authority.
cations. Authority. Authority.
Samoa Samoa Samoa

Refers to mid-
Communicatio Communicatio Communicatio year.
ns Ltd. ns Ltd. ns Ltd.
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Incl. inactive Incl. inactive Incl. inactive Incl. inactive
Republic
Ministry of Republic
Ministry of Republic
Ministry of
prepaid prepaid prepaid prepaid
Telecommuni
Information Telecommuni
Information Telecommuni
Information
subscriptions. subscriptions. subscriptions. subscriptions.
cation Agency.
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Technology Sep 2007.
and and and
n. n. n. No
Infocomm Infocomm Infocomm
differentiation
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Ministry ofof
No distinction Authority of
Ministry of
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Ministry of
No distinction
made made made active
made and
Singapore
Transport, Singapore
Transport,
between between between non-active
between
(IDA).
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Posts and (IDA).
Posts and
active or non- Post active subscriptions.
and
Telecommuni New or non- Post and
Telecommuni
active or non- Post and
Telecommuni
active or non-
active Electronic active
methodology Electronic active Electronic active
subscribers. Communicatio subscribers.
of active Communicatio subscribers. Communicatio subscribers.
Estimate
Solomon
ns Agency. subscribers. Solomon
ns Agency. ns Agency. based on
Telekom Telekom ITU estimate. Pacific
Ministry
CompanyofLtd. Economic
Posts and Posts and
ITU estimate. Survey 2008.
cations. cations.
Estimation
Independent Independent Independent based on
Communicatio Communicatio Communicatio Annual
ns Authority
Comisión del Reports of
of South de
Mercado of South de
Mercado of South de
Mercado Vodacom,
Africa
las (ICASA). Africa
las (ICASA). Africa
las (ICASA). MTN and Cell
Telecomunica Telecomunica Telecomunica C.
ciones (CMT). ciones (CMT). ciones (CMT).
Ministry of
Communicatio
Cable & Cable &
ns, Works,
Wireless St. December. Wireless St. Eastern
Utilities, Posts
Kitts & Nevis. Kitts & Nevis. Caribbean
C&W C&W and
Telecommuni
Telegraph.
estimate. estimate.
cations
Authority
National National National
Canar Regulatory Canar Regulatory
ITU estimate: Canar Regulatory Canar
counted as Commission. counted as Commission.
Without counted as Commission.
NTC. counted as
fixed line. fixed line. Canar. fixed line. fixed line.
Swaziland Swaziland Swaziland
Swedish
cations Swedish
cations Swedish
cations
Institute for
Corporation Institute
Corporationfor
June. Transport
(STPC). and
ns Analysis.
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National National
subscriptions.. Directorate
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Decline due to General
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inactive Telecommuni subscriptions. ns subscriptions. ns subscriptions.
prepaid cations (DGT).
(NCC). (NCC).
accounts.
Tanzania Tanzania Tanzania
Agency for
Electronic ns Regulatory
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Authority. Authority. Authority.
Telekomunika Communicatio Communicatio
cii ns (Agencija ns (Agencija
ITUA.D.
research ITU research
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komunikacii). based on
komunikacii).
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Communicatio NBTC website.
Communicatio NBTC website.
Refers to mid-
n Regulatory n Regulatory ITU estimate. year.
ART&P. ART&P. ART&P.
ITU estimate.
Ministry of ITU estimate.
Ministry of ITU estimate.
Ministry of
Public Public Public Only one
Administratio Administratio Administratio telecom
n and n and n and provider.
Information. Information. Information.
Ministry of Based on MTS

Communicatio ITU estimate. Annual ITU estimate.
ns. Report.
Uganda Uganda Uganda

ns ns ns
State
Administratio
(UCC). (UCC). (UCC).
n of
Communicatio
ns.
Emirates Emirates
Telecommuni
cations
cations cations
Regulatory
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Office of Office of
Authority.
(ETISALAT).
Communicatio Communicatio September.
Federal Federal Federal
ns (Ofcom).
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ns ns ns
(FCC). (FCC). (FCC).
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n and n and
on basis of
MTS Annual
Agency
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Uzbekistan.
Vanuatu Uzbekistan.
Vanuatu ITU estimate.
year.
Limited. Limited.
Ministry of
Information
Posts and Posts and
and
Telematics Telematics
Communicatio
(MPT). (MPT).
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cations and cations and cations and
Communicatio
Technology Communicatio
Technology Communicatio
Technology
ns Authority. ns Authority. ns Authority.
POTRAZ.
cellular telephone subscriptions
Source 2007 Notes 2008 Source 2008 Notes 2009 Source 2009 Notes 2010 Source 2010
Africa & Ministry of
Middle East Break in
comparability:Communicatio ITU estimate. ITU estimate.
Telecom
Ministry of
from this yearns.
Week.
Transportdeand
Autorité data refer to Autorité de
ITU estimate Autorité de
ITU estimate ITU estimate
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cations. Régulation de
la Poste et des active in the la Poste et des la Poste et des
la Poste et des
Télecommuni last 90 days. Télecommuni Télecommuni
Télécommuni
(ARPT). (ARPT). (ARPT). cations
Servei de Servei de Servei de
Servei de
Telecomunica
cions cions cions
Instituto Instituto Instituto cions
d'Andorra d'Andorra d'Andorra
Angolano das Angolano das Angolano das d'Andorra
(STA). (STA). (STA). ITU estimate.
Comunicações
Ministry of Comunicações
Ministry of Comunicações
Ministry of Telecom
.
Infrastructure, .
Infrastructure, .
Ministry of
Infrastructure, Divison/Minist
Public Utilities
Cable and Cable and
Communicatio Communicatio Information,
Communicatio ry of
Commission
Wireless (W.I.) Wireless (W.I.)
n & Utilities n & Utilities Numbers are Broadcasting,
n & Utilities Information,
Ltd. (C&W). Ltd. (C&W).
down due to Telecommuni Broadcasting,
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cations, Comisión
Telecommuni
Telephones.
Nacional de Nacional
Science &de Nacional
cations, de
Digicel.
Ministry of Technology.
Ministry of Science &of
Ministry
es. es.
Transport and es
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Technology
Transport and
RCC.
Servicio di Communicatio
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ITU estimate. ITU estimate.
cion di Aruba cion di Aruba
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(SETAR). Cable &
(SETAR).
Regulatory
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Authority Incl.
(C&W). for Authority for
subscriptions (C&W).
Authority for
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ACMA.
and by data cards ACMA.
and ACMA.
and ACMA.
Telecommuni or USB Telecommuni Telecommuni Rundfunk und
modems. Telekom
cations
Ministry of cations
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(Rundfunk
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GmbH
und
ns Telekom
and und
ns Telekom
and und
ns Telekom
and ns and
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Information
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Technologies. GmbH; RTR-
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Technologies. Telecommuni
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Telecom Authority Authority
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Week. Telecommuni Telecommuni Telecommuni
Prime
Ministry
cation of (TRA).
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cation of (TRA)
Ministry
cation of cation
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Ministry
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cations & cations & cations &
ns and
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ns and
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ns and
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n. Postal Postal
n. Postal
n
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Telecommuni GSM and Belize
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Autorité
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cations Autorité
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cations AMPS post- Telemedia
cations
transitoire de
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de cellular de cellular de
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ciones. Communicatio Communicatio Communicatio
ns.
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ns.
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ns.
ns y
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ns Regulatory
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(BTA).
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des
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cations.
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mobilenumber Communicatio
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ns Technology of
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Régulation ations
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Subsecretaría Subsecretaría Subsecretaría 1'336'611
des des des
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cations. cations.
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ns Cook Telecom
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(ATCI). last 90 days. (ATCI). (ATCI)
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cations. Includes cations. cations. cations
Gabon Break in Gabon
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subscribers.
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cations
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cations
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régulation des base.
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régulation des from this year,
mobile base. postes et postes et the two postes et incl. only
télécommunic télécommunic service télécommunic active prepaid
Both Bhutan ations du Bhutan ations du ations du subscriptions.
ITU estimate. providers in ITU estimate.
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Ministry of Ministry Bhutan. 2. Ministry For both
Tashi Cell Autoridad de& Tashi Cell are Autoridad de& Autoridad de&
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provide Fiscalización
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cations for Authority
cations for cellular Authority
cations for comparability:
cations
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Info- Info- Estimate. Info- previous year
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subscriptions
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Commission communicatio
Commission that offer communicatio
Commission data refer to
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communicatio
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ns ns
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de Contrôle (via data Électroniques
de Contrôle (via data
ITU estimate.
et des Postes et des Postes cards, USB et des Postes cards, USB
Ministry des des
(ARCEP) of Ministry
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reflect the reflect the
television
cations and television
cations and
number of number of
retail Agencia retail Agencia
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Information Refers to Commission
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number of Comunicaçoes
and number of Comunicaçoes
and number of and number of
of Total number Nombre
mobile Communicatio
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subscriptions
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cations (ART) actif):2.082.58 cations (ART)
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Subsecretaría 9 Subsecretaría Subsecretaría
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de Télécommuni
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las Autorité
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ns Cook Telecom
ns Cook
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ciones ciones comparability: Régulation
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la
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n et de la
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chargé des
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de las
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ciones de Incl. public
mobile Telecomunica mobile Telecomunica mobile Telecomunica unverified
mobile
(INDOTEL) (INDOTEL) (INDOTEL)
telephony. ciones telephony. ciones telephony. ciones accounts
telephony.
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ns and ns and Superintende
ns and
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Electricidad subscriptions. Electricidad y
Télécommuni
Telecomunica Télécommuni Telecomunica
Orange-
cations
ciones de la cations de la ciones
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Excl. 2209181 Guinée Excl. 2 720 Guinée Excl. 3 135
prepaid cards EriTel 698 prepaid EriTel EriTel 687 prepaid
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that are used Estonian cards that are Estonian Estonian cards that are
to provide Competition
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Travel Authority
Communicatio provide Travel Authority
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des subscriptions Authority
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SIM cards and Public Utilities SIM cards and Public Utilities SIM cards and Public Utilities SIM cards and
M2M cards. Georgian
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Commission
Tele Commission
Tele Commission
National National ITU estimate.
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Greenland A/S Greenland A/S
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cations cations cations -NTRC
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resources,
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ciones (SIT)
la either inactive
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l'Information
inactive TIC TIC TIC
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accounts and
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National des Unit
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mostly of to ITU estimate. ITU estimate.
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exclusion of
bypass Nacional de second and Nacional
cations de Nacional de
inactiveSIMs.
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ciones operators of ciones ciones
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main
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ns Authority
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2011. Administratio Administratio
Department 2013. Administratio
Department 2014.
Department
n loop (WLL) n n
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of
Ministry of subscriptions.
wireless local Telecommuni wireless local Telecommuni wireless local
loop (WLL) Telecommuni
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cations.
n and due to MCIT. MCIT MCIT
subscriptions. subscriptions. subscriptions.
Iran
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Information
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Organization Organization Organization
ITU estimate.
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Commission
Commission
for for
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subscriptions. Communicatio
ns Regulation
Ministry of ns Regulation
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Source: ns Regulation
(ComReg)
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ns Decrease ECONOMIC ECONOMIC
ns
incl. MVNOs. quarterly due Quarterly series since
to DEVELOPMEN to DEVELOPMEN DEVELOPMEN
Source: observatory - Observatory - 2014 data
cancellation T - dep. of cancellation T - dep. of T - dep. of
Agcom Annual Office of including Office of including Office of excludes
of Communicatio of Communicatio Communicatio
Report 2011. Utilities MNO and Utilities MNO + MVNO Utilities M2M.
Including PHS
subscriptions, ns
Ministry of subscriptions, ns
Ministry of ns
Ministry of
Regulation MVNO. PHS
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and data
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cards, Affairs and and data Affairs and and data The
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operators operators
cards, cards, cards,
undividable
merged. Communicatio merged. Communicatio Committee
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undividable undividable Communicatio undividable
ns ns ns
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of Kenya
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Ministry of
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ns ns Kazakhstan
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Republic Republic Republic
cations SIMs. cations cations Source -
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Telecommuni Commission Commission
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SOURCE: cations SOURCE: cations SOURCE: cations
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obtained from Telecommuni obtained from Telecommuni obtained from Communicatio
all four mobile cations
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ns Authority
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operators cations operators cations operators cations
providing Authority providing Authority providing Authority
service in the ITU estimate. service in the ITU estimate. service in the ITU estimate.
country. Office for country. Office for country. Office for
Communicatio
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ns
ns Regulatory ns
ns Regulatory ns
ns Regulatory
Authority of Authority of Authority of
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cations Malagasy
cations Malagasy
cations
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ns Regulatory Malaysian
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ns Authority Commission
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ns Authority
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des
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cations/TIC et
cations
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Autorité de Incl. inactive Information
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Includes only
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Communicatio Communicatio active Communicatio
n n subscriptions. n
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Mauritius Comisión
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of of
ciones de ciones de According to Telecomunica
Transportatio Transportatio
México
ITU estimate. México
n, FSM Telecom ciones
n,
Active Active as of March
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subscriptions subscriptions 12, 2014
subscriptions
ITU estimate. ns
ITUand
estimate. ns
ITUand
estimate.
(89.68% Direction des (87.85% Infrastructure
Direction des (83.44% Infrastructure
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total). Communicatio total). Communicatio total). Communicatio
Information
ns
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Technology,
Electroniques Electroniques Revised to Electroniques
ns Regulatory ns Regulatory Post and
Commission Commission reflect active Telecommuni
subscriptions. cations
of Mongolia of Mongolia
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Authority
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Agence
Communicatio Agence
ITU estimate. Agence
ITU estimate.
Nationale
ns Authorityde Nationale de Nationale de
Réglementati
(MICA) Réglementati Réglementati December
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on des Instituto
on des Instituto
on des
Nacional
Télécommunidas Nacional das
Télécommuni Nacional das
Télécommuni
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cations Comunicaçőes
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Ministry
de of de de
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ns, Posts and
Telegraphs
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Ministry for Authority of
Namibia
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Telecommuni
Nepal Telecommuni
Nepal Nepal
cations cations NTA
Telecommuni December, Telecommuni Source: NTA Telecommuni Management
December.
cations 2012 NTA MIS cations estimate. cations
Information
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cation des mobile
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Authority ITU estimate. ITU estimate. broadband.
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Estimate of
using Ministry
cations of using Business, using Business,
subscriptions
subscriptions Instituto
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Innovation subscriptions Instituto
Innovation
active in last
active in the Nicaraguense
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and active in the Nicaraguense
and
90 days
last
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inactive.
Estimate. Incl.
last 90 days. de
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Estimate. Incl. de
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Institut
ciones y Institut
ciones y ciones y
National
Correos de la National
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Nigerian
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ns ns ns
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cations
Telecommuni cations
Telecommuni cations
Telecommuni Figures are as
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cation Authority
cation Authority
cation on 31st
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Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan
received from Authority received from Authority received from Authority 2014 based
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Mobile Central
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Statistics de Nacional
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(PCBS).
los Servicios los Servicios los Servicios Preliminary.
Públicos Públicos Públicos
(ASEP)
ITU estimate. (ASEP)
ITU estimate.
Comisión Comisión
Incl. data-only Comisión Incl. data-only Incl. data-only
Nacional de Nacional de
subscriptions Nacional de subscriptions subscriptions
(not possible Telecomunica
Ministerio de (not possible Ministerio
ciones - de (not possible Ministerio
ciones - de From this year
to ciones
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CONATEL y to Transportes
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Incl. M2M. Incl. M2M.
Break in Incl. M2M.
Communicatio Communicatio Communicatio from this year,
Autoridade
ns comparability: Autoridade
ns Excl. 463 646 Autoridade
ns Excl.
excl. 495
M2M.811
M2M
Source: Nacional de Source:
excl. 394 095 Nacional de Source:
M2M Nacional de Source:
M2M
included.
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Puerto Rico
subscriptions. Comunicaçőes
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subscriptions.
subscriptions. Telecommuni Telecommuni
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cations
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subscriptions - Regulatory
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estimate. National National a National
includes
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active (in the
comparability: Management
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Ministry of active (in the Management
Ministry of active (in the
last
from6 this
months)
year and
Telecom and last 6 months)
prepaid Regulation in Registered
prepaid Regulation in Registered
prepaid Regulation in prepaid
active SIM Mass Mass Mass
accounts.
cards. Communicatio
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accounts. Communicatio
Communicatio SIM cards
accounts. Communicatio
Communicatio accounts.
Rwanda
ns (incl. inactive): Rwanda Rwanda
(incl. inactive):
Registered ns of
of Romania
the
Utilities
ns
ns of
of Romania
the
Utilities
ns
ns of
of Romania
the
Utilities
261'887'751 277'744'809
SIM cards Russian
Regulatory Russian
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Regulatory
(incl. inactive): Federation
Agency Federation
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Authority
256'116'581 Autoridade Autoridade Autoridade
(RURA)
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Regulação Regulação Regulação
Direzione Direzione
Regulator Direzione
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Afghanistan 0 0 25'000 200'000 600'000 1'200'000 2'520'366

Albania 29'791 392'650 851'000 1'100'000 1'259'590 1'530'244 1'909'885

Algeria 86'000 100'000 450'244 1'446'927 4'882'414 13'661'355 20'997'954

American Samoa 1'992 2'156 2'036 2'100 2'250

Andorra 23'543 29'429 32'790 51'893 58'366 64'560 69'004

Angola 25'806 75'000 140'000 350'000 740'000 1'611'118 3'054'620

Anguilla 2'163 1'773 3'042 4'427 7'229 13'061 17'150

Argentina 6'487'950 6'741'791 6'566'740 7'842'233 13'512'383 22'156'426 31'510'390

Armenia 17'486 25'504 71'349 114'379 203'309 318'044 1'259'762

Aruba 15'000 53'000 61'800 69'952 98'389 103'417 109'030

Australia 8'562'000 11'132'000 12'670'000 14'347'000 16'480'000 18'420'000 19'760'000

Austria 6'117'000 6'541'000 6'736'000 7'274'000 7'992'000 8'665'000 9'281'000

Azerbaijan 420'400 730'000 794'200 1'057'100 1'456'523 2'242'000 3'323'500

Bahamas 31'524 60'555 121'759 122'228 186'007 227'771 252'987

Bahrain 205'727 299'587 388'990 443'109 649'764 767'103 907'433

Bangladesh 279'000 520'000 1'075'000 1'365'000 2'781'560 9'000'000 19'130'983

Barbados 28'467 53'111 97'193 140'000 200'138 206'190 237'119

Belarus 49'353 138'329 462'630 1'118'000 2'239'287 4'099'500 5'960'000

Belgium 5'629'000 7'697'000 8'101'777 8'605'834 9'131'705 9'604'695 9'847'375

Belize 16'812 39'155 51'729 60'403 75'000 96'000 118'000

Benin 55'476 125'000 218'770 236'175 459'322 596'267 1'055'727

Bermuda 13'000 13'333 30'000 40'000 49'000 52'720 60'100

Bhutan 0 0 0 2'255 19'138 36'000 82'078

Bolivia 582'620 779'917 1'023'333 1'278'844 1'800'789 2'421'402 2'876'143

Botswana 222'190 332'264 332'264 444'978 522'840 563'782 823'070

Brazil 23'188'171 28'745'769 34'880'964 46'373'266 65'605'000 86'210'336 99'918'621

Brunei Darussalam 95'000 143'004 153'647 177'365 202'454 232'900 301'400

Bulgaria 738'000 1'550'000 2'597'548 3'500'869 4'729'731 6'244'922 8'253'416

Burkina Faso 25'245 76'186 111'013 238'094 395'939 633'554 1'016'605

Burundi 16'320 33'416 52'000 64'000 100'560 153'000 200'000

Cambodia 130'547 223'458 380'000 498'388 861'500 1'062'000 1'721'650

Cameroon 103'279 417'295 701'507 1'077'000 1'530'868 2'252'508 3'135'946

Canada 8'727'000 10'649'000 11'872'000 13'291'000 15'020'000 17'016'600 18'749'100

Cape Verde 19'729 31'507 42'949 53'342 65'780 81'721 108'858

Cayman Islands 10'700 17'000 19'000 21'040 33'800 80'945 92'559

Chad 5'500 22'000 34'200 65'000 123'000 210'000 466'088

Chile 3'401'525 5'100'783 6'244'310 7'268'281 9'261'385 10'569'572 12'450'801

China 85'260'000 144'820'000 206'005'000 269'953'000 334'824'000 393'406'000 461'058'000

Colombia 2'256'801 3'265'261 4'596'594 6'186'206 10'400'578 21'849'993 29'762'715

Comoros 0 0 0 2'000 8'378 15'523 36'877

Congo (Rep.) 70'000 150'000 221'800 330'000 383'653 558'192 917'499

Cook Islands 552 942 1'499 3'384 3'650 4'004 5'402

Costa Rica 211'614 326'944 502'478 778'299 923'084 1'101'305 1'443'717

Côte d'Ivoire 472'952 728'545 1'027'058 1'280'696 1'674'332 2'349'439 4'065'421

Croatia 1'033'000 1'755'000 2'312'600 2'537'300 2'835'500 3'649'700 4'395'200

Cuba 6'536 8'579 17'851 35'356 75'797 135'534 152'715

Cyprus 218'324 314'355 417'933 551'752 658'234 782'503 867'785

Czech Republic 4'346'009 6'947'151 8'610'177 9'708'683 10'782'567 11'775'878 12'406'199

Denmark 3'363'552 3'960'165 4'477'752 4'767'100 5'166'912 5'449'206 5'828'157

Djibouti 230 3'000 15'000 23'000 34'482 44'053 44'817

Dominica 1'200 7'710 12'173 23'786 41'838 52'000 71'500

Dominican Rep. 705'431 1'270'082 1'700'609 2'091'914 2'534'063 3'623'289 4'605'659

Ecuador 482'213 859'152 1'560'861 2'398'161 3'544'174 6'246'332 8'485'050

El Salvador 743'628 857'782 888'818 1'149'790 1'832'579 2'411'753 3'851'611

Equatorial Guinea 5'000 15'000 32'000 41'500 61'900 96'900 120'000