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Telecommunication Statistics
 

TYPES OF SERVICE
  Providers in 2004
Fixed Phone (PSTN) 1
Mobile Phone (GSM) 3
Instantaneous Direct Connect (walkie-talkie) Service 1
Paging 1
Internet 22
Pre-paid Cards 4
Satellite Phones (GMPCS) 2
TOTAL 34

 

NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS IN THE LICENSED
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

Number of Subscribers (1000)

Service

 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Fixed Phones 565  620  660  674  623  638
Mobile Phones 118 389 866 1200 1325 1624
Internet 29  32  66  62  96  111
Paging 23  12  4.4  4.6  2.3  2.1

LICENSED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES PENETRATION RATES

Service

 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Fixed Phones 12%  13% 13.4% 13.3% 11.97% 11.92%
Mobile Phones 2.5% 8.1% 17.5% 24.1% 25.5% 30.3%
Internet 0.61% 0.66% 1.33% 1.23% 1.84% 2.07%
Paging 0.5% 0.24% 0.089% 0.091% 0.044% 0.04%

INVESTMENTS IN THE FIELD OF COMMUNICATIONS (Million U.S. Dollars)

Service

 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Fixed Phones 82.25 78.45 126.9 53.8 16.05 14.08
Mobile Phones 20 129.85 125.63 131.4 129.28 141.26
Internet 6.33  6.05 7.74 4.92 2.16 0.98
Pre-Paid Cards -  - - 3.66 1.54 0.56
Paging 2.8 0.028 0.14  0.005 - -
TOTAL 111.38 214.378 260.41 193.785 149.03 156.88

 

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LICENSED COMPANIES

Service

 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Fixed Phones 4927 4907 4792 4548 3663 3048
Mobile Phones 285 879 1044 1168  1267 1641
Internet 310 370 457 408 270 353
Pre-Paid Cards - - - 36 41 44
Paging 110 44 25 17 10 8
TOTAL 5632 6200 6318  6177 5251 5094

 

  
 
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