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Statistics on Telecom Services for 1999 (Jan - Jun)

CATEGORY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Fixed Line Market
Total Number Telephone Lines 1,761,400 1,770,000 1,777,900 1,782,800 1,791,000 1,797,800
Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate^ 55.7 56.0 56.2 56.4 56.6 55.9
Mobile Market
Total Mobile subscribers 1,035,000 1,063,400 1,094,700 1,115,500 1,139,600 1,164,000
GSM 900 subscribers 853,800 873,400 898,600 916,000 932,800 951,500
GSM1800 subscribers 171,000 177,000 182,000 182,500 186,000 189,000
CDMA subscribers - - - - - 21,500
Others 11,300 13,100 14,100 17,000 20,800 2,000
Total Pre-Paid SIM Card subscribers1 - - - - - -
Mobile Population Penetration Rate^ 32.7 33.6 34.6 35.3 36.0 36.2
Paging Market2
Total Paging subscribers 1,305,100 1,300,200 1,293,700 1,285,100 1,275,500 1,269,500
Numeric subscribers 1,000,400 992,000 985,700 975,100 964,800 957,000
Alphanumeric subscribers 304,700 308,200 308,000 310,100 310,700 312,500
Paging Penetration 41.3 41.1 40.9 40.6 40.3 39.5
Internet Market
Total Internet Dial-up subscribers 406,400 412,600 426,800 436,500 441,900 452,700
Internet Dial-up Population Penetration Rate^ 12.9 13.0 13.5 13.8 14.0 14.0
Total Internet Leased Circuit subscribers 1,100 1,200 1,200 1,300 1,300 1,400
International Telephone Service3
No. of International Telephone call minutes
(IDD + BudgetCall 013 + FaxPlus 012)		 64.11 million 60.83 million 74.52 million 71.04 million 73.00 million 74.00 million
Trunked Radio Services
Total Trunked Radio subscribers 25,900 26,600 28,000 30,100 31,600 32,300
Analogue subscribers 14,300 14,000 13,800 13,600 12,900 12,400
Digital subscribers 11,700 12,600 14,200 16,600 18,700 19,900
Mobile Data Services4
Total Mobile Data subscribers 10,800 10,900 11,000 10,900 11,000 11,000

^Population Penetration rate figures from June 99 onwards have been re-computed, taking into account the revised population figures recently released by the Department of Statistics. Population Penetration Rate = [Total number of subscriptions/Total Population]. 

All subscriber figures rounded to the nearest hundred.
All penetration figures rounded to the nearest decimal point.

1 The pre-paid SIM card subscriber base figures are included in the total number of mobile phone subscribers as well as in the total number of GSM900 and GSM1800 subscriber bases.

2 Paging figures from Jan 99 onwards have been re-computed based on updated data information.

3 As at Jan 99, previously reported figures on the number of IDD calls made will now be replaced with total number of International Telephone services minutes (which excludes calls to Malaysia) instead.

4 Mobile data services refer to services provided by licensees that offer Public Mobile Data Services (PMDS) under their Facilities-Based Operator (FBO) licence. Subscribers to such PMDS services include fleet management companies, dispatch service agencies etc.

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

LAST UPDATED: 30 JUL 2021