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Statistics on Telecom Services for 2003 (Jul - Dec)

Please note that figures are updated at the end of each calendar month. Due to compilation reasons, there is a 1-month time-lag. This means that April figures, for example, will only be released at end-May / beginning-June

CATEGORY JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Fixed Line Market
Total Number Telephone Lines 1,911,200 1,907,300 1,904,400 1,901,500 1,899,100 1,896,600
Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate            
Mobile Market
Total Mobile subscribers 3,356,000 3,390,300 3,402,200 3,410,700 3,437,300 3,477,100
GSM 900 subscribers 2,416,400 2,425,900 2,425,100 2,431,700 2,442,700 2,458,600
GSM1800 subscribers 939,600 964,400 977,100 979,000 994,600 1,018,500
Total Pre-Paid SIM Card subscribers1 913,500 922,500 927,000 936,500 956,400 981,400
Mobile Population Penetration Rate 81.6 82.4 82.7 82.9 83.5 84.5
Paging Market2
Total Paging subscribers 210,600 205,000 196,000 186,700 181,700 174,200
Numeric subscribers 144,500 139,700 132,800 125,400 121,400 115,100
Alphanumeric subscribers 66,100 65,300 63,300 61,300 60,300 59,200
Paging Penetration 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.2 
Internet Market
Total Internet Dial-up subscribers3 1,817,900 1,813,400 1,811,200 1,806,700 1,801,500 1,796,200
Internet Dial-up Population Penetration Rate 44.2 44.1 44.0 43.9 43.8 43.7
Total Internet Leased Circuit subscribers 3,100 3,100 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,900
Broadband Market
Total Broadband subscribers 325,800 338,200 349,100 357,400 367,800 385,800
Total xDSL subscribers 198,600 206,700 213,500 220,600 227,500 235,600
Total Cable subscribers 127,200 131,500 135,500 136,800 140,300 150,200
Household penetration4  28.4 29.4 30.5 31.2 31.7 33.3
International Telephone Service5
No. of International Telephone call minutes 235.66 million 251.67 million 257.38 million 288.98 million 269.24 million 276.53 million
Trunked Radio Services
Total Trunked Radio subscribers 51,600 51,200 51,000 51,000 51,100 50,600
Analogue subscribers 1,200 0 0 0 0 0
Digital subscribers 50,400 51,200 51,000 51,000 51,100 50,600
Mobile Data Services6
Total Mobile Data subscribers 15,600 15,600 15,600 15,600 15,700 15,600

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

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

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 The Internet Dial-up Penetration figures includes: (i) subscribers to paid Internet access service for all IASPs, including ISDN dial-up subscribers; and (ii) subscribers to free Internet access. Following full telecom market liberalisation, the number of IASPs have increased considerably. Starting Jan 2001, the published figures on the internet dial-up market include contributions from such new IASPs.

4 Total Households refers to total addresses (housing units) in Singapore, excluding shophouses and zine-roofed/attap houses. This figure is computed using the total number of residential subscribers on a per household basis. The number of households is obtained from the latest figures available from the Department of Statistics. Please note that this is not reflective of the proportion of households with broadband in Singapore. For a more reflective number, please refer to IDA's Household Survey findings.

5 This figure includes total retail outgoing international call minutes as well as transit minutes and. includes all Service-Based Operators (SBO).

6 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.


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