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Key Global Telecom Indicators for the World Telecommunication Service Sector  
 
   1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Telecom market revenue (current prices and exchange rates), US$ Billions
Services 712 767 854 920 968 1'039 1'126 1'329 1'419 ... ... ...
Equipment 234 248 269 290 264 275 300 ... ... ... ... ...

    Total

946 1'015 1'123 1'210 1'232 1'314 1'426 ... ... ... ... ...
Telecom services revenue breakdown (current prices and exchange rates), US$ Billions
Telephone1 437 456 476 477 479 478 475 552 ... ... ... ...
International2 54 56 58 60 56 52 48 32 ... ... ... ...
Mobile 142 172 223 278 317 364 414 506 579 636 ... ...
Other 3 133 139 155 165 180 195 210 210 ... ... ... ...
Telecom services capital expenditure (current prices and exchange rates), US$ Billions
Total4 177 177 186 198 201 205 215 201 218 204 ... ...
Other statistics
Main (fixed) telephone lines (millions) 792 838 904 975 1'034 1'083 1'135 1'204 1'262 1'263 1'278 1'267
Mobile cellular subscribers (millions) 215 318 490 738 961 1'157 1'417 1'763 2'219 2'757 3'305 4'100
International telephone traffic minutes (billions) 81 91 103 114 120 127 141 166 179 183 ... ...
Personal computers (millions) 325 375 435 500 555 615 650 775 808 ... ... ...
Internet users (millions) 117 183 275 390 489 616 721 867 989 1'168 1'344 1'542

Note: Data for 2008 are estimates. All data in billions of current US$ converted by annual average exchange rates. Country fiscal year data aggregated to obtain calendar year estimates. …  - not available.

  1. Revenue from installation, subscription and local, trunk and international call charges for fixed telephone service.
  2. Retail revenue.
  3. Including leased circuits, data communications, telex, telegraph and other telecom-related revenue.
  4. Note that the data of the growing number of new market entrants are not always reflected in national statistics.

Source: © INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, 2009.
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