Main
telephone lines (000s) |
12'550 |
13'663 |
15'043 |
16'719 |
18'631 |
19'799 |
21'377 |
22'832 |
25'180 |
27'900 |
31'000 |
North |
5'860 |
6'476 |
7'208 |
8'094 |
9'158 |
10'230 |
11'478 |
12'333 |
14'151 |
16'200 |
18'600 |
South
Africa |
4'002 |
4'259 |
4'645 |
5'075 |
5'493 |
4'962 |
4'924 |
4'844 |
4'800 |
4'800 |
4'800 |
Sub-Saharan |
2'687 |
2'929 |
3'190 |
3'550 |
3'980 |
4'607 |
4'975 |
5'655 |
6'230 |
6'900 |
7'600 |
Per 100 inhabitants |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
North |
4.6 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
9.6 |
10.7 |
12.0 |
South
Africa |
10.1 |
10.6 |
11.3 |
12.0 |
12.8 |
11.4 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
Sub-Saharan |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
Mobile
cellular subscribers (000s) |
652 |
1'166 |
2'289 |
4'207 |
7'586 |
15'723 |
25'804 |
38'020 |
51'678 |
61'200 |
67'000 |
North |
|
69 |
175 |
284 |
1'007 |
3'947 |
8'105 |
11'788 |
16'455 |
19'700 |
21'700 |
South
Africa |
535 |
953 |
1'836 |
3'337 |
5'188 |
8'339 |
10'789 |
13'814 |
16'860 |
18'700 |
19'800 |
Sub-Saharan |
72 |
144 |
278 |
586 |
1'390 |
3'437 |
6'911 |
12'418 |
18'363 |
22'800 |
25'500 |
Per
100 inhabitants |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
North |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
8.2 |
11.2 |
13.0 |
13.9 |
South
Africa |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
7.9 |
12.0 |
19.1 |
24.2 |
30.4 |
36.4 |
39.5 |
41.0 |
Sub-Saharan |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
Total
telephone subscribers (000s) |
13'202 |
14'829 |
17'332 |
20'926 |
26'216 |
35'523 |
47'181 |
60'852 |
76'858 |
89'100 |
98'000 |
North |
5'905 |
6'545 |
7'383 |
8'378 |
10'165 |
14'177 |
19'583 |
24'121 |
30'606 |
35'900 |
40'300 |
South
Africa |
4'537 |
5'212 |
6'481 |
8'412 |
10'681 |
13'301 |
15'713 |
18'658 |
21'660 |
23'500 |
24'600 |
Sub-Saharan |
2'759 |
3'073 |
3'468 |
4'136 |
5'370 |
8'045 |
11'885 |
18'073 |
24'593 |
29'700 |
33'100 |
Per
100 inhabitants |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
7.4 |
9.1 |
10.3 |
11.1 |
North |
4.6 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
7.5 |
10.3 |
14.0 |
16.8 |
20.8 |
23.7 |
25.9 |
South
Africa |
11.5 |
12.9 |
15.7 |
20.0 |
24.8 |
30.4 |
35.3 |
41.0 |
46.7 |
49.7 |
51.0 |
Sub-Saharan |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
Internet
users (000s) |
307 |
430 |
867 |
1'646 |
2'816 |
4'586 |
6'247 |
10'238 |
13'857 |
16'600 |
18'600 |
North |
23 |
45 |
73 |
156 |
467 |
1'060 |
1'620 |
3'731 |
4'890 |
5'600 |
6'100 |
South
Africa |
280 |
355 |
700 |
1'266 |
1'820 |
2'400 |
2'890 |
3'100 |
3'300 |
3'500 |
3'700 |
Sub-Saharan |
4 |
30 |
94 |
224 |
529 |
1'126 |
1'737 |
3'407 |
5'667 |
7'500 |
8'800 |
Per
100 inhabitants |
0.04 |
0.06 |
0.12 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
North |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
South
Africa |
0.71 |
0.88 |
1.70 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
Sub-Saharan |
0.001 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
Provisional. Updated 01.04.2004.
Source: Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International
Telecommunication Union (ITU).
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