Over 90% of population with mobile phone subscriptions
As at the end of June 2008, subscriptions to all forms of communication technology increased, while postal traffic totalled 11 million items.
Between March and June 2008, the absolute number of mobile telephone subscriptions reached 374,507, or around 90.9% of the population. Contract-based mobile telephone subscriptions were recorded at 44,287, while card-plan subscriptions reached 330,220.
The fixed-telephone subscription index increased by 6.4% from 108.6 in 2007 to 115.5 in the comparable quarter this year. Minutes used from fixed-line telephony amounted to around 131 million, while international fixed-telephony traffic comprised 513,945 calls, equivalent to around 1.6 million minutes.
VOIP minutes were estimated at around 9.5 million in the quarter under review. These cover all internet based telephony systems.
The internet subscription index rose by 18.2% from 288.3 as at the end of June 2007 to 340.8 as at the end of June 2008. The rate of Internet subscriptions per 100 persons of the population reached 26.
The cable and digital subscriptions index also increased by 0.2%. Cable and digital television subscriptions were recorded at 30.3% of the population as at the end of June 2008.
Total postal traffic for the second quarter of 2008 amounted to around 11.0 million items, of which the absolute bulk represented letters and other printed items. Table 7 focuses on different types of national postal traffic. In the same reference period, courier traffic totalled 63,925 items, of which 51% were letters or documents, and the rest parcels.
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