Item
Unit
Value
Date: From - To
Historical Data
Total Capacity of Local Public Switching Exchanges
Lines
21806743
31 Dec 1981 - 31 Dec 2022
Main Telephone Lines in Operation
Subscriber
11587295
31 Dec 1981 - 31 Dec 2022
Active Telephone Lines as a Percentage of Total Capacity
Percentage
53.14
31 Oct 1999 - 31 Dec 2022
Urban Fixed Line Subscribers
Subscriber
9271521
31 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2022
Rural Fixed Line Subscribers
Subscriber
2315774
31 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2022
Number of Residential Lines
Subscriber
10359041
31 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2022
Number of Governmental Lines
Subscriber
242805
31 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2022
Number of Commercial Lines
Subscriber
985449
31 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2022
Fixed Lines Density
Percentage
10.98
31 Dec 1981 - 31 Dec 2022
Fixed Lines Density in Urban Areas
Percentage
20.67
30 Apr 2003 - 31 Dec 2022
Fixed Lines Density in Rural Areas
Percentage
3.82
30 Apr 2003 - 31 Dec 2022
Total Number of Switching Exchanges
Switches
1556
31 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2022
Open Switching Exchanges
Switches
1556
31 Dec 2002 - 31 Dec 2022
Number of Switching Exchanges in Villages
Switches
1072
30 Jun 1982 - 31 Dec 2022
Open Switching Exchanges in Villages
Switches
1072
31 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2022
Number of Fixed lines per 100 Households in Rural Areas
Percentage
12.8
31 Jan 2004 - 31 Aug 2021
