Item
Unit
Value
Date: From - To
Historical Data
Total Capacity of Local Public Switching Exchanges
Lines
20570775
31 Dec 1981 - 30 Sep 2023
Main Telephone Lines in Operation
Subscriber
12395788
31 Dec 1981 - 30 Sep 2023
Active Telephone Lines as a Percentage of Total Capacity
Percentage
0
31 Oct 1999 - 30 Apr 2023
Urban Fixed Line Subscribers
Subscriber
10003401
31 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2023
Rural Fixed Line Subscribers
Subscriber
2392387
31 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2023
Number of Residential Lines
Subscriber
11171692
31 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2023
Number of Governmental Lines
Subscriber
243053
31 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2023
Number of Commercial Lines
Subscriber
981043
31 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2023
Fixed Lines Density
Percentage
11.6
31 Dec 1981 - 30 Sep 2023
Fixed Lines Density in Urban Areas
Percentage
22
30 Apr 2003 - 30 Sep 2023
Fixed Lines Density in Rural Areas
Percentage
3.9
30 Apr 2003 - 30 Sep 2023
Total Number of Switching Exchanges
Switches
1651
31 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2023
Open Switching Exchanges
Switches
1651
31 Dec 2002 - 30 Sep 2023
Number of Switching Exchanges in Villages
Switches
1072
30 Jun 1982 - 30 Sep 2023
Open Switching Exchanges in Villages
Switches
1072
31 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2023
Number of Fixed lines per 100 Households in Rural Areas
Percentage
12.8
31 Jan 2004 - 31 Aug 2021
