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1999

Issue Date:2007/05/18

Growth of Cellular Phone Service in the ROC

Growth of Cellular Phone Service in the ROC

Growth of Radio Paging Service in the ROC
Year State-run operator
(Unit:1,000 subscribers)
Private operator
(Unit:1,000 subscribers)
Penetration rate(%)
1989 37 0 0.19
1990 83 0 0.41
1991 197 0 0.96
1992 385 0 1.85
1993 539 0 2.57
1994 584 0 2.77
1995 772 0 3.62
1996 970 0 4.51
1997 1492 0 6.86
1998 2180 2547 21.56
1999 3480 8061 52.24

DGT Restructured in July 1996

New operators entered the cellular phone market in December 1997

Compound annual growth rate of subscriber +178%(from 1997 1.5M to 1999 11.54M)