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2002

Issue Date:2007/05/30

Growth of Cellular Phone Subscribers

Growth of Cellular Phone Subscribers

Growth of Cellular Phone Subscribers
Year No. of cellular phone subscribers
(Unit:1,000 persons)
Penetration Rate(%)
1995 772 3.62
1996 970 4.51
1997 1,492 6.86
1998 4,727 21.56
1999 11,541 52.24
2000 17,874 80.24
2001 21,633 96.55
2002 23,905 106.15

from 1997 to 2002:

Compound annual growth rate(CAGR) : 74%

Subscriber growth rate : 1,502%

New operators began entering the market in January 1998.

At the end of April 2002,cellular phone subscribers in Taiwan totaled 22,605,000,for a penetration rate of 100.73% and exceeded one account per person.