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2000

Issue Date:2007/05/18

Growth of Cellular Phone Subscribers in Taiwan

Growth of Cellular Phone Subscribers in Taiwan

Growth of Cellular Phone Subscribers in Taiwan
Year Private telecom operators
(Unit:1,000 persons)
Chunhwa Telecom Co.
(Unit:1,000 persons)
Penetration rate(%)
1990 0 83 0.41
1991 0 197 0.96
1992 0 385 1.85
1993 0 539 2.57
1994 0 584 2.77
1995 0 772 3.62
1996 0 970 4.51
1997 0 1,492 6.86
1998 2,547 2,180 21.56
1999 8,061 3,480 52.24
2000 13,212 4,662 80.24

The ROC's cellular phone  penetration rate was 82.24% at the end of 2000,the highest in Asia.