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.