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)