Bulgaria - Telephone lines
Telephone lines
The value for Telephone lines in Bulgaria was 2,222,533 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,887,000 in 2001 and a minimum value of 805,000 in 1979.
Definition: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 805,000 |
| 1980 | 908,000 |
| 1981 | 1,144,300 |
| 1982 | 1,130,300 |
| 1983 | 1,352,700 |
| 1984 | 1,400,000 |
| 1985 | 1,500,000 |
| 1986 | 1,600,000 |
| 1987 | 1,745,000 |
| 1988 | 1,886,000 |
| 1989 | 1,994,000 |
| 1990 | 2,175,423 |
| 1991 | 2,205,483 |
| 1992 | 2,339,668 |
| 1993 | 2,410,427 |
| 1994 | 2,487,918 |
| 1995 | 2,562,915 |
| 1996 | 2,647,459 |
| 1997 | 2,681,074 |
| 1998 | 2,757,990 |
| 1999 | 2,833,395 |
| 2000 | 2,881,786 |
| 2001 | 2,887,000 |
| 2002 | 2,871,801 |
| 2003 | 2,817,512 |
| 2004 | 2,726,800 |
| 2005 | 2,490,022 |
| 2006 | 2,399,424 |
| 2007 | 2,300,355 |
| 2008 | 2,189,773 |
| 2009 | 2,205,394 |
| 2010 | 2,222,533 |
Telephone lines (per 100 people)
The value for Telephone lines (per 100 people) in Bulgaria was 29.50 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.50 in 2002 and a minimum value of 9.12 in 1979.
Definition: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 9.12 |
| 1980 | 10.25 |
| 1981 | 12.87 |
| 1982 | 12.68 |
| 1983 | 15.13 |
| 1984 | 15.62 |
| 1985 | 16.74 |
| 1986 | 17.86 |
| 1987 | 19.45 |
| 1988 | 21.00 |
| 1989 | 22.46 |
| 1990 | 24.95 |
| 1991 | 25.55 |
| 1992 | 27.40 |
| 1993 | 28.45 |
| 1994 | 29.47 |
| 1995 | 30.49 |
| 1996 | 31.66 |
| 1997 | 32.26 |
| 1998 | 33.40 |
| 1999 | 34.51 |
| 2000 | 35.27 |
| 2001 | 36.00 |
| 2002 | 36.50 |
| 2003 | 36.01 |
| 2004 | 35.04 |
| 2005 | 32.17 |
| 2006 | 31.17 |
| 2007 | 30.03 |
| 2008 | 28.72 |
| 2009 | 29.08 |
| 2010 | 29.50 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Communications
