Somalia - Telephone lines

Telephone lines

The value for Telephone lines in Somalia was 100,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 1,249 in 1960.

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.

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Year Value
1960 1,249
1981 8,000
1982 8,000
1983 8,000
1984 8,000
1985 8,000
1986 15,000
1987 15,000
1988 15,000
1989 15,000
1990 15,000
1991 15,000
1992 15,000
1993 15,000
1994 15,000
1995 15,000
1996 15,000
1997 15,000
1998 23,000
1999 24,000
2000 25,000
2001 35,000
2002 35,000
2003 100,000
2004 100,000
2005 100,000
2006 100,000
2007 100,000
2008 100,000
2009 100,000
2010 100,000

Telephone lines (per 100 people)

The value for Telephone lines (per 100 people) in Somalia was 1.07 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.25 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.04 in 1960.

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
1960 0.04
1981 0.12
1982 0.12
1983 0.12
1984 0.12
1985 0.13
1986 0.24
1987 0.23
1988 0.23
1989 0.23
1990 0.23
1991 0.23
1992 0.23
1993 0.23
1994 0.23
1995 0.23
1996 0.23
1997 0.22
1998 0.33
1999 0.33
2000 0.34
2001 0.46
2002 0.45
2003 1.25
2004 1.22
2005 1.20
2006 1.17
2007 1.15
2008 1.12
2009 1.10
2010 1.07

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Communications