Trinidad and Tobago - Telephone lines

Telephone lines

The value for Telephone lines in Trinidad and Tobago was 293,315 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 325,500 in 2006 and a minimum value of 22,200 in 1965.

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
1965 22,200
1970 35,100
1975 40,800
1976 42,200
1977 43,334
1978 44,006
1979 43,794
1980 43,174
1981 45,152
1982 46,779
1983 66,323
1984 82,733
1985 118,075
1986 141,819
1987 158,848
1988 161,110
1989 158,208
1990 164,931
1991 173,965
1992 180,108
1993 192,488
1994 203,817
1995 209,310
1996 219,551
1997 243,390
1998 264,070
1999 278,876
2000 316,767
2001 311,842
2002 318,189
2003 318,879
2004 322,338
2005 322,300
2006 325,500
2007 307,301
2008 314,792
2009 303,227
2010 293,315

Telephone lines (per 100 people)

The value for Telephone lines (per 100 people) in Trinidad and Tobago was 21.87 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.65 in 2006 and a minimum value of 2.48 in 1965.

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
1965 2.48
1970 3.63
1975 4.05
1976 4.14
1977 4.20
1978 4.21
1979 4.13
1980 4.00
1981 4.12
1982 4.19
1983 5.83
1984 7.15
1985 10.07
1986 11.97
1987 13.30
1988 13.41
1989 13.10
1990 13.57
1991 14.21
1992 14.60
1993 15.48
1994 16.27
1995 16.59
1996 17.30
1997 19.08
1998 20.61
1999 21.67
2000 24.52
2001 24.04
2002 24.45
2003 24.42
2004 24.59
2005 24.50
2006 24.65
2007 23.18
2008 23.65
2009 22.69
2010 21.87

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Communications