The Many Sides of Wired
© 2001, Kathleen Hartford. All rights reserved.
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
May 2001
phones per 100 pop.
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8.1
10.6
13
20.1
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computers per 100 urban households
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3.78
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households with cable TV (millions)
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80
90
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local phone subscribers (millions)
40.71
54.95
70.31
87.42
108.84
145.12
160.63
total mobile phone subscribers (millions)
3.63
6.85
13.23
23.86
43.29
85.26
111.08
long-distance optical fiber cable lines (1,000 km.)
106.88
130.16
150.75
194.10
240
286
N/A

Sources (some calculations made according to stated rates of or absolute increase):