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TELEPHONE DENSITY [1 record]

Record 1 2008-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services
  • Telecommunications
DEF

The number of telephone lines per 100 people.

CONT

teledensity: The world had about 800 million main telephone lines at the end of 1997. The global network has grown nearly tenfold in the past 40 years, according to a new report by the International Telecommunications Union. The world is likely to have almost a billion telephone lines by 2000.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios telefónicos
  • Telecomunicaciones
CONT

La teledensidad (número de líneas telefónicas por cada cien habitantes) en la región latinoamericana sigue siendo baja.

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