15-43      Telecommunications Facilities (Year-end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Distance

 

 

Length of Long

Length of Long

 

Telephone

Optical

Digital

Distance Optical

Distance Microwave

Year

Lines

Cable Lines

Lines

Cable Lines

Lines

 

(line)

 

 

(km)

(km)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1978

18801

              

               

                  

13958

1979

20307

 

 

 

13958

1980

22011

              

               

                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

13958

1981

23909

 

 

 

13958

1982

25937

 

 

 

14129

1983

28637

 

 

 

14358

1984

32354

 

 

 

16380

1985

37551

              

               

                  

17275

                      

                 

              

               

                  

                  

1986

44085

              

                

                  

18940

1987

53416

              

               

                  

20282

1988

68460

2717

               

493

22320

1989

87139

5670

               

1851

26338

1990

112437

11453

               

3334

33626

                      

                 

              

               

                  

                  

1991

151779

23613

               

6490

39282

1992

234276

51352

109300

14388

54418

1993

420323

162861

298045

38666

64368

1994

615809

330359

518915

73290

                  

1995

735545

484231

677672

106882

79634

                      

                 

               

               

                  

                  

1996

998287

754143

965263

130159

71503

1997

1146121

935835

1139476

150754

65013

1998

1576483

1351665

1560201

194100

66518

1999

1869671

 

 

239735

65228

2000

2201746

 

 

286642

121947