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   15-43     
  Telecommunications Facilities (Year-end)  | 
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   Long Distance  | 
  
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   Length of Long  | 
  
   Length of Long  | 
 
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   Telephone  | 
  
   Optical  | 
  
   Digital  | 
  
   Distance Optical  | 
  
   Distance Microwave  | 
 
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   Year  | 
  
   Lines  | 
  
   Cable Lines  | 
  
   Lines  | 
  
   Cable Lines  | 
  
   Lines  | 
 
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   (line)  | 
  
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   (km)  | 
  
   (km)  | 
 
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   1978  | 
  
   18801  | 
  
                 
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   13958  | 
 
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   1979  | 
  
   20307  | 
  
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      | 
  
      | 
  
   13958  | 
 
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   1980  | 
  
   22011  | 
  
                 
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   13958  | 
 
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   1981  | 
  
   23909  | 
  
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   13958  | 
 
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   1982  | 
  
   25937  | 
  
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      | 
  
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   14129  | 
 
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   1983  | 
  
   28637  | 
  
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      | 
  
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   14358  | 
 
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   1984  | 
  
   32354  | 
  
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   16380  | 
 
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   1985  | 
  
   37551  | 
  
                 
    | 
  
                  
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   17275  | 
 
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   1986  | 
  
   44085  | 
  
                 
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                     | 
  
                     
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   18940  | 
 
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   1987  | 
  
   53416  | 
  
                 
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   20282  | 
 
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   1988  | 
  
   68460  | 
  
   2717  | 
  
                  
    | 
  
   493  | 
  
   22320  | 
 
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   1989  | 
  
   87139  | 
  
   5670  | 
  
                  
    | 
  
   1851  | 
  
   26338  | 
 
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   1990  | 
  
   112437  | 
  
   11453  | 
  
                  
    | 
  
   3334  | 
  
   33626  | 
 
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   1991  | 
  
   151779  | 
  
   23613  | 
  
                  
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   6490  | 
  
   39282  | 
 
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   1992  | 
  
   234276  | 
  
   51352  | 
  
   109300  | 
  
   14388  | 
  
   54418  | 
 
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   1993  | 
  
   420323  | 
  
   162861  | 
  
   298045  | 
  
   38666  | 
  
   64368  | 
 
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   1994  | 
  
   615809  | 
  
   330359  | 
  
   518915  | 
  
   73290  | 
  
                     
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   1995  | 
  
   735545  | 
  
   484231  | 
  
   677672  | 
  
   106882  | 
  
   79634  | 
 
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   1996  | 
  
   998287  | 
  
   754143  | 
  
   965263  | 
  
   130159  | 
  
   71503  | 
 
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   1997  | 
  
   1146121  | 
  
   935835  | 
  
   1139476  | 
  
   150754  | 
  
   65013  | 
 
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   1998  | 
  
   1576483  | 
  
   1351665  | 
  
   1560201  | 
  
   194100  | 
  
   66518  | 
 
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   1999  | 
  
   1869671  | 
  
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   239735  | 
  
   65228  | 
 
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   2000  | 
  
   2201746  | 
  
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   286642  | 
  
   121947  | 
 
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