| 25-18 Communications | |||||
| Item | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Postal Services | |||||
| Mails (10 000) | 2090 | 2108 | 2217r | 2482r | 2629 |
| Parcels (10 000) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Telephone Service (10 000) | |||||
| Fixed Lines | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.7 |
| Mobile Telephone Lines | 17.3 | 19.9 | 22.8 | 25.9 | 30.2 |
| Stored Value GSM Cards | 10.3 | 16.5 | 20.4 | 27.3 | 33.5 |
| International Calls (10 000 minutes) | |||||
| Outgoing | 15408 | 15274 | 16999r | 18297r | 21519① |
| Incoming | 11345 | 12981 | 11800r | 12540r | 13250① |
| Pagers (No.) | 4627 | 3453 | 2728 | 2513 | 1891 |
| Internet Service | |||||
| Registered Subscribers | 46874 | 59401 | 77174 | 88592 | 105283 |
| Total Hours Used (10 000) | 2738 | 3859 | 5383 | 7918 | 12152 |
| Note: ①Figure refers to the period of January to October 2006 only. | |||||