Telephone density
Telephone density or teledensity is the number of
Determining telephone density
In earlier days teledensity was computed as the number of
Fixed telephone lines per hundred inhabitants is calculated by dividing the number of fixed telephone lines by the total population and then multiplying by 100. Fixed telephone lines include
Mobidensity or mobile cellular subscribers per hundred inhabitants is obtained by dividing the number of mobile cellular subscribers by the population and multiplying by 100. While computing Mobile cellular subscribers users of both post-paid subscriptions and pre-paid accounts are included. Inactive prepaid connections where a call has not been made or received within the last 3 months, are excluded.[3]
Teledensity and GDP
The correlation between teledensity and per capita GDP could be represented by a straight line in a logarithmic graph. This relation was first mentioned by A.G.W. Jipp. a German engineer, in his book published in 1962. The graph is helpful to compare the telephone infrastructure development of different countries or regions, on the basis of teledensity.[4]
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- ^ a b "Core ICT Indicators" (PDF). ITU. 2005.
- ^ "Core ICT Indicators" (PDF). ITU. 2010.
- ISBN 9781586033491.