Mobile cellular subscriptions

Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions refers to the number of subscriptions to a public mobile-telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions; and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile-cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems; subscriptions to public mobile data services; private trunked mobile radio; telepoint; radio paging and telemetry services

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Maintainer UNEP SDG Unit
Last Updated February 23, 2024, 14:37 (UTC)
Created February 23, 2024, 14:37 (UTC)
Language en
category Access to information and communications
data_type statistical
indicator_id 794
indicator_name Mobile-cellular subscriptions
spatial_coverage global
unit 1000 subscribers