4. Service Provision
4.1 General
Selected summary demand data follows which illustrates the growth in telephone lines, cellular connections, national call minute volumes and international call minute volumes.
PSTN Main Lines (as at 31 March)
| (in 000s) | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
| Telecom | 1,406 | 1,444 | 1,469 | 1,493 | 1,534 | 1,593 | 1,658 | 1,719 | 1,782 |
| Clear | | | | | | | | | ~1* |
*estimated
Cellular Connections (as at 31 March)
| (in 000s) | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
| Telecom | 29 | 54 | 72 | 100 | 144 | 229 | 339.5 | 422.8 |
| BellSouth | - | - | - | - | - | 10* | 25* | 70* |
| Penetration Rate | | | 2.1% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 13.6% |
* Newspaper reports
National Call Minute Volumes
(millions in year to 31 March, excluding interconnect)
| (millions) | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
| Telecom | 1,423.5 | 1,505 | 1,653.5 | 1,897 | 2,155.3 |
International Outward Call Minute Volumes
(millions in year to 31 March)
| | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
| Telecom | 151.4 | 145 | 165.6 | 203.1 | 242.9 | 271.3 |
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