| Table 11.19: INTERNATINAL AND NATIONAL
COMMUNICATION,2001 - 2008 |
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National Call Minutes |
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SMS Usage |
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International |
Outgoing SMS's |
| Total |
Local |
Inter- zone |
Fixed-->Mobile |
Mobile call Minutes |
call minutes |
(in 000s) |
| 2001 |
254,435 |
142,170 |
80,169 |
32,096 |
21,549 |
7,862 |
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| 2002 |
224,885 |
112,934 |
64,544 |
47,407 |
35,134 |
7,016 |
- |
| 2003 |
201,065 |
82,384 |
54,541 |
64,140 |
33,741 |
7,170 |
- |
| 2004 |
191,069 |
65,395 |
43,874 |
81,800 |
60,492 |
7,870 |
- |
| 2005 |
151,155 |
43,247 |
21,527 |
86,381 |
136,256 |
8,908 |
- |
| 2006 |
123,281 |
30,054 |
14,031 |
79,196 |
216,318 |
12,037 |
- |
| 2007 |
122,725 |
25,575 |
11,883 |
85,267 |
219,839 |
26,991 |
- |
| 2008 |
95,124 |
19,617 |
10,334 |
65,173 |
969,281 |
120,906 |
194,119 |
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| Note
- Considerable inclrease in 2008 mobile & international minutes as call
minutes from pre-paid phones were not included in previous years |
| Source: Telecom
Operators – Dhiraagu and Wataniya |
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| Prepared by:
Communications Authority of Maldives (TAM) |
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| Local calls: |
Calls within the same zone, excluding
mobile calls |
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| Inter-zone calls: |
Calls between zones within the
national boundary, excluding mobile calls |
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| Fixed-->Mob calls: |
calls from fixed lines to mobiles |
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| Mobile calls: |
Calls mobile to mobile and mobile to
fixed lines from both Operators |
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| International calls: |
International calls from fixed lines
and mobiles |
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