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Telecommunication |
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Cabled
Phone
Telecom Malaysia is the largest telecommunication
service provider in Malaysia. Virtually all cabled phone and fax services
in Sabah are provided by Telecom Malaysia.
Telephone
Per Person
There are 186,480 and 210,121 telephone
subscribers in Sabah in 1997 and 1998 respectively. Among the 212,121
subscribers, 144,931 are residential and 65,190 are business office
subscribers. Among these, there are 87,927 lines registered to the
International Subscribers dialing services. The subscribers are growing
in a rate of around 15% to 20% in recent years. Based on the 1998
data, it is estimated at 13 people per phone line in Sabah.
Source: Telecom Malaysia Berhad, Sabah Region.
Mobile Phone
The demand for mobile phones increased tremendously
in recent years. The service providers for mobile phones are Celcom
(010), Atur 450 (011), Maxis (012), TMTouch (013), Mutiara Telecom
(016), Adams (017), Mobikom (018) and GSM Celcom (019).
Source: Telecom Malaysia, Sabah Branch.
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| Telecommunications
STATISTICS, SABAH |
| Particular |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
| Number of Telephone
Subscribers |
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| Total |
146,086 |
154,411 |
176,814 |
186,480 |
210,121 |
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| Residential |
96,473 |
100,616 |
127,190 |
140,036 |
144,931 |
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| Business |
49,613 |
53,795 |
49,624 |
46,444 |
65,190 |
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| Number of ISD Subscribers |
60,542 |
71,982 |
77,466 |
82,950 |
87,927 |
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| Number of ATUR Subscribers |
13,036 |
15,098 |
11,556 |
12,086 |
8,734 |
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| Number of MAYPAC Subscribers |
211 |
243 |
263 |
320 |
287 |
| Note:
ISD - International Subscribers Dialing |
| ATUR
- Automatic Telephone Using Radio |
| MAYPAC
- Malaysia Packet Switched Public Data Network |
| Source:
Telecom Malaysia Berhad, Sabah Region |
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