Table for year-ender:

Comparison of cellular penetration among neighboring countries by end of 2003

Countries Population Subscribers Subscription per

(million) (million) 100 inhabitants

Singapore 4.20 5.23 125.84 Brunei Darussalam 0.36 0.22 65.92 Malaysia 25.17 15.69 62.36 China 1,256.95 532.00 42.32 Thailand 62.53 22.61 36.55 The Phillipines 81.10 18.51 23.29 Indonesia 215.09 18.71 9.17 Vietnam 81.38 7.14 8.78 Myanmar 25.17 0.42 0.85

Source: The World Telecommunications Development Report 2003 issued by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Graphic for year-ender:

Comparison of the number of cellular and fixed lines during the year 1997 to 2004 (in millions)

Year Cellular Fixed lines

1997 1.05 4.82 1998 1.06 5.35 1999 2.22 5.81 2000 3.66 6.32 2001 6.57 6.84 2002 11.45 7.35 2003 18.61 8.07 2004* 26.00 9.17

*: as of September

From various sources