Telecoms equipment - 1996-2000			Back to Navigation
Telephone Lines	Romania	Hungary	Czech Republic	Bulgaria
Conventional Lines
1996	3,175,530	2,651,200	2,815,000	2,647,459
1997	3,455,920	3,095,300	3,274,000	2,681,074
1998	3,648,730	3,385,200	3,734,000	2,757,990
1999	3,928,730	3,726,000	3,839,000	2,833,395
2000	4,453,730	4,100,000	3,851,000	2,909,800
GSM & Other 'Mobile' Lines
1996	-	473,100	-	36,000
1997	412,000	708,000	527,000	55,522
1998	1,135,000	1,070,000	961,000	127,758
1999	2,157,000	1,621,000	1,945,000	331,438
2000	3,228,500	2,990,000	4,000,000	670,000
Total Lines - Conventional + GSM
1996	3,175,530	3,124,300	2,815,000	2,683,459
1997	3,867,920	3,803,300	3,801,000	2,736,596
1998	4,783,730	4,455,200	4,695,000	2,885,748
1999	6,085,730	5,347,000	5,784,000	3,164,833
2000	7,682,230	7,090,000	7,851,000	3,579,800
Penetration rate (Handsets per 100 inh.)
1996	14	31	27	33
1997	17	38	37	33
1998	21	44	46	35
1999	27	53	56	39
2000	34	71	76	44
% of Mobile phones / Total no. lines	Romania	Hungary	Czech Republic	Bulgaria
1996	-	15	-	1
1997	11	19	19	2
1998	24	24	25	4
1999	35	30	41	10
2000	42	42	51	19
Public pay phones	Romania	Hungary	Czech Republic	Bulgaria
Installed base
1996	22,720	40,000	25,000	14,853
1997	22,481	42,000	26,500	20,057
1998	23,669	44,000	29,877	23,171
1999	35,669	44,000	30,000	n/a
2000	n/a	n/a	30,000	n/a
Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.)
1996	1.01	40	2.4	1.8
1997	1.00	40	2.6	2.4
1998	1.05	43	2.9	2.9
1999	1.58	45	2.9	n/a
2000	n/a	n/a	3	n/a
Source: National Utilities