Fixed telephone lines of United Republic of Tanzania plummeted by 38.60% from 124,238 number in 2018 to 76,288 number in 2019. Since the 9.50% surge in 2012, fixed telephone lines sank by 56.74% in 2019.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.A fixed telephone line (previously called main telephone line in operation) is an active* line connecting the subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and which has a dedicated port in the telephone exchange equipment. This term is synonymous with the terms main station or Direct Exchange Line (DEL) that are commonly used in telecommunication documents. It may not be the same as an access line or a subscriber. This should include the active number of analog fixed telephone lines (112a), ISDN channels (28c), fixed wireless (WLL), public payphones (1112) and VoIP subscriptions (112IP). If not included, specify in a note. *Active lines are those that have registered an activity in the past three months.
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