Summary
Almost all of them use wireless (like phones) 📞
Broadband (fast internet at home) grew a little 📈
Fewer people use slow narrowband internet 📉
Phone lines also increased, reaching many people 📞
Key Points
5 points1
Internet subscribers: 1,114.17 million
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Wireless subscribers: 1,066.43 million
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Broadband subscribers: 1,087.50 million (up 2.03 percent)
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Narrowband subscribers: 26.67 million (down 0.89 percent)
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Telephone subscribers: 1,348.08 million (up 1.31 percent)
New Words to Learn
6 wordssubscriber
a person who uses a service like internet or phone
wireless
using signals in the air, like a mobile phone
broadband
fast internet that works at home
narrowband
slower internet, often older technology
tele‑density
how many people have phone or internet service compared to the whole population
percentage
a way to show part of a whole, like 2 out of 100
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