| Telecommunications
Services |
Quantity |
Mobile network operators (July 2010) |
5 |
Local fixed network operators (June 2010) (Note 1) |
14 |
Operators for distribution of domestic free TV programme service (June 2010) |
2 |
| External fixed telecommunications services providers (June 2010) (Note 2) |
- Facility-based external fixed network operators (June 2010) (Note 3)
|
- Services-based external telecommunications services providers (June 2010) (Note 4)
|
|
|
Household fixed line penetration rate (May 2010) (Note 5) |
102.1% |
Mobile subscriber penetration rate (April 2010) |
180.6% |
Mobile subscribers (April 2010) |
12,688,569 |
2.5G and 3G mobile subscribers (April 2010) |
5,555,382 |
| Internet Services |
Quantity |
Internet service providers (July 2010) (Note 6) |
189 |
Registered customer accounts with dial-up access (estimated)
(April 2010)
|
1,010,685 |
Registered customer accounts with broadband access (estimated)
(April 2010)
|
2,084,976 |
Household broadband penetration rate (April 2010) |
82.3% |
Public Wi-Fi access points (July 2010) |
9,117 |
* In the above table, some operators are authorised to provide more than one type of services and therefore the above total number of service providers may be larger than the total number of licensees.
| Note 1: |
Include all licensees authorised to provide facility-based local fixed telecommunications services under fixed telecommunications network services (FTNS) licence, fixed carrier licence (FCL) or unified carrier licence (UCL) using wireline or wireless technology.
|
| Note 2: |
Include all licensees authorised to provide facility-based external telecommunications services (“ETS”) under FTNS licence, FCL, UCL and service-based ETS under services-based operator (“SBO”) licence or public non-exclusive telecommunications service (“PNETS”) licence. |
| Note 3: |
Include all licensees authorised to provide cable-based and non-cable based ETS under FTNS licence, FCL and UCL. |
| Note 4: |
Include all licensees authorised to provide service-based external fixed telecommunications services under SBO licence or PNETS licence. |
| Note 5: |
Household fixed line refers to residential exchange line and IP telephony connection assigned with telephone numbers in accordance with the Hong Kong Numbering Plan. Household fixed line penetration rate is calculated by dividing the number of fixed lines by the number of households. |
| Note 6: |
Include all licensees authorised to provide Internet access services under FTNS licence, FCL, UCL, SBO licence and PNETS licence. |
