The line graph illustrates the destribution of African subscribers to mobile and fixed-line phones between 1994 and 2004.
Overall, africans subscribing to mobile phones increased during the period, going from the smallest share at the beginning of the period to the the biggest one at the end. In contrast, people who subscribed to fixed-line experienced a slight rise, concluing the period with the smallest share.
In 1994, the percentage of africans who subscribed to fixed-line accounted for 1.7%, making it the biggest proportion during that time; meanwhile, only 0.06% of african people preferd to subscribe into mobile phone. By 1995, both type of phone’s subscribtion maintained relatively stable.
By 1999, fixed-line phone subscribtions increased approximately to 2.8%; similarly, africans who subscribed to mobile phone experienced a sharp rise reaching 2%. In 2001, subscribing to mobile phone climb to 3%, making it the biggest proportion during that time. Fixed-line users saw a slight growth reaching about 2.9%. By the end of the period, the proportion of mobile phone subscribers saw a sharp level and peaking at 8.8%; in contrast, subscribing to fixed-line experienced a slow grow and conclued to period with only 3.1%.