The line figure illustrates the number of telephones subscribes in Africa from 1995 to 2004; units are measured in percentage.
Overall, it can be inferred that more people in Africa choose mobile phones over fixed phones. The line graph shows that although the mobile phone is the least chosen category in 1994 compared to fixed phone user, it shows a significant increasing trend over the period. It peaked at 8.8 percent of users in 2004 while fixed phone users were only half of them, which amounted to 3.1 percent in 2004.
A significant change shows in mobile phone user category, that reached its peak in 2004 amounting to 8.8 percent from its initial point in 1994 at 0.06 percent. At its initial period, mobile phone users were the least favorable category in 2004, approximately 0.06 percent, far below fixed phone users with around 1.7 percent user. 5 years later, phone subscribers’ trend in Africa shifted as mobile phone users surpassed its peers and reached the same level at approximately 3.1%. The trend continued to increase until it doubled each year and peaked in 2004.
While on the other hand, fixed phone users also show an inclined trend. However, it moves gradually and is not as significant as its peers. It started at 1.7 percent in 1994 and increased gradually until it reached 3.1 percent in 2004.