A glance at the bar chart reveals how many people per 1000 individuals in several Southeast Asian nations used landline telephone in 2000,2002,2004.
Overall, Singapore had the most significant number of landline telephone users in all 3 years. While there were decreases in Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR Philippines and Singapore, a reverse pattern was seen for the remaining countries.
The permilles recorded in Singapore and Brunei Darussalam were notably the highest in 2000 and 2002: at roughly 450 and 250. However, both countries witnessed a minimal decline of 400 owners in 2004. Among the countries with the figures of from 50 to 100 people, Philippine’s ownership level was initially the highest at around 80 landline telephone users but was then exceeded by a figure of over 90 in Thailand. Nevertheless, this number suddenly fell to zero in the final year. At the same time Vietnam reached the number of just over 50 users.
Less than 50 per 1000 people have landline telephones in Cambodia, Indonesia and Myanmar. Although both Cambodia and Lao PDR had the same starting point of approximately 20 individuals, Cambodia’s permille doubled in the next 4 years while Lao PDR’s plummeted to almost zero. Similarly, none of the Indonesian own a landline telephone. Only Myanmar was stable through the period with under 1% of users.