Band 8+: The graph below describes the use of fixed telephone lines, mobile phones, and internet between 1994 and 2005 in China. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided line graph compares the number of people who used fixed telephone lines, mobile phones, and the internet in China from 1994 to 2005.

In general, the popularity of all categories have increased, with mobile phones undergoing the most pronounced growth. Notably, the Internet was consistently used the least during the given time frame.

In the initial year, fixed telephone lines were the predominant category, used by 35 million people. This figure then rose to just under 100 million in the following two years. In contrast, the number of mobile phone and internet users in 1994 was significantly lower, with less than one million. In 1996, while the former increased considerably to 50 million people, the latter remained unchanged.

Fixed telephone lines and mobile phones both witnessed a surge in the number of users, reaching approximately 250 million in 2001. Similarly, the number of people who used the internet climbed to roughly 100 million in the same year. By 2005, the figure for mobile phone users had soared to nearly 450 million, surpassing that of fixed telephone lines (350 million). In addition, the number of internet users doubled to around 200 million at the end of the period.