The line graph shows the number of people who used fixed telephone lines, mobile phones, and the internet in China between 1994 and 2005. Overall, all the figures increased to various degrees, with the use of mobile phones recording the most substantial increase and outnumbering the figure for fixed telephone lines. Notably, the use of the internet was the lowest throughout the period, except for 1994 and 1995 when it matched the use of mobile phon es.
Looking at the use of the internet first, it remained stable at 0 people from 1994 to 1996. After that, the figure started to increase, climbing to 150 million users in 2002. By 2005, it reached its peak of just under 200 million users.
Turning to the remaining data, the number of people using mobile phones stood at 0 from 1994 to 1995. The figure then began to grow constantly, climbing to 250 million users in 2001. At the end of the period, it reached its highest point of 450 million users, becoming the predominant way of communication among the three. The use of fixed telephone lines was the highest among the three in 1994, at just above 20 million people. Subsequently, there was a steady increase until the end of the period. Between 2001 and 2002, it reached parity with the figure for mobile phones at around 250 million users in 2001. There were 350 million users of fixed telephone lines in 2005.