The line graph provides information about how many people subscribed to mobile and fixed-line phones in Africa between 1994 and 2004. The units are measured in percentage per 100 capitas.
Overall, it is clear that the percentage of mobile phone subscribers reached the peak from the bottom. However, the figure for fixed-line phones moderately increased.
Turning to the details, at the beginning of the period, the percentage of mobile phone subscribers was 0.06%. This figure ascended slightly until 1997. After this year, it started to markedly escalated. Interestingly, in 1999, this rate reached 1% and it increased by 1% in each of the following two years. This figure became 6% in 2003, although it was approximately 4.5% in 2002. Notably, the percentage of mobile phone subscribers increased sharply, reaching 8.8% by the end of the time frame.
As for fixed-line phone subscribers, the figure was 1.7% in 1994. This rate climbed insignificantly at the beginning of the time frame, although later it ascended moderately. In 2004, the percentage of fixed-line phone subscribers reached 3.1%.