The given line graph demonstrates the proportion of people in Africa who subscribed to mobile and fixed-line phones between 1994 and 2004.
In general, while the ratio of subscribing to mobile phones saw a remarkable upward trend, the percentage of fixed-line phones experienced a slightly increasing trend and mobile phones eventually overtook fixed-line phones.
It can be seen that the fixed telephone subscribers began at 1.7 in the first year. In the next 6 years, it rose gradually to about 2.5. Additionally, the fixed telephone subscribers caught up with and met the figure for mobile phones in 2001, at approximately 2.9. Moreover, this figure climbed slightly in the final years, ending at 3.1.
With respect to mobile phones, this figure stood at 0.06 in the first year. In the next 2 years, it remained unchanged. Furthermore, it increased gradually from 1996 to 1999 to 1. This rate grew significantly towards the end of the period, peaking at 8.8 in the final year.
