The line graph illustrates changes in five types of services from 1998 to 2008.
Overall, all means of communication showed upward trends, albeit to varying degrees and in different patterns. The most significant rise occurred in cellular phone service, which overtook landline service to become the primary method of communication throughout the period. Internet service experienced a less dramatic rise, becoming the second most prevalent method. Mobile and fixed broadband were used significantly less than the other categories, with both following a somewhat similar pattern of growth.
The largest proportion of people used landline services, accounting for about 15% in the initial year, edging up to 18% by the end of the period. Although cellular phone and internet services started the period with the same figure of around 6%, the former soared to a peak of around 65% of users in 2008, surpassing all the other categories by a wide margin. The latter exhibited a less significant growth, reaching approximately 20% and becoming the second most prevalent method.
Fixed and mobile broadband were non-existent in the first year. From 2002 onwards, they began to grow slightly, and by the end of the timeframe, these communication methods reached 8%. Despite this, they remained far below the other categories.
