Communication Statistics

The data is collected from our FSM Telecommunications Corporations on an annual basis. The FSM National Government is included in Pohnpei. A Number of cell-phone/mobile shows phones sold while telephone, internet and fax show number of subscribers.

Subscribers by Communication Services

Service	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Total	32,940	35,090	34,655	34,004	34,533	27,145	29,274	33,351	28,471	31,359
Telephone	8,095	8,243	7,280	7,124	7,433	5,919	6,353	6,745	5,572	5,950
-Government	1,035	1,044	1,158	1,325	1,223	898	912	932	738	749
-Business	2,062	2,076	1,686	1,731	1,697	1,880	1,957	2,044	1,436	1,535
-Residence	4,997	5,122	4,436	4,068	4,513	3,141	3,484	3,769	3,398	3,666
Internet	816	1,724	2,003	2,924	2,496	2,163	2,640	3,577	2,651	3,763
-Government	315	513	761	426	538	268	288	307	142	165
-Business	187	300	449	516	564	897	960	1,057	516	651
-Residence	314	911	793	1,982	1,394	998	1,392	2,213	1,993	2,947
Fax	425	420	358	367	352	292	292	292	260	227
-Government	157	155	144	155	145	111	111	111	151	147
-Business	268	265	214	212	207	181	181	181	109	80

Source: FSM Telecommunications Corporation
Notes: 1 FSM National Government is included in Pohnpei

Number of Cellphones Purchased by State

State	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Total	584	963	1,455	775	990	499	538	575	252	295
Pohnpei	82	167	59	35	56	38	46	53	35	42
Chuuk	57	143	361	140	146	59	62	62	38	44
Yap	315	513	761	426	538	268	288	307	142	165
Kosrae	130	140	274	174	250	134	142	153	37	44

Source: FSM Telecommunications Corporation

Notes: 1 FSM National Government is included in Pohnpei
2 A number of cellphone/mobile phones sold while telephone, internet, and fax show number of subscribers.
3 A cell phone was first introduced to Pohnpei State in 2000 and then the other States 2 to 3 years thereafter.

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