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Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines: Group totals

DEFINITION: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
World 1.16 billion 2012
Cold countries 636.23 million 2012
Emerging markets 554.41 million 2012
Christian countries 492.47 million 2012
High income OECD countries 485.98 million 2012
Non-religious countries 457.9 million 2012
East Asia and Pacific 453.64 million 2012
Heavily indebted countries 443.65 million 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) 365.94 million 2012
Europe 311.7 million 2012
NATO countries 245.32 million 2012
Hot countries 242.88 million 2012
Former British colonies 239.02 million 2012
European Union 222.65 million 2012
Catholic countries 207.68 million 2012
Eurozone 162.46 million 2012
Muslim countries 137.61 million 2012
Religious countries 124.28 million 2012
Latin America and Caribbean 108.86 million 2012
Sparsely populated countries 104.41 million 2012
Tourist destinations 92.5 million 2012
Eastern Europe 90.18 million 2012
Former Soviet republics 73.67 million 2012
Former Spanish colonies 67.06 million 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa 66.22 million 2012
OPEC countries 50.62 million 2012
South and Central Asia 49.96 million 2012
South Asia 37.89 million 2012
Landlocked countries 37.63 million 2012
Former French colonies 26.31 million 2012
Potential Future EU Members 18.79 million 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa 11.38 million 2012
failed states 10.47 million 2012

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