Demography

Population Population (Note 1) 7.528 Million
Households Households (Note 1) 2.700 Million

Telephone Network

Main telephone lines in operation Main telephone lines in operation 3.44 Million
>% digital main lines % digital main lines 100%
% residential main lines % residential main lines 52.72%
Public payphones Public payphones 1,586

Mobile Services

Public mobile subscriptions Public mobile subscriptions 25.35 Million
Mobile subscriber penetration rate (%) Mobile subscriber penetration rate (%) 328%
Dedicated mobile data connections with download speeds higher than 256kbps Dedicated mobile data connections with download speeds higher than 256kbps 1.80 Million

Other Services

ISDN subscriptions ISDN subscriptions 4,061
ISDN B channel equivalents ISDN B channel equivalents 79,564

Traffic

International outgoing telephone (minutes) International outgoing telephone (minutes) 0.807 Billion
International incoming telephone (minutes) International incoming telephone (minutes) 0.506 Billion
International bothway telephone (minutes) International bothway telephone (minutes) 1.313 Billion

Staff

Full-time telecommunications staff Full-time telecommunications staff 18,814

Tariffs

Connection fee for residential telephone service (HK$) Connection fee for residential telephone service (HK$) 0
Connection fee for business telephone service (HK$) Connection fee for business telephone service (HK$) 0
Monthly subscription for residential telephone service (HK$) Monthly subscription for residential telephone service (HK$) 60
Monthly subscription for business telephone service (HK$) Monthly subscription for business telephone service (HK$) 190

Revenue

Total telecom services revenue (HK$) Total telecom services revenue (HK$) (Note 1) 124,962 Million

Capital Expenditure

Annual telecom investment (HK$) (Note 1) Annual telecom investment (HK$) (Note 1) 5,807 Million

Broadcasting

Terrestrial Multi-channel TV subscribers Terrestrial Multi-channel TV subscriptions 2.177 Million
Home satellite antennas Home satellite antennas -

Note 1: Figures for the calendar year ending 31 December 2023.

Remarks:
See Annex 1 for the definition of the indicators.

Telecommunications Indicators in Hong Kong for the fiscal years 2004/2005 to 2023/2024