In 2021, there were nearly 23.9 million fixed telephone lines in Russia. The number of subscriptions saw a continuous decrease over the past decade. The number of fixed telephone subscriptions in the country increased between 2000 and 2008, peaking at approximately 45.5 million.
Number of fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia from 2000 to 2021
(in millions)
The source specified that the sources were: General State Supervisory Department for Communications of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now: Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media) in 2000-2003, IMF in 2004-2005. The Federal State Statistics Service in 2006, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media) in 2007-2016, and the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation from 2017 onwards.
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ITU. (August 7, 2023). Number of fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia from 2000 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1089164/number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-russia/
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