Demography

Population Population (Note 1) 7.501 Million
Households Households (Note 1) 2.763 Million

Telephone Network

Main telephone lines in operation Main telephone lines in operation 3.25 Million
>% digital main lines % digital main lines 100%
% residential main lines % residential main lines 51.93%
Public payphones Public payphones 1,530

Mobile Services

Public mobile subscriptions Public mobile subscriptions 27.81 Million
Mobile subscriber penetration rate (%) Mobile subscriber penetration rate (%) 359%
Dedicated mobile data connections with download speeds higher than 256kbps Dedicated mobile data connections with download speeds higher than 256kbps 2.06 Million

Other Services

ISDN subscriptions ISDN subscriptions 3,605
ISDN B channel equivalents ISDN B channel equivalents 71,302

Traffic

International outgoing telephone (minutes) International outgoing telephone (minutes) 0.733 Billion
International incoming telephone (minutes) International incoming telephone (minutes) 0.377 Billion
International bothway telephone (minutes) International bothway telephone (minutes) 1.110 Billion

Staff

Full-time telecommunications staff Full-time telecommunications staff 18,040

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$) Monthly subscription for residential telephone service (HK$) 68
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) 127,841 Million

Capital Expenditure

Annual telecom investment (HK$) (Note 1) Annual telecom investment (HK$) (Note 1) 5,881 Million

Broadcasting

Terrestrial Multi-channel TV subscribers Terrestrial Multi-channel TV subscriptions 2.154 Million
Home satellite antennas Home satellite antennas -

Note 1: Figures for the calendar year ending 31 December 2024.

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

Telecommunications Indicators in Hong Kong for the fiscal years 2005/2006 to 2024/2025