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Collection: Number of mobile subsciptions, by network access technology and type of plan

Dataset: Total Mobile Phone Subscriptions

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Total Mobile Phone Subscriptions

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)

Data from Jan 1997 to Aug 2020

Last updated 6 Jun 2024

Total mobile subscription by Month

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TotalMobilePhoneSubscriptions.csv (284 rows, 4.4 KB)

Month
Month (YYYY-MM)
Total Mobile Subscription
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
1997-01414000
1997-02423000
1997-03431000
1997-04479000
1997-05510000
1997-06546000
1997-07588000
1997-08611000
1997-09640000
1997-10672000
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_8fa4828ceee7d00cce976470a934494c"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Info-communications Media Development Authority. (2016). Total Mobile Phone Subscriptions (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_8fa4828ceee7d00cce976470a934494c/view

About this dataset

Contact

info@imda.gov.sg

Created on

07 Jun 2016

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)