In 2022, there were 22 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 2022
(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. (November 13, 2024). Number of fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089164/number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-russia/
ITU. "Number of fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia from 2000 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. November 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089164/number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-russia/
ITU. (2024). Number of fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia from 2000 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089164/number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-russia/
ITU. "Number of Fixed Telephone Subscriptions in Russia from 2000 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089164/number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-russia/
ITU, Number of fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089164/number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-russia/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of fixed telephone subscriptions in Russia from 2000 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], ITU, November 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089164/number-of-fixed-telephone-lines-russia/
