The number of phone lines across Western Europe rose from approximately 247 lines per thousand people in 1920, to 899 lines per thousand people in 1949. By comparison, the number of lines across select countries in Eastern and Southern Europe increased from just 12 to 79 lines per thousand people over the same time period.
Number of telephone lines per 1,000 inhabitants in Europe's developed and developing countries between 1920 and 1949
The source refers to the eight developed ("core") countries as the United Kingdom, France, (West) Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The source refers to the six developing ("peripheral") countries as Italy, Portugal, Greece, Hungary, Poland, and Yugoslavia.
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Cambridge University Press. (December 31, 2006). Number of telephone lines per 1,000 inhabitants in Europe's developed and developing countries between 1920 and 1949 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240163/europe-phone-lines-per-thousand-people-by-region-historical/
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