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compared to their landline infrastructure in recent years due to cost advantage of deploying wireless
infrastructure. Economic conditions also improving for many of these countries. Thus for the case of
India and China, we not only observe the early cross over points but also the majority of the growth in
telephone subscribers belong to wireless subscribers pool.

Appendix D

Table 9. Forecasts for number of fixed and mobile subscribers (millions)

Forecasts\Country Korea Japan USA

Subscribers in millions Fixed BB Mobile BB Fixed BB Mobile BB Fixed BB Mobile BB

2009 16.3 50.0 31.1 126.7 90.0 121.7

2010 17.7 58.3 34.1 149.2 100.9 144.2

2011 18.4 65.0 35.7 167.4 108.7 162.4

2012 18.7 70.6 36.5 182.5 112.0 177.5

2013 18.9 75.0 36.8 194.4 113.4 189.3