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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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| Call
growth |
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%
growth in UK fixed-network
call volumes (minutes) over
the previous year |
6 |
|
12 |
|
18 |
|
19 |
|
13 |
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| Growth
is estimated by reference to growth in absolute
call minutes. |
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| |
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
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2003 |
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| UK
exchange line connections |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
| Business
(’000) |
7,982 |
|
8,450 |
|
8,910 |
|
9,030 |
|
9,062 |
| %
growth over previous year |
6.1 |
|
5.9 |
|
5.4 |
|
1.3 |
|
0.4 |
| Residential
(’000) |
20,067 |
|
20,040 |
|
19,970 |
|
20,027 |
|
20,201 |
| %
growth over previous year |
(0.3 |
) |
(0.1 |
) |
(0.3 |
) |
0.3 |
|
0.9 |
| Service
providers (’000) |
– |
|
90 |
|
70 |
|
56 |
|
90 |
| %
growth over previous year |
– |
|
– |
|
(22.2 |
) |
(20.0 |
) |
61.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
exchange line connections (’000) |
28,049 |
|
28,580 |
|
28,950 |
|
29,113 |
|
29,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| %
growth over previous year |
1.4 |
|
1.9 |
|
1.3 |
|
0.6 |
|
0.8 |
|
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| |
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
| People
employed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Continuing
activities (’000) |
115.0 |
|
120.8 |
|
116.8 |
|
108.6 |
|
104.7 |
| Discontinued
activities (’000) |
9.7 |
|
16.0 |
|
20.2 |
|
– |
|
– |
|
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|
|
|
|
| Total
employees (’000) |
124.7 |
|
136.8 |
|
137.0 |
|
108.6 |
|
104.7 |
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