|
| |
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Call growth (decline) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| %
growth (decline) in UK fixed-network call volumes (minutes) over the
previous year |
12 |
|
18 |
|
19 |
|
13 |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Growth is estimated by reference to growth
in absolute call minutes.
| |
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK exchange line connections |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Business (’000) |
8,450 |
|
8,918 |
|
9,072 |
|
9,198 |
|
9,071 |
|
| % growth (decline) over previous year |
5.9 |
|
5.5 |
|
1.7 |
|
1.4 |
|
(1.4 |
) |
| Residential (’000) |
20,035 |
|
19,981 |
|
20,093 |
|
20,357 |
|
20,550 |
|
| % growth (decline) over previous year |
(0.1 |
) |
(0.3 |
) |
0.6 |
|
1.3 |
|
0.9 |
|
| Service providers (’000) |
95 |
|
67 |
|
56 |
|
91 |
|
377 |
|
| % growth (decline) over previous year |
– |
|
(29.5 |
) |
(16.4 |
) |
62.5 |
|
314 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total exchange line connections (’000) |
28,580 |
|
28,966 |
|
29,221 |
|
29,646 |
|
29,998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| % growth over previous year |
1.9 |
|
1.4 |
|
0.9 |
|
1.5 |
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| People employed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Continuing activities (’000) |
120.8 |
|
116.8 |
|
108.6 |
|
104.7 |
|
99.9 |
|
| Discontinued activities (’000) |
16.0 |
|
20.2 |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total employees (’000) |
136.8 |
|
137.0 |
|
108.6 |
|
104.7 |
|
99.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
