A statistical indicator used to measure the penetration and availability of telecommunications services within a given geographic region. It is calculated by dividing the number of active fixed-line and mobile subscriptions by the total population, then multiplying by one hundred. Regulators and network operators use this metric to assess market saturation and infrastructure development.
Heard on the job
The rural expansion project aims to push the local teledensity rate above fifty percent by the end of the fiscal year.
Also heard as
- teledensity
- telephone penetration rate