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Cell phone users top 33 million

The number of subscribers for domestic wireless telecommunications services rose above 33 million at the end of last month, according to Korea’s three mobile service providers. SK Telecom Co., KTF Co. and LG Telecom Co. said the number of cellular phone users rose by 74,000 last month to 33.1 million. The number was equal to 70 percent of the nation’s population. At the end of May, SK Telecom had 17.8 million subscribers, KTF held 10.5 million users and LG Telecom had 4.8 million subscribers. Wireless phone services began in Korea in March 1984. The number of mobile phone users was 2,658 at the end of the year. The number exceeded 1 million in 1995, 5 million in 1997, 20 million in 1999 and 30 million in 2002.
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