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| Why Kenya: Postal and Telecommunication Services |
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POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (1998 – 2002)
| Description | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002* |
| Post Offices | No | 1,033 | 941 | 890 | 893 | 889
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| Total Courier Outlets (Licensed) | | | | 185 | 296 | 320
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| Total | | | | 1,075 | 1,189 | 1,209
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| Private Letter Boxes (Installed) | 000 | 340 | 345 | 387 | 394 | 396 |
| Private Letter Boxes (Rented) | 000 | 301 | 305 | 300 | 323 | 304 |
| Registered & Insured Items Posted | million | 2.10 | 1.96 | 1.95 | 2.16 | 1.82 |
| Total Correspondance Handled | million | 403 | 147 | 114 | 172 | 1.74 |
| Parcels Handled | ‘000 | 175 | 161 | 65 | 67 | 173 |
| Money Orders | No. (million) | 3,450 | 1.73 | 1.80 | -1.81 | -1.37 |
| Postal Orders | No. (‘000) | 71 | 68 | 32 | 55 | 29 |
| Telephone Exchange Connections | ‘000 | 280 | 296 | 304 | 326 | 332 |
| Public Call Boxes | No | 7,263 | 8,397 | 8,388 | 8,293 | 8,225 |
| Card Phones | No | 212 | 876 | 1,061 | 799 | 2,493 |
| Mobile Telephone | No. (‘000) | 9 | 15 | 85 | 630 | 1,068 |
| Manual Telephone Calls Made | million | 3.70 | 3.50 | 3.86 | 5.11 | 3.10 |
| Telex Subscribers | ‘000 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.51 |
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