1.The total length of long-distance optical cable installed increased by 27,000 sheath km, that of digital microwave links by 14,400 km, and the number of telephone lines by 19.61 million.
2.The application for ADSL include Internet and remote LAN access, video on demand, CD-ROM links and a multitude of multimedia services, such as video real estate listings, distance learning, video conferencing, interactive advertising and interactive shopping.
