Hunan had 7.95 million fixed-line telephone subscribers by the end of 2002, up 11.6 percent over previous year. The telephone subscriber rate was 12 percent. The number of mobile phone subscribers had reached 5.98 million, up 45.8 percent. Internet users were 1.267 million, up 16.4 percent. Turnover in the post and telecommunications industries reached 18.196 billion yuan, up 34.5 percent.

Radio and TV

By the end of 2002, the province had 11 radio stations, 25 medium-waved radio launch pad and relay stations, 15 TV stations, and 50 1,000-watts launch pad and relay stations. Television and radio cover 91.8 percent and 81.7 percent of the population respectively.