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15-43 LEVEL OF POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Item | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998
National level |  |  |  |
Annual Average Number of Letters Mailed per Capita | 6.61 | 6.62 | 5.56 | 5.27
Annual Average Number of Newspaper and Magazine Subscribed per 100 Persons | 17.96 | 17.6 | 17.69 | 18.42
Number of Telephone Sets Owned per 100 Persons | 4.66 | 6.33 | 8.11 | 10.53
Rural Level |  |  |  |
Percentage of Townships with Post and Telecommunications Offices | 78.1 | 78.2 | 78.7 | 77.6
Percentage of Townships with Telephone Communication | 96.5 | 95.7 | 89.2 | 92.9
Percentage of Townships with Connected Autoexchange Net of Long Distance Call | 55.1 | 71.2 | 81.7 | 87.5