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Mobile Penetration Rate

Data from Jan 1997 to May 2019

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 14:38 SGT

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_5fb7ffda1ffd756151b1650d4c64363c"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Info-communications Media Development Authority. (2015). Mobile Penetration Rate (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 1, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_5fb7ffda1ffd756151b1650d4c64363c/view

About this dataset

Contact

info@imda.gov.sg

Created on

20 Nov 2015

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)

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Mobile Penetration Rate

Data from Jan 1997 to May 2019

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 14:38 SGT

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)

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