Cellular Subscribers by Plan Type
Data as of 2021Annual data on the number of postpaid and prepaid cellular subscribers in Malaysia.
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How is this data produced?
This dataset is compiled from the data provided by all telecommunications service providers in Malaysia to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). As the regulator of the telecommunications industry, MCMC compiles data from all telecommunications service providers in Malaysia in order to track and monitor the implementation of government policies and regulations pertaining to communications.
What caveats I should bear in mind when using this data?
This dataset shows the number of subscriptions, not the number of unique subscribers. As such, the number of subscriptions may exceed the population size, as a subscriber may purchase multiple cellular subscriptions.
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Dataset description
Annual data on the number of postpaid and prepaid cellular subscribers in Malaysia.
Variable definitions
- Date
- Plan Type
- Number of Subscriptions
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
date (Date) | Date | The year of the data in YYYY-MM-DD format, with MM-DD set to 01-01 because the data is annual. |
plan (Categorical) | Plan Type | The type of cellular plan: total, postpaid, or prepaid. |
subscriptions (Integer) | Number of Subscriptions | The number of cellular subscriptions. |
Last updated:
26 Nov 2024, 12:00
Next update:
31 Dec 2025, 12:00
Data source(s)
- Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
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License
This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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Connect directly to the data with Python.
# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.data.gov.my/communications/cellular_subscribers.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)Sample OpenAPI query
The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=cellular_subscribers&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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