Access to telecommunications infrastructure is very poor.

(Roughly: There are very few shared facilities for telecommunications access. Telephone penetration is very low, with a teledensity of less than 2 mainlines per 100 people. Mobile wireless penetration is below 0.5% of the population. No cable services are available.)

A small minority in the community has good access to the telecommunications network, but most of community does not.

(Roughly: Teledensity is between 2 and 8 mainlines per 100 people. Mobile wireless penetration is between 0.5% and 3%. Cable penetration is below 5% of all households in the community.)

A sizeable portion of the community has good access to telephone services. Growth in mobile wireless telephony is accelerating.

(Roughly: Teledensity is between 8 and 40 mainlines per 100 people. Mobile wireless penetration is between 3% and 14%. Between 5 and 10% of households in the community subscribe to cable services.)

There is widespread access to telecommunications and network services.

(Roughly: There is high teledensity of 40 mainlines or more per 100 people. Penetration of mobile wireless telephony is high and growing, with at least 14% of the community subscribing. Cable penetration is high, at 10% of households or higher.)