Eastern
Cape

Free
State

Gauteng

Kwazulu-
Natal

Mpuma-
langa

Northern
Cape

Northern
Province

North
West

Western
Cape

South
Africa

Telephone in dwelling/ cellular phone

207,292

143,057

889,960

447,048

110,049

57,513

72,941

120,717

542,673

2,591,249

Telephone at a neighbour nearby

62,804

27,760

66,036

122,430

23,669

25,715

52,432

33,190

81,625

495,662

A public telephone nearby

327,246

288,987

799,760

546,272

296,046

57,941

360,849

300,229

268,102

3,245,433

At another location nearby eg. work

42,756

48,681

82,751

76,335

44,386

18,037

59,680

67,543

46,567

486,736

At another location not nearby

84,592

42,027

33,879

127,949

38,359

4,290

130,890

56,686

11,114

529,785

No access to a telephone

598,909

72,188

77,446

329,328

87,525

22,765

299,434

138,854

29,295

1,655,743

Not stated

8,749

2,311

14,336

11,571

3,976

723

6,232

3,426

3,639

54,963

Total

1,332,348

625,011

1,964,168

1,660,934

604,010

186,984

982,457

720,643

983,015

9,059,571