Jordanian Cellular Use Report

A full 71% of Jordanian households have a cellular line, only 5% short of the fixed line household penetration which stands at 76%. The Arab Advisors Group conducted a major comprehensive survey of the media and telecom usage habits of the population of three major cities of Jordan (Amman, Irbid and Zarqa) between November 2004 and Jan 2005.

On the telecom front, the survey revealed that the predominant way to make international calls was through the fixed line (41.7% of households) as opposed to international calls made using cellular lines (28.4%). A full 76% of households have a fixed line and a respectable 71% have a cellular line. The survey probed ILD calling patterns, destinations, and preference for calling times. On the Internet and media and telecom use front, the survey looked at dialup and broadband Internet usage, market shares of providers and custom level of satisfaction among many other matters.

Arab Advisors Group's major analytical survey of Jordan's population was scientifically done. The survey involved face to face interviews with 606 people from different households in Jordan selected randomly from different areas in the city in a manner proportionate to the population size of the different areas. Respondents were above 15 years of age. The survey has a confidence level of 99% with a margin of error of 5.25%."

Posted to the site on 31st January 2005