Losing internet can also mean losing phone calls
2025, worldwide: communication types affected in STOP cases. SMS and calls have separate flags; these are not counts of affected subscribers.
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2025, worldwide: communication types affected in STOP cases. SMS and calls have separate flags; these are not counts of affected subscribers.
Each bar counts records with the stated attribute in 2025. Bars start at zero.
- Mobile internet documented cases a year
307 (2025)
- Fixed broadband documented cases a year
205 (2025)
- SMS documented cases a year
94 (2025)
- Phone calls documented cases a year
92 (2025)
Explicit positive flags are counted in the annual STOP sheet. Unknown attributes are not treated as explicit negative answers.
Cases, not people or disconnected hours. Ongoing restrictions count each year. Detection coverage varies; subcategories overlap.
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