// Statistics

Voice minutes originating from fixed lines

The decline of calls made from a fixed line.

All annual series

According to ARCEP's Observatory of electronic communications, voice minutes originating from fixed lines reached 22,403 millions of minutes in 2024 in France. The peak over the period was recorded in 1999 (118,796 millions of minutes). Between 1998 and 2024, the change amounts to 0 %.

Latest value

22,403

millions of minutes · 2024

All-time peak

118,796

millions of minutes · 1999

Change over the period

19982024

Annual data for the indicator
YearValue (millions of minutes)
202422,403
202327,327
202234,171
202142,619
202052,216
201948,088
201856,338
201764,769
201674,265
201582,042
201490,009
2013101,613
2012112,559
2011110,098
2010110,677
2009109,454
2008107,973
2007103,819
2006102,918
2005103,181
2004102,067
2003105,807
2002109,449
2001114,617
2000116,942
1999118,796
19980

The volume of calls made from fixed lines is dropping sharply, reflecting the transfer of voice communications to mobile and messaging apps. The curve illustrates a profound change in habits within a single generation.

Source: Observatoire des communications électroniques (ARCEP). Open Licence / Etalab 2.0. Updated: 30 July 2026.

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