As noted above, some LDCs have more subscriptions than people, yet not everyone has a subscription due to multiple SIM cards and lapsed subscriptions. Household surveys have been carried out in all but four of the LDCs between 2012 and 2016. Based on the latest available surveys, the proportion of households with a mobile phone is 71% in the LDCs, a slightly higher proportion than subscription penetration. Six LDCs have reached the threshold towards universality with the proportion of households with a mobile exceeding at least 90% (Table 3.1).