In the past decade, the percentage of villages throughout Indonesia that have access to strong phone signals has been increasing. In 2006, the percentage of such villages was only 41%. In 2019, the figure had risen to nearly 70%. Provinces with highest access to strong phone signals include DKI Jakarta (100% of villages already had strong phone signals), Bali (95% of villages). This stands in contrast to provinces Papua Barat and Papua, wherein only 31% and 16% (respectively) of its villages had access to strong phone signals.