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 "code": "LK.UTIL.WDI.IT_MLT_MAIN.A",
 "name": "Fixed telephone subscriptions (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "Number of subscriptions",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-10-08",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.UTIL.WDI.IT_MLT_MAIN.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
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