Since the videotext system was introduced on a trial basis last year, the number of customers has grown to about 160, most of them in the stock trading and produce trade businesses.
電傳視訊的業務自從去年開辦試用以來，申請的用戶約一六○戶，大多是從事股票買賣及果菜交易的大盤商，還沒有普及一般家庭。據電信總局營業處處長饒福昌估計，電傳視訊至少還要四、五年才會大眾化。