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  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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STAT Netherlands Puerto Rico HISTORY
Broadcast media more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and many commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage more than 30 television stations operating; cable TV subscription services are available; roughly 125 radio stations operating
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 47% more than Puerto Rico 		974.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.
Households with television 99.42%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Puerto Rico 		97.03%
Ranked 16th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 393.14
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Puerto Rico 		151.07
Ranked 51st.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 93
Ranked 5th. 81% more than Puerto Rico 		51.41
Ranked 79th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 925.88
Ranked 5th. 79% more than Puerto Rico 		516.45
Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Users per 1000 915.66
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Puerto Rico 		264.34
Ranked 65th.
Internet users 14.87 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Puerto Rico 		1,000,000
Ranked 97th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>NOS - public radio, operates news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4</p> </p>Radio Netherlands - international broadcaster, language services include English</p> </p>Sky Radio - popular commercial FM station, continuous music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a> <p>WIAC 740 - commercial, news and talk</p> </p>WAPA - commercial, news and talk</p> </p>WIPR &#039;Radio 940&#039; - public</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17140680">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 117.52
Ranked 67th. 44% more than Puerto Rico 		81.75
Ranked 136th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 23% more than Puerto Rico 		857.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
Television > List of TV stations <p>NOS - public broadcaster</p> </p>BVN TV - public, for Dutch-speakers abroad</p> </p>RTL - commercial, operates RTL4, RTL5, RTL7 and RTL8</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a> <p>Telemundo (channel 2) - commercial</p> </p>WAPA (channel 4) - commercial</p> </p>Univision (channel 11) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17140680">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 90% more than Puerto Rico 		273.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
Televisions per 1000 499.22
Ranked 24th. 87% more than Puerto Rico 		266.85
Ranked 63th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Puerto Rico 		253.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 422.6
Ranked 31st. 99% more than Puerto Rico 		212.77
Ranked 76th.
Televisions 8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.02 million
Ranked 80th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 67% more than Puerto Rico 		265.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
Internet users > Per 100 people 86.98
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Puerto Rico 		25.29
Ranked 83th.
Internet > Internet users 15.56 million
Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.9 million
Ranked 92nd.
Television broadcast stations 21
Ranked 25th. 		32
Ranked 14th. 52% more than Netherlands
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.65 billion min.
Ranked 17th.
Radios per 1000 942.97
Ranked 15th. 34% more than Puerto Rico 		705.68
Ranked 34th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,281.4
Ranked 33th. 76% more than Puerto Rico 		726.12
Ranked 107th.
Internet > Percent using internet 93%
Ranked 5th. 81% more than Puerto Rico 		51.41%
Ranked 78th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 19.84 million
Ranked 45th. 6 times more than Puerto Rico 		3.11 million
Ranked 121st.
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th. 36% more than Puerto Rico 		0.723 per capita
Ranked 30th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 442.82
Ranked 22nd. 90% more than Puerto Rico 		232.62
Ranked 70th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 465.69
Ranked 17th. 60% more than Puerto Rico 		290.55
Ranked 51st.
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Algemeen Dagblad - national, daily</p> </p>NRC Handelsblad - national, daily</p> </p>De Telegraaf - national, daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a> <p>El Nuevo Dia - daily</p> </p>Primera Hora - daily</p> </p>El Vocero de Puerto Rico - daily</p>
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed and well maintained modern system integrated with that of the US by high-capacity submarine cable and Intelsat with high-speed data capability
Television receivers per 1000 518.88
Ranked 20th. 91% more than Puerto Rico 		271.58
Ranked 53th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 73
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Puerto Rico 		10
Ranked 63th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Puerto Rico 		250.24
Ranked 91st.
Internet > Users 15 million
Ranked 18th. 15 times more than Puerto Rico 		1,000,000
Ranked 76th.
Internet > Internet penetration 93%
Ranked 6th. 81% more than Puerto Rico 		51.4%
Ranked 83th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 970.23
Ranked 21st. 38% more than Puerto Rico 		700.83
Ranked 44th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,171.48
Ranked 68th. 40% more than Puerto Rico 		834.48
Ranked 133th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines 7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Puerto Rico 		780,229
Ranked 86th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 19.64 million
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Puerto Rico 		3.06 million
Ranked 129th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers 52
Ranked 19th. 		76
Ranked 13th. 46% more than Netherlands
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 6.59 million
Ranked 16th. 12 times more than Puerto Rico 		558,054
Ranked 65th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 7.13 million
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Puerto Rico 		826,100
Ranked 87th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 42.97
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Puerto Rico 		19.12
Ranked 87th.
Radio receivers per 1000 980.1
Ranked 12th. 36% more than Puerto Rico 		718.19
Ranked 32nd.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 41% more than Puerto Rico 		688.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 667.84
Ranked 5th. 6217 times more than Puerto Rico 		0.107
Ranked 154th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 19.72 million
Ranked 49th. 6 times more than Puerto Rico 		3.05 million
Ranked 129th.
Radio receivers 15.3 million
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Puerto Rico 		2.7 million
Ranked 80th.
Television receivers 8.1 million
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.02 million
Ranked 78th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 		8.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Netherlands
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.32$
Ranked 108th. 		0.87$
Ranked 138th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Mobile phone subscribers 15.83 million
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Puerto Rico 		2.68 million
Ranked 66th.
Telephone system > International country code - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat country code - 1-787, 939; submarine cables provide connectivity to the US, Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat
Internet > ISP 52
Ranked 9th. 		76
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Netherlands
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 251.23
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Puerto Rico 		5.95
Ranked 42nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 7.09 million
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Puerto Rico 		780,229
Ranked 85th.
Radios 15.3 million
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Puerto Rico 		2.7 million
Ranked 81st.
Internet > Hosts 10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 27186 times more than Puerto Rico 		404
Ranked 162nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 37
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Puerto Rico 		5
Ranked 91st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 5 million
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Puerto Rico 		475,000
Ranked 61st.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 36.99%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Puerto Rico 		10%
Ranked 45th.
Internet > Top level domain .nl .pr
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 4.37
Ranked 22nd. 62% more than Puerto Rico 		2.71
Ranked 36th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 307.15
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Puerto Rico 		127.53
Ranked 51st.
Telephone system > Domestic extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services digital telephone system; mobile-cellular services
Internet country code .nl .pr
Telephone mainlines 7.6 million
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.11 million
Ranked 66th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 310.82 min.
Ranked 17th. 		449.1 min.
Ranked 8th. 44% more than Netherlands
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 251.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Puerto Rico 		5.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th. 		449.48 min. per capita
Ranked 5th. 45% more than Netherlands
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 38.36%
Ranked 53th. 		90%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.63 million
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Puerto Rico 		3.35 million
Ranked 68th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers 4.1 million
Ranked 11th. 180 times more than Puerto Rico 		22,732
Ranked 40th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 3.2
Ranked 66th. 		19.86
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Netherlands
Internet > IP addresses 46.38 million
Ranked 12th. 46 times more than Puerto Rico 		1 million
Ranked 78th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 2949000000 354702000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 35.31
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Puerto Rico 		5.42
Ranked 66th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 422.6
Ranked 34th. 99% more than Puerto Rico 		212.77
Ranked 81st.
Television broadcast stations per million 1.36
Ranked 27th. 		8.41
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Netherlands
Internet > TLD .nl .pr
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 125.43
Ranked 25th. 46% more than Puerto Rico 		85.76
Ranked 34th.
Internet > Livejournal users 5,528
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Puerto Rico 		370
Ranked 55th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 6,744
Ranked 7th. 52 times more than Puerto Rico 		130
Ranked 57th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,435.92
Ranked 20th. 45% more than Puerto Rico 		991.38
Ranked 47th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99.9%
Ranked 6th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Netherlands
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Puerto Rico 		33.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 67th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 7.32 million
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.04 million
Ranked 78th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 339.52
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Puerto Rico 		96.68
Ranked 70th.
Website defacements 76
Ranked 22nd. 76 times more than Puerto Rico 		1
Ranked 114th.
Internet > Linux web servers 161
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Puerto Rico 		11
Ranked 49th.
Website defacements per million 4.74
Ranked 38th. 18 times more than Puerto Rico 		0.262
Ranked 106th.
Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.27
Ranked 75th. 74% more than Puerto Rico 		1.31
Ranked 96th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 44.49
Ranked 24th. 69% more than Puerto Rico 		26.25
Ranked 63th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,175.89
Ranked 66th. 41% more than Puerto Rico 		831.64
Ranked 131st.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,414.05
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Puerto Rico 		61.5
Ranked 63th.
Internet servers using encryption 23,376
Ranked 7th. 96 times more than Puerto Rico 		244
Ranked 59th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 63% more than Puerto Rico 		285.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 20.04%
Ranked 92nd. 		23.65%
Ranked 102nd. 18% more than Netherlands
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 12th. 		0.0
Ranked 97th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 14715000000 2598000000
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 6469 times more than Puerto Rico 		0.102 per 1,000 people
Ranked 174th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th. 		16.09$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 146th. 31 times more than Netherlands
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th. 		0.231$ per 1 million people
Ranked 94th. 12 times more than Netherlands
Telephone lines 7.32 million
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.04 million
Ranked 72nd.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.81 million
Ranked 13th. 27 times more than Puerto Rico 		214,163
Ranked 62nd.
Internet > ISP per million 3.27
Ranked 48th. 		19.94
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Netherlands
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 47% more than Puerto Rico 		974.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 0.5 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 101st. 		62.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 53th. 125 times more than Netherlands
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 42.4
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Puerto Rico 		20.84
Ranked 78th.
Telephone subscribers 23.43 million
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Puerto Rico 		3.79 million
Ranked 67th.
Telephone subscribers per employee 352.89
Ranked 33th. 		474.61
Ranked 22nd. 34% more than Netherlands
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th. 		3.83% GDP
Ranked 51st. 16% more than Netherlands
Television standard > UHF PAL G NTSC M
Phone subscribers 1,388.05
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Puerto Rico 		642.87
Ranked 45th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 412.58
Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Puerto Rico 		34.16
Ranked 65th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st. 		19.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Netherlands
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 2,803.72
Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Puerto Rico 		112.9
Ranked 68th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 39.44
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Puerto Rico 		14.9
Ranked 51st.
Phone system > International dialling code +31 +1787
Internet > Linux web servers per million 10.03
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Puerto Rico 		2.88
Ranked 53th.

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