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Broadcast media the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available -
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th.
97%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Australia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th.
353.29
Ranked 9th. 40% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th.
96
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th.
953.61
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Australia

Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th.
649.3
Ranked 16th. 21% more than Australia

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th. 52 times more than Iceland
301,600
Ranked 39th.

Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Iceland
478.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.

Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 42% more than Iceland
478.54
Ranked 7th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>ABC - public, operates speech-cultural network Radio National, ABC NewsRadio, youth network Triple J, ABC Classic FM and local services</p> </p>Radio Australia - ABC&#039;s external service, targeted at Asia-Pacific</p> </p>SBS Radio - public, multilingual</p> <p>Icelandic National Broadcasting Service - public radio, operates two national networks and four regional stations</p> </p>Bylgjan - main private station</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th. 1% more than Iceland
105.39
Ranked 97th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
1,150.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Australia

Television > List of TV stations <p>ABC - national, public</p> </p>ABC News 24 - ABC&#039;s news TV</p> </p>Australia Network - international channel operated by ABC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a> <p>Icelandic National Broadcasting Service - operates public network Sjonvarpid</p> </p>Stod 2 - main private station</p> </p>Syn - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17386737">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Iceland
360.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 51% more than Iceland
338.49
Ranked 48th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 3, FM about 70 (including repeaters), shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 155.07
Ranked 26th.
551.62
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Australia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
1,677.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Australia

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
670.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 22% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd.
590.37
Ranked 9th. 28% more than Australia

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 104 times more than Iceland
98,000
Ranked 134th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.
618.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 29% more than Australia

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th.
90
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th. 60 times more than Iceland
300,656
Ranked 139th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 160.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
323.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 97 times more than Iceland
1,240 Mbps
Ranked 26th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Iceland
4,178.6 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 6th.

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 97 times more than Iceland
142,000
Ranked 40th.

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Iceland
14
Ranked 26th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th. 52 times more than Iceland
80.53 million min.
Ranked 64th.

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Iceland
898.04
Ranked 21st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Iceland
1,095.76
Ranked 55th.

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd.
96.21%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th. 71 times more than Iceland
344,100
Ranked 164th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Iceland
0.956 per capita
Ranked 14th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th.
581.48
Ranked 9th. 40% more than Australia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th.
653.29
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Australia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Sydney Morning Herald - daily</p> </p>Herald Sun - Melbourne-based daily</p> </p>The Australian - national daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a> <p>Frettabladid - daily</p> </p>Morgunbladid - morning daily</p> </p>DV - evening daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17386737">Full Article</a>
Films produced 16
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Iceland
6
Ranked 50th.
Cinema attendance 80 million
Ranked 14th. 52 times more than Iceland
1.53 million
Ranked 56th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service telecommunications infrastructure is modern and fully digitized, with satellite-earth stations, fiber-optic cables, and an extensive broadband network
Cinema attendance per capita 4.02
Ranked 6th.
5.29
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Australia
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 52% more than Iceland
361.45
Ranked 38th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Iceland
13
Ranked 55th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th.
2,601.01
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Australia
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 26th. 22% more than Iceland
0.09
Ranked 34th.
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 56 times more than Iceland
202,300
Ranked 109th.

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th.
96%
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Australia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th.
1,024.49
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Australia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd.
1,080.79
Ranked 90th. 1% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 55 times more than Iceland
189,000
Ranked 125th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 70 times more than Iceland
346,000
Ranked 169th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Iceland
20
Ranked 49th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 51 times more than Iceland
113,100
Ranked 97th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
0.166 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Australia

Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 55 times more than Iceland
191,100
Ranked 125th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd.
55.24
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Australia

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Iceland
958.96
Ranked 13th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
1,024.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Australia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th.
831.66
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Australia

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 44% more than Iceland
472.48
Ranked 20th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 69 times more than Iceland
352,114
Ranked 167th.

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 98 times more than Iceland
260,000
Ranked 149th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 494
Ranked 15th. 22 times more than Iceland
22
Ranked 46th.

Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th. 104 times more than Iceland
98,000
Ranked 131st.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
51.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Australia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th.
0.84$
Ranked 117th. 24% more than Australia

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th. 61 times more than Iceland
304,001
Ranked 128th.

Telephone system > International country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber optic submarine cable provides links to New Zealand and the United States; satellite earth stations - 19 (10 Intelsat - 4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean, 2 Inmarsat - Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, 2 Globalstar, 5 other) country code - 354; the CANTAT-3 and FARICE-1 submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Canada, the Faroe Islands, UK, Denmark, and Germany; a planned new section of the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable will provide additional connectivity to Canada, US, and Ireland; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden)
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Iceland
20
Ranked 11th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st.
262.92
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 55 times more than Iceland
189,000
Ranked 125th.

Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 98 times more than Iceland
260,000
Ranked 149th.
Films produced per million 0.804
Ranked 34th.
20.72
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Australia
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 42 times more than Iceland
263,980
Ranked 55th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 88 million
Ranked 9th. 59 times more than Iceland
1.5 million
Ranked 37th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 160.97
Ranked 22nd.
323.61
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Australia

Mobile phones 63.97 per 100 people
Ranked 25th.
90.28 per 100 people
Ranked 5th. 41% more than Australia
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.65
Ranked 4th.
5.41
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Australia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 41% more than Iceland
4,178.83 Mbps
Ranked 6th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th. 19 times more than Iceland
161,571
Ranked 52nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th. 16 times more than Iceland
3
Ranked 108th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 9.3%
Ranked 46th.
30.77%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 3.08 million
Ranked 17th. 34 times more than Iceland
91,000
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Top level domain .au .is
Television > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Iceland
1
Ranked 5th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
40.75
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Australia

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.294
Ranked 49th.
3.21
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th.
553.19
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Australia

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones liberalization of the telecommunications sector beginning in the late 1990s has led to increased competition especially in the mobile services segment of the market
Internet country code .au .is
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Iceland
78.41 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 22nd.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.11 Million US dollars
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Iceland
$0.05 Million US dollars
Ranked 29th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st.
275.72 min.
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Australia

Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 59 times more than Iceland
193,852
Ranked 98th.

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th. 38 times more than Iceland
46
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
262.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Australia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 132.49
Ranked 1st.
704.33
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Australia
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th.
59.6$/month
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Australia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th.
275.7 min. per capita
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.87
Ranked 18th.
72.42
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90.7%
Ranked 14th. 31% more than Iceland
69.23%
Ranked 33th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th. 65 times more than Iceland
342,711
Ranked 153th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th. 27 times more than Iceland
78,017
Ranked 55th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th.
69.08
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Australia
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 23.57
Ranked 4th.
32.45
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Australia

Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th.
165.84
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th. 16 times more than Iceland
3
Ranked 63th.

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 58 times more than Iceland
814,592
Ranked 82nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 21.51
Ranked 41st.
259.36
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than Australia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 3630000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th.
32.67
Ranked 9th. 36% more than Australia

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th. 99 times more than Iceland
138
Ranked 102nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th.
590.37
Ranked 11th. 28% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th. 94 times more than Iceland
224,568
Ranked 110th.
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th.
51.64
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Australia
Radio > Total number of channels 70
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Iceland
6
Ranked 52nd.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 130.5
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Iceland
9
Ranked 40th.
Cinemas > Seats 446,000
Ranked 4th. 50 times more than Iceland
9,000
Ranked 27th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 97
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Iceland
20
Ranked 47th.

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 167.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 18th.
183.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Australia
Internet > TLD .au .is
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th.
107.97
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Australia

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 58 times more than Iceland
591
Ranked 41st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 32 times more than Iceland
376
Ranked 38th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.15
Ranked 17th.
9.43
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Australia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 48
Ranked 8th. 16 times more than Iceland
3
Ranked 44th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 4.65 per capita
Ranked 4th.
5.41 per capita
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 19.89
Ranked 31st.
202.7
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 6th.
10 days
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 354
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.09.25 2004.10.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free Free
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th.
1,677.78
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Iceland
71.7%
Ranked 15th.
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Iceland
49.8
Ranked 26th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 36th.
99%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th.
10.67
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 5,416
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Iceland
607
Ranked 21st.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 83.33%
Ranked 16th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Australia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.
1,257.67 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Australia

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0981 Number
Ranked 39th.
6.74 Number
Ranked 5th. 69 times more than Australia
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 3.43
Ranked 25th.
20.22
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Australia
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 0.76%
Ranked 62nd.
10%
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Australia
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 99.24%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Iceland
90%
Ranked 43th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 5.06
Ranked 38th.
71.12
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 5.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
71.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Australia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th.
2,023.46
Ranked 12th. 19% more than Australia
Website defacements 156
Ranked 12th. 17 times more than Iceland
9
Ranked 69th.
Internet > Linux web servers 633
Ranked 6th. 127 times more than Iceland
5
Ranked 61st.
Website defacements per million 8.04
Ranked 20th.
31.58
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Australia
Internet > Linux web servers per million 32.61
Ranked 6th. 86% more than Iceland
17.55
Ranked 24th.
Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 95% more than Iceland
2.93% GDP
Ranked 55th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th. 65% more than Iceland
306.67
Ranked 67th.

Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th. 60 times more than Iceland
497,853
Ranked 115th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
1,677.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.035$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
2.99$ per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 85 times more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th.
97.36$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 100th. 61 times more than Australia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
5.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Australia

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
653.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Australia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 29214720000
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th.
1,099.89
Ranked 86th. 3% more than Australia

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 146.5
Ranked 1st.
1,341.27
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th.
10.27
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 278.99
Ranked 5th.
2,045.6
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Australia
Phone subscribers 1,095.01
Ranked 23th.
1,484.15
Ranked 4th. 36% more than Australia
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 32nd. The same as Iceland
2 Number
Ranked 28th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st.
70.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Australia
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 76th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 433,000
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Iceland
75,751
Ranked 39th.

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 2,572
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Iceland
209
Ranked 6th.
Phone system > International dialling code +61 +354
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th.
27.09%
Ranked 40th. 46% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th.
23.93%
Ranked 61st. 25% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
23.87%
Ranked 77th. 12% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
10.68 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 381,000
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Iceland
57,000
Ranked 33th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th. 23 times more than Iceland
$95.85 million
Ranked 79th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2003">Season 1, 2003</a> : Guy Sebastian <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2004">Season 2, 2004</a> : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Donovan_%28singer%29">Casey Donovan</a> <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2005">Season 3, 2005</a> : Kate DeAraugo <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2006">Season 4, 2006</a> : Damien Leith <br> Season 5, 2007 : Auditions in progress Season 1, 2003-04 : Kalli Bjarni <br> Season 2, 2004-05 : Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir <br> Season 3, 2005-06 : Snorri Snorrason
Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd.
70.18
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Australia
The New Adventures of Old Christine > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere 13th July 2006 November 5 2006
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 23.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
32.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Australia

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th.
60.97
Ranked 7th. 39% more than Australia

Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th.
35 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Australia
Royalties and fees $17.90
Ranked 17th.
0.0
Ranked 63th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th. 38% more than Iceland
13.25$/month
Ranked 64th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd.
57.57
Ranked 9th. 26% more than Australia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Iceland
19.57$/month
Ranked 23th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $2,453.74 Million US dollars
Ranked 25th. 144 times more than Iceland
$17.10 Million US dollars
Ranked 30th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th.
1,711.27
Ranked 3rd. 41% more than Australia

Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th. 49 times more than Iceland
546
Ranked 40th.

Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 132.49
Ranked 1st.
704.33
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Australia
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.66e-07%
Ranked 27th. 88% more than Iceland
1.41e-07%
Ranked 30th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
21.47%
Ranked 85th. 41 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Iceland
712.28
Ranked 14th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 19.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
202.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th.
82.17
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Australia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.
867.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 64% more than Australia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 18 times more than Iceland
24
Ranked 61st.

Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 2,844
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Iceland
398
Ranked 7th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 90.44
Ranked 1st. 72% more than Iceland
52.51
Ranked 6th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 52% more than Iceland
0.147 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 45th.
Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st. 48 times more than Iceland
193,512
Ranked 114th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th. 50 times more than Iceland
103,697
Ranked 76th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Iceland
4.74%
Ranked 85th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Iceland
0.43%
Ranked 84th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th.
1,237.73
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 2,572
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Iceland
209
Ranked 6th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th.
3,139.28
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than Australia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st.
34.45
Ranked 9th. 37% more than Australia

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