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Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & Switzerland

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STAT Australia Switzerland HISTORY
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 the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th.
99.83%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Australia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th.
404.77
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th.
85.2
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th.
844.49
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Australia

Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th.
610.51
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Australia

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Switzerland
5.74 million
Ranked 16th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster&#039;s news site</p> <p>swissinfo - news portal operated by public broadcaster, pages in English</p> </p>SDA - Swiss News Agency (SDA/ATS)</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
864.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Australia

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>SR-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations</p> </p>RSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates four stations</p> </p>RSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates three stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th.
135.25
Ranked 40th. 27% more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
1,071.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 3% 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>SF-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates three channels</p> </p>RTSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p> </p>TSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates two channels</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Switzerland
466.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Switzerland
451.02
Ranked 30th.
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th.
864.58
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Australia

Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 155.07
Ranked 26th.
420.04
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Australia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
1,609.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Australia

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
610.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd.
547.95
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Australia

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Switzerland
3.31 million
Ranked 43th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.
661.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 39% more than Australia

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th.
75.93
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Switzerland
6.75 million
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 160.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
371.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 68% more than Switzerland
71,464 Mbps
Ranked 13th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th.
9,670.91 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 6th. 64% more than Australia

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Switzerland
6.43 million
Ranked 7th.

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th.
115
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th.
4.78 billion min.
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Australia

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Switzerland
967.43
Ranked 12th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th.
1,195.14
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Australia

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $44.59 billion
Ranked 15th. 32% more than Switzerland
$33.71 billion
Ranked 16th.

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd.
85.2%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Switzerland
10.12 million
Ranked 72nd.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 37% more than Switzerland
1 per capita
Ranked 11th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th.
600.48
Ranked 7th. 45% more than Australia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th.
688.84
Ranked 1st. 23% 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>Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Tages-Anzeiger - Zurich-based daily</p> </p>Le Temps - Geneva-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17982246">Full Article</a>
Films produced 16
Ranked 37th.
44
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Australia
Cinema attendance 80 million
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Switzerland
15.43 million
Ranked 27th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services
Cinema attendance per capita 4.02
Ranked 6th. 91% more than Switzerland
2.1
Ranked 18th.
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Switzerland
466.93
Ranked 25th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd.
84
Ranked 17th. 95% more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th.
2,726.45
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Australia
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 26th.
0.12
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Australia
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Switzerland
4.61 million
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th.
85.2%
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Australia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th.
920.65
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Australia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd.
1,307.97
Ranked 44th. 22% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Switzerland
4.38 million
Ranked 37th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Switzerland
10.46 million
Ranked 76th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Switzerland
44
Ranked 25th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 77% more than Switzerland
3.24 million
Ranked 26th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 70% more than Switzerland
0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.

Cable TV subscribers 68
Ranked 14th.
358
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Switzerland
4.61 million
Ranked 34th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd.
56.48
Ranked 9th. 24% more than Australia

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 37% more than Switzerland
1,001.56
Ranked 10th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
920.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Australia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 16% more than Switzerland
449.42
Ranked 11th.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th.
826.16
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Switzerland
10.41 million
Ranked 76th.

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Switzerland
7.1 million
Ranked 43th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 494
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Switzerland
414
Ranked 17th.

Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Switzerland
3.31 million
Ranked 43th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
16.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Australia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th. 2 times more than Switzerland
0.32$
Ranked 12th.

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Switzerland
6.85 million
Ranked 47th.

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 - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Switzerland
44
Ranked 14th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st.
232
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Switzerland
4.38 million
Ranked 37th.

Films produced per million 0.804
Ranked 34th.
6
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Australia
Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Switzerland
7.1 million
Ranked 44th.
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Switzerland
3.44 million
Ranked 20th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 88 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Switzerland
15.4 million
Ranked 18th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 160.97
Ranked 22nd.
371.09
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Australia

Mobile phones 63.97 per 100 people
Ranked 25th.
78.75 per 100 people
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Australia
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.65
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Switzerland
2.16
Ranked 13th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd.
9,670.86 Mbps
Ranked 6th. 64% more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th. About the same as Switzerland
3.1 million
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th.
96
Ranked 18th. 96% more than Australia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 9.3%
Ranked 46th.
33.33%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 3.08 million
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Switzerland
2.67 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Top level domain .au .ch
Television > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 35th.
8
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Australia
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.062$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th.
0.075$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 19th. 21% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
10.62
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Australia

Music > Share of all albums sold 1.5-1.8 0.75-0.9
Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.294
Ranked 49th.
1.07
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th.
420.18
Ranked 7th. 3 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 ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 125 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks
Internet country code .au .ch
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th.
199.28 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Australia

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.11 Million US dollars
Ranked 27th.
$0.80 Million US dollars
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st.
664.79 min.
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Australia

Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Switzerland
5.12 million
Ranked 26th.

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Switzerland
384
Ranked 17th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
232 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Switzerland
7.95$/month
Ranked 160th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th.
664.79 min. per capita
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Australia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.87
Ranked 18th.
55.32
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90.7%
Ranked 14th. 36% more than Switzerland
66.67%
Ranked 34th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,038.48
Ranked 18th.
$4,360.91
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Australia

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,433.94$ per capita
Ranked 12th.
3,939.96$ per capita
Ranked 1st. 62% more than Australia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Switzerland
8.9 million
Ranked 60th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th. 22% more than Switzerland
1.73 million
Ranked 17th.

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 1.8-4.6 0.5-0.92
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Switzerland
6
Ranked 49th.
Pay TV subscribers 22%
Ranked 16th.
97%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Australia
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 23.57
Ranked 4th.
32.31
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Australia

Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th. 72% more than Switzerland
53.75
Ranked 12th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th.
104
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Switzerland
20.87 million
Ranked 19th.
Telecommunications revenue 3.85 % of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Switzerland
3.19 % of GDP
Ranked 9th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 21.51
Ranked 41st.
182.82
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Australia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 2155000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th.
33.68
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Australia

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Switzerland
6,105
Ranked 21st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th.
547.95
Ranked 14th. 19% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Switzerland
3.28 million
Ranked 49th.
Internet > Broadband access 2.36 million
Ranked 14th. 53% more than Switzerland
1.55 million
Ranked 18th.
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th.
16.33
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Australia
Cinemas > Seats 446,000
Ranked 4th. 93% more than Switzerland
230,800
Ranked 6th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 97
Ranked 26th.
120
Ranked 31st. 24% more than Australia

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 167.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 18th.
181.07 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Australia
Internet > TLD .au .ch
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th.
116.33
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Australia

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 40 times more than Switzerland
846
Ranked 35th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Switzerland
4,318
Ranked 10th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.15
Ranked 17th.
6.95
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 48
Ranked 8th.
55
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Australia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 4.65 per capita
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Switzerland
2.16 per capita
Ranked 13th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 19.89
Ranked 31st.
166.57
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.09.25 2000.03.??
Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 41
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 6th.
5 days
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Australia
Internet > Communication technology patents 2.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 14th.
9.2 per 1000000 people
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Australia
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th.
1,609.5
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Switzerland
41.4%
Ranked 39th.
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Switzerland
55.4
Ranked 8th.
Internet > Internet charges $39.00
Ranked 12th.
$46.00
Ranked 7th. 18% more than Australia
Internet > Secure servers 24.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Switzerland
21.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 5th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 36th.
100%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th.
14.48
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Australia

Television reception through satellite 6%
Ranked 15th.
10%
Ranked 12th. 67% more than Australia
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 83.33%
Ranked 16th.
87.5%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Australia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Switzerland
580.26 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.

Internet > Web sites 14.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
20.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 41% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th. 94% more than Switzerland
4.82 million
Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 5.06
Ranked 38th.
16.8
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 5.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
16.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Australia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Switzerland
114.48
Ranked 62nd.
Television reception through cable 16%
Ranked 14th.
87%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Australia
Website defacements 156
Ranked 12th. 95% more than Switzerland
80
Ranked 21st.
Website defacements per million 8.04
Ranked 20th.
11.07
Ranked 12th. 38% more than Australia
Internet > Linux web servers 633
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Switzerland
196
Ranked 11th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Switzerland
410.38
Ranked 40th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
688.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Australia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th. 83% more than Switzerland
0.872$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 9th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.035$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
0.043$ per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Australia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Switzerland
453.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th. Twice as much as Switzerland
2.58 million
Ranked 21st.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th. 53% more than Switzerland
6.55%
Ranked 54th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th.
3.48%
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Australia

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 0.48% < 0.2%
Television reception by terrestrial means 78%
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Switzerland
3%
Ranked 16th.
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $29.00
Ranked 15th.
$83.00
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Australia
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date October 18, 1998 September 13, 1998
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1997 1998
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
1,609.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Australia

Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1992
Pure Shores > Charts > Date April 2, 2000 March 12, 2000
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd.
56.66
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Australia

DB Boulevard > Point of View > Date March 18, 2002 May 26, 2002
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $23.00
Ranked 13th.
$56.00
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Australia
Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Switzerland
11.97 million
Ranked 39th.

Woman in Love > Charts > Date November 15, 1980 November 16, 1980
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.66e-07%
Ranked 27th.
1.22e-06%
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Australia
Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th.
525.29
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Australia

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 61% more than Switzerland
3.55% GDP
Ranked 43th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Internet > Linux web servers per million 32.61
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Switzerland
27.11
Ranked 12th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st.
41.86
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Australia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th.
2,282.19
Ranked 7th. 32% more than Australia

I Wanna Be the Only One > Charts > Date March 29, 1998 August 10, 1997
Phone subscribers 1,095.01
Ranked 23th.
1,476.29
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Australia
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere June 29 2006 October 22 2006
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Switzerland
117
Ranked 38th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th.
12.99
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Australia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 16222000000
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 433,000
Ranked 29th.
1.35 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Australia

Telecommunications employment 0.85%
Ranked 5th. 37% more than Switzerland
0.62%
Ranked 14th.
Phone system > International dialling code +61 +41
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown Planned 2010 March 2002
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th.
1,302.23
Ranked 43th. 21% more than Australia

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th.
18.47 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 71st. 65% more than Australia

Public share of broadcasting revenue 80%
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Switzerland
67%
Ranked 9th.
Never Ever > Charts > Date March 1998 March 1, 1998
Music sales > Singles > Millions 1.4
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Switzerland
0.4
Ranked 11th.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 23.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
32.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Australia

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Switzerland
1,119.62
Ranked 9th.

Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Switzerland
8,656
Ranked 10th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th.
63.22
Ranked 5th. 45% more than Australia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Switzerland
29.51$/month
Ranked 11th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $2,453.74 Million US dollars
Ranked 25th.
$6,194.06 Million US dollars
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Australia
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
13.54%
Ranked 51st. 26 times more than Australia

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th.
28.41$/month
Ranked 6th. 55% more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Switzerland
0.5
Ranked 20th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th.
34.57%
Ranked 31st. 86% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th.
33.77%
Ranked 42nd. 77% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
37.4%
Ranked 40th. 75% more than Australia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th. 37% more than Switzerland
15.83
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
14.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 381,000
Ranked 25th.
1.19 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Australia

Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Switzerland
6.12 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 19.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
166.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Australia

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th.
0.242 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Australia
Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st. 94% more than Switzerland
4.83 million
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. About the same as Switzerland
576.97
Ranked 13th.

Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Switzerland
6.12
Ranked 35th.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 1.2%
Ranked 7th. 71% more than Switzerland
0.7%
Ranked 10th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End 2013 25/02/2008
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch January 1, 2001 Began 2001

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