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Broadcast media 2 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
Households with television 99%
Ranked 3rd.
99.42%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Canada

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 326.99
Ranked 15th.
393.14
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Canada

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 86.77
Ranked 15th.
93
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Canada

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 860.93
Ranked 14th.
925.88
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Canada

Internet > Users per 1000 850.35
Ranked 3rd.
915.66
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Canada

Internet users 26.96 million
Ranked 16th. 81% more than Netherlands
14.87 million
Ranked 9th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>The Canadian Press</p> <p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 699.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Netherlands
682.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>CBC - public, operates English-language network Radio One and cultural network Radio Two</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates French-language services Première Chaîne and Espace Musique</p> </p>Radio Canada International - external service run by CBC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <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>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 75.74
Ranked 143th.
117.52
Ranked 67th. 55% more than Canada

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 575.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 83% more than Canada

Television > List of TV stations <p>CBC - public, operates English-language national network and cable news channel CBC Newsworld</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates national French-language network and cable news channel RDI</p> </p>CTV - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <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>
Television receivers > Per capita 716.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than Netherlands
519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

Televisions per 1000 678.75
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Netherlands
499.22
Ranked 24th.
Personal computers per 1000 699.8
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Netherlands
682.36
Ranked 7th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 174.56
Ranked 23th.
307.5
Ranked 11th. 76% more than Canada

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 33% more than Canada

Internet > Users > Per capita 838.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Canada

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 516.33
Ranked 14th. 22% more than Netherlands
422.6
Ranked 31st.

Televisions 21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Netherlands
8.1 million
Ranked 23th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 645.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 46% more than Netherlands
442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 75.31
Ranked 13th.
86.98
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Canada

Internet > Internet users 29.76 million
Ranked 20th. 91% more than Netherlands
15.56 million
Ranked 32nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 167.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
278.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 66% more than Canada

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 217,521 Mbps
Ranked 5th.
334,578 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 54% more than Canada

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,799.87 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 9th.
20,549.29 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Canada

Personal computers 22.39 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Netherlands
11.11 million
Ranked 15th.

Television broadcast stations 80
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Netherlands
21
Ranked 25th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 13.5 billion min.
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Netherlands
4.95 billion min.
Ranked 11th.

Radios per 1000 1,019.7
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Netherlands
942.97
Ranked 15th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 684.35
Ranked 113th.
1,281.4
Ranked 33th. 87% more than Canada

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $89.81 billion
Ranked 8th. 82% more than Netherlands
$49.34 billion
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Percent using internet 86.77%
Ranked 14th.
93%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Canada

Telephones > Mobile cellular 27.39 million
Ranked 35th. 38% more than Netherlands
19.84 million
Ranked 45th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.08 per capita
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Netherlands
0.98 per capita
Ranked 13th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 541.14
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Netherlands
442.82
Ranked 22nd.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 565.62
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Netherlands
465.69
Ranked 17th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Globe and Mail - Toronto-based national daily</p> </p>La Presse - Montreal-based daily</p> </p>The Toronto Sun - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <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>
Films produced 69
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Netherlands
24
Ranked 26th.
Cinema attendance 112.79 million
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Netherlands
18.6 million
Ranked 23th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent service provided by modern technology highly developed and well maintained
Cinema attendance per capita 3.56
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Netherlands
1.15
Ranked 29th.
Television receivers per 1000 716.97
Ranked 4th. 38% more than Netherlands
518.88
Ranked 20th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 86
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Netherlands
73
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,332.06
Ranked 10th.
2,772.15
Ranked 5th. 19% more than Canada
Internet > Users 28 million
Ranked 10th. 87% more than Netherlands
15 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Internet penetration 86.8%
Ranked 16th.
93%
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Canada
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 513.74
Ranked 65th.
970.23
Ranked 21st. 89% more than Canada

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 752.94
Ranked 144th.
1,171.48
Ranked 68th. 56% more than Canada

Telecoms > Telephone lines 18.01 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Netherlands
7.09 million
Ranked 24th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.26 million
Ranked 40th. 34% more than Netherlands
19.64 million
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 760
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Netherlands
52
Ranked 19th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 11.41 million
Ranked 13th. 73% more than Netherlands
6.59 million
Ranked 16th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
0.029 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than Canada

Cable TV subscribers 259
Ranked 5th.
388
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Canada
Telephones > Main lines in use 18.2 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Netherlands
7.13 million
Ranked 25th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 50.65
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Netherlands
42.97
Ranked 29th.

Active military personnel 68,250
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Netherlands
61,302
Ranked 1st.
Radio receivers per 1000 1,077.13
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Netherlands
980.1
Ranked 12th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 513.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
970.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 89% more than Canada

Internet > Hosts per 1000 153.64
Ranked 35th.
667.84
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Canada

Number of PCs per million 699.8
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Netherlands
682.36
Ranked 5th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 27.89 million
Ranked 37th. 41% more than Netherlands
19.72 million
Ranked 49th.

Radio receivers 32.3 million
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Netherlands
15.3 million
Ranked 24th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 656
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Netherlands
163
Ranked 27th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 26.54 million
Ranked 38th. 33% more than Netherlands
20 million
Ranked 41st.
Television receivers 21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Netherlands
8.1 million
Ranked 21st.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.67 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 96% more than Netherlands
1.36 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.2$
Ranked 133th. 4 times more than Netherlands
0.32$
Ranked 108th.

Mobile phone subscribers 16.6 million
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Netherlands
15.83 million
Ranked 26th.

Telephone system > International country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) 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
Internet > ISP 760
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Netherlands
52
Ranked 9th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 207.56
Ranked 11th.
251.23
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Canada

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 18.01 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Netherlands
7.09 million
Ranked 24th.

Radios 32.3 million
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Netherlands
15.3 million
Ranked 26th.
Films produced per million 2.18
Ranked 17th. 47% more than Netherlands
1.48
Ranked 26th.
Internet > Hosts 5.12 million
Ranked 13th.
10.98 million
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Canada

Cinemas > Annual attendance 112.8 million
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Netherlands
18.6 million
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 167.92
Ranked 21st.
278.99
Ranked 11th. 66% more than Canada

Mobile phones 37.72 per 100 people
Ranked 31st.
72.24 per 100 people
Ranked 20th. 92% more than Canada
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 3.73
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands
1.18
Ranked 24th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,798.59 Mbps
Ranked 9th.
20,549.23 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Canada

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 5.58 million
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Netherlands
5 million
Ranked 16th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 103
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Netherlands
37
Ranked 34th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 28.38%
Ranked 24th.
36.99%
Ranked 17th. 30% more than Canada

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 5.17 million
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Netherlands
4.44 million
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Top level domain .ca .nl
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.059$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 38th.
0.063$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Canada

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 2.49
Ranked 41st.
4.37
Ranked 22nd. 75% more than Canada

Music > Share of all albums sold 2.6-3.3 1.2-1.8
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 174.34
Ranked 24th.
307.15
Ranked 12th. 76% more than Canada

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations 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
Internet country code .ca .nl
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 222.7 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 10th.
551.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.55 Million US dollars
Ranked 18th.
$4.27 Million US dollars
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Canada
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 438.73 min.
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Netherlands
310.82 min.
Ranked 17th.

Telephone mainlines 18.28 million
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Netherlands
7.6 million
Ranked 22nd.

Cinemas 692
Ranked 13th. 49% more than Netherlands
465
Ranked 15th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 207.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.
251.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Canada

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 8.9$/month
Ranked 157th.
12.37$/month
Ranked 133th. 39% more than Canada

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 438.73 min. per capita
Ranked 10th. 41% more than Netherlands
310.82 min. per capita
Ranked 16th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 20.3
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Netherlands
9.97
Ranked 34th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 71.62%
Ranked 26th. 87% more than Netherlands
38.36%
Ranked 53th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,661.83
Ranked 10th.
$2,984.90
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Canada

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,207.47$ per capita
Ranked 17th.
2,525.91$ per capita
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Canada

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.09 million
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Netherlands
20.63 million
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 6.71 million
Ranked 9th. 64% more than Netherlands
4.1 million
Ranked 11th.

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 0.1-0.6 1.3-1.7
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 23.99
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Netherlands
3.2
Ranked 66th.
Pay TV subscribers 74%
Ranked 6th.
90%
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Canada
Cinemas per million 22.88
Ranked 30th.
29.41
Ranked 22nd. 29% more than Canada

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 21.38
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Netherlands
5.69
Ranked 29th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 104
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Netherlands
35
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > IP addresses 79.99 million
Ranked 8th. 72% more than Netherlands
46.38 million
Ranked 12th.
Telecommunications revenue 2.9 % of GDP
Ranked 13th.
3.06 % of GDP
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Canada
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 715.66
Ranked 2nd.
1,118.12
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than Canada

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 4322000000 2949000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 29.55
Ranked 11th.
35.31
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Canada

Number of PCs 22,390
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Netherlands
11,110
Ranked 15th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 516.33
Ranked 17th. 22% more than Netherlands
422.6
Ranked 34th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 17.16 million
Ranked 19th. 68% more than Netherlands
10.2 million
Ranked 25th.
Internet > Broadband access 6.33 million
Ranked 8th. 65% more than Netherlands
3.83 million
Ranked 12th.
Television broadcast stations per million 2.67
Ranked 41st. 96% more than Netherlands
1.36
Ranked 27th.
Cinemas > Seats 646,700
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Netherlands
88,800
Ranked 19th.

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 153.14 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 24th.
174.1 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Canada
Internet > TLD .ca .nl
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 66.32
Ranked 107th.
125.43
Ranked 25th. 89% more than Canada

Internet > Livejournal users 89,743
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Netherlands
5,528
Ranked 9th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 21,026
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Netherlands
6,744
Ranked 7th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 3.73 per capita
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands
1.18 per capita
Ranked 25th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2007.03.14 1999.04.??
Telecommunications > Country calling code 1 31
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere September 24 2006 April 4, 2007
Internet > Communication technology patents 4.6 per 1000000 people
Ranked 11th.
18 per 1000000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Canada
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,079.36
Ranked 43th.
1,435.92
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Canada

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 50%
Ranked 32nd.
61%
Ranked 20th. 22% more than Canada
Internet > Secure servers 25 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Netherlands
8.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 14th.
Internet > Internet charges $31.00
Ranked 18th.
$53.00
Ranked 2nd. 71% more than Canada
E-Government rating 61.1
Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Netherlands
44
Ranked 73th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 95%
Ranked 39th.
99.9%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Canada

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 3.38
Ranked 26th. 54% more than Netherlands
2.2
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 5,000
Ranked 13th. 26% more than Netherlands
3,983
Ranked 10th.

Television reception through satellite 6%
Ranked 16th. 20% more than Netherlands
5%
Ranked 17th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 645.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 57% more than Netherlands
411.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 22nd.

Internet > Web sites 32.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
48.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 47% more than Canada
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.433 Number
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Netherlands
0.184 Number
Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 18.25 million
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Netherlands
7.32 million
Ranked 25th.
Two and a Half Men > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere September 22 2003 March 4 2005
Internet > Livejournal users per million 2,804.91
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Netherlands
339.52
Ranked 42nd.
Television reception through cable 69%
Ranked 4th.
90%
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Canada
Website defacements 130
Ranked 15th. 71% more than Netherlands
76
Ranked 22nd.
Website defacements per million 4.18
Ranked 41st.
4.74
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Canada
Internet > Linux web servers 982
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Netherlands
161
Ranked 14th.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue 31%
Ranked 6th. 35% more than Netherlands
23%
Ranked 11th.
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 < 0.2% < 0.2%
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $25.00
Ranked 16th.
$58.00
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Canada
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 21.23 million
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Netherlands
18.2 million
Ranked 7th.

Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date November 9, 1998 May 1998
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 33% more than Canada

Phone system > International dialling code +1 +31
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,071
Ranked 5th. 92% more than Netherlands
558
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 496.5
Ranked 31st.
607.08
Ranked 20th. 22% more than Canada
Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date September 21 2007 October 18 2007
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 36.09
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Netherlands
34.27
Ranked 29th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 154.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
659.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Canada

NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired January 23, 2005 August 30, 2005
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 9.84 million
Ranked 9th. 69% more than Netherlands
5.81 million
Ranked 13th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.82%
Ranked 32nd.
12.59%
Ranked 14th. 43% more than Canada

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 3.79%
Ranked 42nd.
11.78%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Canada

My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere September 20 2005 3 july 2006
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2003</a> : Ryan Malcolm <br> Season 2, 2004 : Kalan Porter <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_3%29">Season 3, 2005</a> : Melissa O'Neil <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2006</a> : Eva Avila <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_5%29">Season 5, 2007</a> : Auditions in progress Season 1, 2003 : Jamai Loman <br> Season 2, 2004 : Boris Titulaer <br> Season 3, 2006 : Raffaëla Paton
Television reception by terrestrial means 25%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Netherlands
6%
Ranked 15th.
Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">84.3</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">85.4</a>
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 1.9%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Netherlands
0.6%
Ranked 12th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,233.44
Ranked 21st.
2,803.72
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Canada

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 32.89
Ranked 14th.
39.44
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Canada

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.04$ per 1 million people
Ranked 127th. Twice as much as Netherlands
0.02$ per 1 million people
Ranked 90th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 156.27
Ranked 24th.
244.06
Ranked 12th. 56% more than Canada

Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re January 4, 2005 January 6, 2006
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $16.00
Ranked 15th.
$39.00
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Canada
Royalties and fees $44.70
Ranked 11th.
$137.10
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Canada
Telephone subscribers 34.88 million
Ranked 17th. 49% more than Netherlands
23.43 million
Ranked 25th.

Pure Shores > Charts > Date March 6, 2000 March 2000
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 54.79
Ranked 13th. 23% more than Netherlands
44.49
Ranked 24th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 51.94
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Netherlands
42.4
Ranked 30th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 3.22
Ranked 58th. 42% more than Netherlands
2.27
Ranked 75th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $18,463.33 Million US dollars
Ranked 11th.
$70,620.83 Million US dollars
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Canada
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.98$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 164th. 4 times more than Netherlands
0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 103th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 455.91
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Netherlands
352.89
Ranked 33th.

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.09
Ranked 18th.
0.4
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Canada

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 1.38e-06%
Ranked 19th.
8.87e-06%
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Canada
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.72% GDP
Ranked 95th.
3.29% GDP
Ranked 78th. 21% more than Canada

Television standard > UHF NTSC M PAL G
Telecommunications employment 0.54%
Ranked 15th.
0.66%
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Canada
Internet > Linux web servers per million 31.59
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Netherlands
10.03
Ranked 32nd.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 24.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Netherlands
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 14 Number
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Netherlands
3 Number
Ranked 21st.
Telephone system > Regulation 1976 1997
Television revenue from subscriptions 48%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Netherlands
11%
Ranked 15th.
Never Ever > Charts > Date July 17, 1998 February 1998
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 21.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Netherlands
5.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 799.53
Ranked 139th.
1,175.89
Ranked 66th. 47% more than Canada

Public share of broadcasting revenue 64%
Ranked 12th.
67%
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Canada
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2003-01 2003
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 32597620000 14715000000
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 6.93$/month
Ranked 132nd.
23.38$/month
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Canada

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 983.91
Ranked 14th.
1,414.05
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Canada

Internet servers using encryption 33,197
Ranked 5th. 42% more than Netherlands
23,376
Ranked 7th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 565.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Netherlands
465.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.
3.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 55% more than Canada

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.9
Ranked 8th. 73% more than Netherlands
1.1
Ranked 12th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 41.15%
Ranked 20th.
44.86%
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Canada

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 46.29%
Ranked 22nd.
57.46%
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Canada

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 37.94%
Ranked 34th.
54.56%
Ranked 12th. 44% more than Canada

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 13.26%
Ranked 70th.
20.04%
Ranked 92nd. 51% more than Canada

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 3.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 54% more than Netherlands
2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 42nd.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.219 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 15th.
0.231 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Canada
Telephone lines 18.25 million
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Netherlands
7.32 million
Ranked 23th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $6.60 billion
Ranked 12th.
$10.25 billion
Ranked 6th. 55% more than Canada

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 645.44
Ranked 9th. 56% more than Netherlands
412.58
Ranked 21st.

Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 24.7
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Netherlands
3.27
Ranked 48th.
Phone subscribers 1,037.65
Ranked 29th.
1,388.05
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Canada

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