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Broadcast media - public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Households with television 95.3%
Ranked 17th.
97.5%
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Ireland

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 226.56
Ranked 39th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 49% more than Ireland

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79
Ranked 33th.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Ireland

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 781.08
Ranked 33th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 11% more than Ireland

Internet > Users per 1000 392.02
Ranked 46th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 68% more than Ireland

Internet users 3.04 million
Ranked 27th.
51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Ireland
Personal computers > Per capita 494.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 21% more than Ireland

Personal computers per 1000 494.07
Ranked 18th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 21% more than Ireland

Radio > List of radio stations <p>RTE - public, operates flagship station Radio 1, pop music station 2 FM, Irish-language Raidio na Gaeltachta, classical and cultural station Lyric FM, and digital-only services</p> </p>Today FM - national, commercial</p> </p>Newstalk - semi-national, commercial</p> <p>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 107.13
Ranked 92nd.
130.75
Ranked 47th. 22% more than Ireland

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,202.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 1% more than United Kingdom
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>RTE - public, operates RTE 1, RTE 2, RTE News Now, RTE Jnr, TRTE</p> </p>TG4 - public, Irish-language</p> </p>TV3 - national, commercial; also operates 3e</p> <p>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 400.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 30% more than Ireland

Televisions per 1000 455.4
Ranked 28th.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 12% more than Ireland
Radio broadcast stations AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 182.41
Ranked 22nd.
289.75
Ranked 12th. 59% more than Ireland

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,501.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Ireland

Internet > Users > Per capita 415.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 59% more than Ireland

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 437.53
Ranked 26th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Ireland

Televisions 1.82 million
Ranked 65th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Ireland
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 513.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Ireland

Internet users > Per 100 people 62.7
Ranked 28th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 21% more than Ireland

Internet > Internet users 3.73 million
Ranked 74th.
54.86 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Ireland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 148.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.
320.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Ireland

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 24,587 Mbps
Ranked 20th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Ireland

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 6,043.33 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 13th.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Ireland

Personal computers 2.01 million
Ranked 42nd.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Ireland

Television broadcast stations 4
Ranked 18th.
228
Ranked 7th. 57 times more than Ireland
Television viewing 23 hours per person per wee
Ranked 4th.
28 hours per person per wee
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Ireland
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.7 billion min.
Ranked 16th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Ireland

Radios per 1000 638.05
Ranked 44th.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Ireland
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,092.41
Ranked 57th.
1,300.33
Ranked 29th. 19% more than Ireland

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $11.55 billion
Ranked 36th.
$153.19 billion
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Ireland

Internet > Percent using internet 79%
Ranked 31st.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Ireland

Telephones > Mobile cellular 4.91 million
Ranked 101st.
81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Ireland

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.694 per capita
Ranked 34th.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Ireland

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 466.48
Ranked 19th.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Ireland

Telephone mainlines per 1000 488.71
Ranked 16th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Ireland

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Irish Times - national daily</p> </p>Irish Independent - national daily</p> </p>Irish Examiner - Cork-based national daily</p> <p>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Films produced 12
Ranked 45th.
132
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Ireland
Cinema attendance 12.41 million
Ranked 35th.
139.5 million
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Ireland
Telephone system > General assessment modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay technologically advanced domestic and international system
Cinema attendance per capita 3.11
Ranked 9th. 33% more than United Kingdom
2.34
Ranked 16th.
Television receivers per 1000 400.09
Ranked 34th.
523
Ranked 18th. 31% more than Ireland

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 32
Ranked 35th.
299
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Ireland

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,262.86
Ranked 30th. 646 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call 0.14
Ranked 10th.
0.17
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Ireland
Internet > Users 1.71 million
Ranked 60th.
40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Ireland

Internet > Internet penetration 79%
Ranked 35th.
87%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Ireland
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,012.04
Ranked 17th.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Ireland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,069.11
Ranked 94th.
1,298.63
Ranked 46th. 21% more than Ireland

Telecoms > Telephone lines 2.01 million
Ranked 56th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Ireland

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.91 million
Ranked 113th.
82.11 million
Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Ireland

Internet > Internet Service Providers 22
Ranked 46th.
400
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Ireland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.04 million
Ranked 55th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Ireland

Cable TV subscribers 177
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
57
Ranked 15th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 2.05 million
Ranked 57th.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Ireland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 43.88
Ranked 24th.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 21% more than Ireland

Active military personnel 10,460
Ranked 97th.
205,850
Ranked 16th. 20 times more than Ireland
Radio receivers per 1000 694.03
Ranked 34th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Ireland

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,012.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Ireland

Internet > Hosts per 1000 280.63
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
134.69
Ranked 38th.

Number of PCs per million 494.07
Ranked 17th.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 21% more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 4.91 million
Ranked 112th.
84.94 million
Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Ireland

Radio receivers 2.55 million
Ranked 84th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Ireland

Cinema > Number of cinemas 64
Ranked 37th.
697
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Ireland

Television receivers 1.47 million
Ranked 70th.
30.5 million
Ranked 9th. 21 times more than Ireland

Television viewing per million 5.85 hours per person per wee
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than United Kingdom
0.472 hours per person per wee
Ranked 10th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 1.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Ireland
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.71$
Ranked 93th.
0.77$
Ranked 89th. 8% more than Ireland

Mobile phone subscribers 4.21 million
Ranked 62nd.
65.5 million
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Ireland

Telephone system > International country code - 353; landing point for the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, and UK; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 65.07
Ranked 35th.
163.79
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Ireland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 2.01 million
Ranked 56th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Ireland

Radios 2.55 million
Ranked 84th.
84.5 million
Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Ireland
Films produced per million 3
Ranked 10th. 35% more than United Kingdom
2.22
Ranked 16th.
Internet > Hosts 1.24 million
Ranked 35th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Ireland

Cinemas > Annual attendance 12.4 million
Ranked 23th.
139.5 million
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Ireland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 148.22
Ranked 25th.
325.32
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ireland

Mobile phones 75.53 per 100 people
Ranked 19th.
84.49 per 100 people
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Ireland
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 3.3
Ranked 7th. 39% more than United Kingdom
2.38
Ranked 12th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 6,040.64 Mbps
Ranked 12th.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Ireland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 7
Ranked 81st.
109
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Ireland

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 742,000
Ranked 37th.
17.38 million
Ranked 6th. 23 times more than Ireland

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 56.25%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
25.75%
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 564,000
Ranked 38th.
19.16 million
Ranked 5th. 34 times more than Ireland

Internet > Top level domain .ie .uk
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.044$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 52nd.
0.073$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 22nd. 66% more than Ireland

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 6.99
Ranked 13th. 47% more than United Kingdom
4.76
Ranked 19th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 182.3
Ranked 21st.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 59% more than Ireland

Telephone system > Domestic system privatized but dominated by former state monopoly operator; increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .ie .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 133.3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 20th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Ireland

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $5.28 Million US dollars
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than United Kingdom
$0.61 Million US dollars
Ranked 16th.
Telephone mainlines 2.03 million
Ranked 48th.
31.8 million
Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Ireland

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 709.56 min.
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 65.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Ireland

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 31.06$/month
Ranked 55th. 14% more than United Kingdom
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 709.52 min. per capita
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 15.02
Ranked 26th. 31% more than United Kingdom
11.5
Ranked 32nd.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 12.5%
Ranked 59th.
74.25%
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Ireland

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,237.51$ per capita
Ranked 15th.
2,729.11$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Ireland

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,595.29
Ranked 11th. 5% more than United Kingdom
$2,477.32
Ranked 13th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.36 million
Ranked 79th.
77.36 million
Ranked 12th. 14 times more than Ireland

Internet > Broadband subscribers 270,700
Ranked 40th.
9.86 million
Ranked 6th. 36 times more than Ireland

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 5.5
Ranked 54th.
6.72
Ranked 46th. 22% more than Ireland
Pay TV subscribers 60%
Ranked 10th. 94% more than United Kingdom
31%
Ranked 15th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 6
Ranked 56th.
108
Ranked 14th. 18 times more than Ireland

Internet > IP addresses 5.96 million
Ranked 43th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications revenue 2.4 % of GDP
Ranked 17th.
3.89 % of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Ireland
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 520.11
Ranked 11th.
750.09
Ranked 8th. 44% more than Ireland

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 257000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 20.14
Ranked 29th.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 40% more than Ireland

Number of PCs 2,011
Ranked 44th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 437.53
Ranked 29th.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Ireland

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.03 million
Ranked 53th.
45.42 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Ireland
Television broadcast stations per million 1.03
Ranked 15th.
3.93
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 61
Ranked 31st.
467
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Ireland

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 172.67 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 12th.
195.25 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Ireland
Internet > TLD .ie .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 121.04
Ranked 32nd.
125.98
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Ireland

Internet > Livejournal users 2,730
Ranked 16th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Ireland
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,770
Ranked 20th.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Ireland

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 25%
Ranked 37th.
62.37%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Ireland
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 1.75
Ranked 21st. 2% more than United Kingdom
1.72
Ranked 23th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 8
Ranked 31st.
108
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Ireland

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 3.3 per capita
Ranked 6th. 39% more than United Kingdom
2.38 per capita
Ranked 12th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 355.83
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
106.06
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 0.0
Ranked 35th.
1 days
Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telecommunications > Country calling code 353 44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2003.07.25 1999.01.??
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere 2007 2007
Internet > Communication technology patents 1.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 16th.
8.7 per 1000000 people
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Ireland
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,500.75
Ranked 12th.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Ireland

Advertising revenue > Share of television 26%
Ranked 7th.
33%
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 64.2%
Ranked 19th.
72%
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Ireland
Internet > Internet charges $45.00
Ranked 8th. 36% more than United Kingdom
$33.00
Ranked 17th.
E-Government rating 48
Ranked 38th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Ireland
Internet > Secure servers 15.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th.
17.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Ireland
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 21st. The same as United Kingdom
99%
Ranked 14th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.58
Ranked 51st.
1.83
Ranked 48th. 16% more than Ireland

Television reception through satellite 9%
Ranked 13th.
21%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Ireland
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 420.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 34% more than Ireland

Internet > Web sites 5.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
64.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 2.2 million
Ranked 55th.
33.21 million
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 16.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
7.82 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 16.03
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
7.93
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 670.72
Ranked 23th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 79% more than Ireland
Television reception through cable 50%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
12%
Ranked 15th.
Website defacements per million 10.09
Ranked 14th. 98% more than United Kingdom
5.09
Ranked 34th.
Internet > Linux web servers 79
Ranked 21st.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Ireland
Website defacements 39
Ranked 39th.
301
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Ireland
Men in Trees > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere April 3 , 2007 2007
Television standard > UHF PAL I PAL I
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.51% GDP
Ranked 63th.
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st. 25% more than Ireland

Telephone subscribers per employee 400.57
Ranked 52nd. 13% more than United Kingdom
353.44
Ranked 51st.

Woman in Love > Charts > Date October 10, 1980 October 25, 1980
Telephone subscribers 6.24 million
Ranked 51st.
97.3 million
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Ireland

Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $28.00
Ranked 12th.
$57.00
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Ireland
DB Boulevard > Point of View > Date February 23, 2002 February 17, 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points 10
Ranked 7th.
18
Ranked 3rd. 80% more than Ireland
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points 79
Ranked 11th.
98
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Ireland
Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date September 21 2007 September 21 2007
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,501.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Ireland

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1996 1984
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date April 30, 1998 May 3, 1998
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $66.00
Ranked 7th.
$83.00
Ranked 5th. 26% more than Ireland
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 < 0.2% 6.3%
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 7.1%
Ranked 94th.
27.48%
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Ireland

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Ireland

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 488.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Ireland

Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points 11
Ranked 8th.
14
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Ireland
Telecommunications employment 0.99%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than United Kingdom
0.83%
Ranked 6th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 4070000000 36631000000
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.72
Ranked 87th.
1.82
Ranked 84th. 6% more than Ireland

Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off Planned 2012 Planned 2012
Royalties and fees $132.50
Ranked 6th. 7% more than United Kingdom
$123.90
Ranked 7th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch August 2006 (trial) 15 November 1998
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 22.7
Ranked 37th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 50% more than Ireland

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,003.09
Ranked 25th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 47% more than Ireland

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 63
Ranked 48th.
1,010
Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Ireland

Commercial share of broadcasting revenue 57%
Ranked 2nd. 90% more than United Kingdom
30%
Ranked 9th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.12 million
Ranked 15th.
44.91 million
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Ireland

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 298.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $33.64 billion
Ranked 2nd. 71% more than United Kingdom
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip > International broadcasters > Series Premiere February 15 2007 June/July <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_television">2007</a>( at )
Television reception by terrestrial means 41%
Ranked 6th.
68%
Ranked 5th. 66% more than Ireland
Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1984
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 5.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 40th.
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th. 96% more than Ireland

Never Ever > Charts > Date September 4, 1997 January 4, 1998
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere April 2006 March 19 2006
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 49.79
Ranked 19th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Ireland

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $23,531.67 Million US dollars
Ranked 9th.
$37,559.63 Million US dollars
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Ireland
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 1.05e-05%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United Kingdom
1.72e-06%
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million 20.43
Ranked 16th.
22.65
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Ireland
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points 14
Ranked 4th. 75% more than United Kingdom
8
Ranked 9th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 3.85$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 89th. 11 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

Internet servers using encryption 3,312
Ranked 22nd.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Ireland

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 744.2
Ranked 19th.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 22% more than Ireland

Public share of broadcasting revenue 43%
Ranked 16th.
69%
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,069.11
Ranked 93th.
1,343.35
Ranked 40th. 26% more than Ireland

Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points 80
Ranked 11th.
123
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Ireland
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points 68
Ranked 9th.
138
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ireland
I Wanna Be the Only One > Charts > Date May 22, 1997 May 1997
Phone subscribers 1,213.89
Ranked 16th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Ireland
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 415.46
Ranked 20th.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 35% more than Ireland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 355.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
104.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 59th.
2.9
Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Ireland
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 19.68
Ranked 36th.
20.62
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Ireland

Phone system > International dialling code +353 +44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 635.1
Ranked 19th.
716.45
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Ireland
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 66.3%
Ranked 2nd. 70% more than United Kingdom
39.11%
Ranked 23th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 61.85%
Ranked 8th. 36% more than United Kingdom
45.41%
Ranked 23th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 72.99%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
31.51%
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 15.48
Ranked 54th.
16.87
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than Ireland

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th. 15% more than Ireland

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 1.35 million
Ranked 13th.
6.25 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Ireland

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.159 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 40th.
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th. 26% more than Ireland
Telephone lines 2.2 million
Ranked 51st.
33.21 million
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Ireland

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 891,243
Ranked 43th.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Ireland

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 17.52%
Ranked 9th. 74% more than United Kingdom
10.08%
Ranked 23th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 16.28%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
7.74%
Ranked 19th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.175$ per 1 million people
Ranked 55th. 13 times more than United Kingdom
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st.

Television revenue from subscriptions 43%
Ranked 3rd. 65% more than United Kingdom
26%
Ranked 7th.
Pure Shores > Charts > Date February 26, 2000 February 13, 2000
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 19.67$/month
Ranked 24th. 40% more than United Kingdom
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.84
Ranked 26th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 20% more than Ireland

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 39.51$/month
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than United Kingdom
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th.

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