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Media Stats: compare key data on United Kingdom & West Bank

Definitions

  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
STAT United Kingdom West Bank HISTORY
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 the Palestinian Authority operates 1 TV and 1 radio station; about 30 independent TV and 25 radio stations; both Jordanian TV and satellite TV are accessible
Internet > Internet Service Providers 400
Ranked 4th. 50 times more than West Bank
8
Ranked 95th.
Internet > TLD .uk .ps; note - same as Gaza Strip
Internet > Users 40.2 million
Ranked 6th. 113 times more than West Bank
355,500
Ranked 94th.

Internet country code .uk .ps
Internet users 51.44 million
Ranked 7th. 37 times more than West Bank
1.38 million
Ranked 85th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 AM 0, FM 8, shortwave 0
Telephone system > Domestic equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services; PALTEL plans to establish a fiber-optic connection to Jordan to route domestic mobile calls; the Palestinian JAWWAL company and WATANIYA PALESTINE provide cellular services
Telephone system > General assessment technologically advanced domestic and international system continuing political and economic instability has impeded significant liberalization of the telecommunications industry
Telephone system > International 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 country code - 970; 1 international switch in Ramallah
Telephones > Main lines in use 33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 99 times more than West Bank
337,000
Ranked 108th.

Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than West Bank
140.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 81.61 million
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than West Bank
2.4 million
Ranked 129th.

Television broadcast stations 228
Ranked 7th. 29 times more than West Bank
8
Ranked 4th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010

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