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| SOUTH AFRICAN MEDIA STATS: |
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Average cost of local call
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85 |
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[85th of 151]
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DVD region
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165 |
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[165th of 171]
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E-Government rating
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82 |
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[82nd of 182]
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International dialling code
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27 |
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Number of PCs
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26 |
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[26th of 169]
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Personal computers
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10
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[10th of 164]
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Phone subscribers
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75 |
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[75th of 178]
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Radio broadcast stations
AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios
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24 |
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[24th of 221]
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Royalties and fees
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$31.00 |
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[31st of 85]
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Telephone system > Domestic
consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria |
Telephone system > General assessment
the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa |
Telephone system > International
country code - 27; 2 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean) |
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Telephone system > Regulation
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1997 |
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Telephone systems > Privatisation
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1997 |
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Television broadcast stations
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8
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[8th of 220]
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Television standard > UHF
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PAL I |
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Television standard > VHF
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PAL I |
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Televisions
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29 |
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[29th of 215]
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Website defacements
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14 |
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[14th of 129]
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SOURCES: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).; ; Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University; The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.; Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.; Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.; The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
; Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person); 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 -
; 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.
; 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
; The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.; The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.; This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
; The total number of televisions
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA
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