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Media Stats: compare key data on Albania & Serbia

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  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • 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
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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 -
  • 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).
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • Telecommunications > Country calling code:

    The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.

  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Radio > International broadcast station: List of international radio broadcasts (excludes national broadcasters) with regular programs in Italian language outside of Italy.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
STAT Albania Serbia HISTORY
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 50.6
Ranked 94th.
138.7
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Albania

Internet > IP addresses per capita 107.84
Ranked 122nd.
277.9
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Albania
Internet > Internet users 1.64 million
Ranked 100th.
3.5 million
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Albania

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 54.66
Ranked 73th. 14% more than Serbia
48.1
Ranked 85th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 545.01
Ranked 75th. 13% more than Serbia
483.23
Ranked 88th.

Internet > Percent using internet 54.66%
Ranked 72nd. 14% more than Serbia
48.1%
Ranked 84th.

Internet users 1.3 million
Ranked 32nd.
4.11 million
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Albania
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) - English-language pages</p> <p>Tanjug - state-run, English-language pages</p> </p>Beta - private</p> </p>FoNet - private</p>
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Shekulli - private daily</p> </p>Gazeta Shqiptare - private daily</p> </p>Panorama - private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17680734">Full Article</a> <p>Politika - private daily</p> </p>Blic - popular private daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Danas - private daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17912585">Full Article</a>
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Albanian Radio and TV (RTSh) - public broadcaster</p> </p>Top Albania Radio - national, private</p> </p>+2 Radio - national, private</p> <p>Radio-Television Serbia (RTS) - government-funded</p> </p>B92 - private, English-language web pages</p> </p>Association of Independent Electronic Media - representing private local radio and TV stations</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 108.45
Ranked 88th. 17% more than Serbia
92.8
Ranked 121st.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 98.67
Ranked 122nd.
412.08
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Albania

Telephone system > General assessment despite new investment in fixed lines, teledensity remains low with roughly 10 fixed lines per 100 people; mobile-cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective replacements of, and upgrades to, telecommunications equipment damaged during the 1999 war has resulted in a modern digitalized telecommunications system
Telephones > Mobile cellular 3.1 million
Ranked 123th.
10.18 million
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Albania

Television > List of TV stations <p>Albanian Radio and TV (RTSh) - public, operates two networks</p> </p>Top Channel - private</p> </p>TV Klan - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17680734">Full Article</a> <p>Radio-Television Serbia (RTS) - government-funded</p> </p>B92 TV - private, English-language web pages</p> </p>TV Pink - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17912585">Full Article</a>
Internet > Internet penetration 54.7%
Ranked 77th. 14% more than Serbia
48.1%
Ranked 89th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,106.87
Ranked 85th.
1,264.96
Ranked 51st. 14% more than Albania

Telecoms > Telephone lines 312,000
Ranked 111th.
2.98 million
Ranked 50th. 10 times more than Albania

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.5 million
Ranked 124th.
9.14 million
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Albania

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 160,000
Ranked 89th.
1 million
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Albania

Telephones > Main lines in use 338,800
Ranked 111th.
3.03 million
Ranked 51st. 9 times more than Albania

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 9.87
Ranked 122nd.
38.39
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Albania

Active military personnel 14,295
Ranked 83th.
36,000
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Albania
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 3.5 million
Ranked 122nd.
9.14 million
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Albania

Telephone system > International country code - 355; submarine cable provides connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; the Trans-Balkan Line, a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece country code - 381
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 312,000
Ranked 111th.
2.98 million
Ranked 50th. 10 times more than Albania

Internet > Top level domain .al .rs
Telephone system > Domestic offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile-cellular phone service has been available since 1996; by 2011 multiple companies were providing mobile services and mobile teledensity had reached 100 per 100 persons; Internet broadband services initiated in 2005 but growth has been slow; Internet cafes are popular in Tirana and have started to spread outside the capital wireless service, available through multiple providers with national coverage, is growing very rapidly; best telecommunications services are centered in urban centers; 3G mobile network launched in 2007
Internet country code .al .rs
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 107th.
$114.00 million
Ranked 46th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet hosts None None
Internet > IP addresses 323,840
Ranked 106th.
2.02 million
Ranked 64th. 6 times more than Albania
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 98.67
Ranked 128th.
412.08
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Albania

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 552,676
Ranked 90th.
2.92 million
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Albania
Telecommunications > Country calling code 355 381
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 18.4%
Ranked 74th.
40.2%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Albania
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 140th.
0.0
Ranked 160th.
Radio > International broadcast station Radio Tirana Radio Serbia
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 107th.
$15.78
Ranked 27th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 183.53
Ranked 74th.
403.47
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Albania
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,106.87
Ranked 83th.
1,264.96
Ranked 50th. 14% more than Albania

Phone system > International dialling code +355 +381
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 10.92%
Ranked 99th.
42%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Albania

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.67
Ranked 123th.
30.23
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Albania

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 104th.
0.304%
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.96
Ranked 94th.
10.18
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Albania

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 18.97
Ranked 118th.
37.65
Ranked 93th. 98% more than Albania

SOURCES: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; World Bank, Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database (http://ppi.worldbank.org).; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; http://www.iana.org/numbers; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. 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