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Broadcast media the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available Austria's public broadcaster, ORF, was the main broadcast source until commercial radio and television service was introduced in the 1990s; cable and satellite TV are available, including German TV stations
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Austria
94.9%
Ranked 10th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Austria
251.35
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Austria
81
Ranked 27th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Austria
809.81
Ranked 27th.

Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Austria
515.25
Ranked 34th.

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Austria
6.14 million
Ranked 15th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster&#039;s news site</p> <p>APA (Austria Presse Agentur) - owned by 15 newspapers and ORF</p> </p>Oe24 - news website</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Austria
606.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>ABC - public, operates speech-cultural network Radio National, ABC NewsRadio, youth network Triple J, ABC Classic FM and local services</p> </p>Radio Australia - ABC&#039;s external service, targeted at Asia-Pacific</p> </p>SBS Radio - public, multilingual</p> <p>ORF - public, operates Radio Oesterreich 1, pop music station OE3, youth station FM4 and a tier of regional services</p> </p>Krone Hit Radio - commercial, nationally-networked pop music station</p> </p>Energy 104.2 - commercial, Vienna pop music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17408313">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th.
161.21
Ranked 18th. 52% more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
1,191.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 14% more than Australia

Television > List of TV stations <p>ABC - national, public</p> </p>ABC News 24 - ABC&#039;s news TV</p> </p>Australia Network - international channel operated by ABC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a> <p>ORF - public broadcaster, operates national channels ORF 1, ORF 2</p> </p>ATV - national, commercial; via cable and terrestrially</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Austria
533.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th.
523.31
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Australia
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Austria
607.21
Ranked 4th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 2, FM 65 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 155.07
Ranked 26th.
311.39
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Australia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Austria
1,441.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Austria
521.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Austria
394.92
Ranked 38th.

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Austria
4.25 million
Ranked 37th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 16% more than Austria
411.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th.
71.21
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Austria
6.66 million
Ranked 50th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 160.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
312.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 94% more than Australia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Austria
54,616 Mbps
Ranked 14th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th.
6,681.1 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Australia

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Austria
5 million
Ranked 8th.

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Austria
10
Ranked 8th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th. 74% more than Austria
2.38 billion min.
Ranked 10th.

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 71% more than Austria
748.64
Ranked 31st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th.
1,407.37
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Australia

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $44.59 billion
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Austria
$20.98 billion
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Austria
81%
Ranked 25th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th. 88% more than Austria
13.02 million
Ranked 57th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 80% more than Austria
0.763 per capita
Ranked 26th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Austria
388.87
Ranked 35th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Austria
450.3
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Sydney Morning Herald - daily</p> </p>Herald Sun - Melbourne-based daily</p> </p>The Australian - national daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15675260">Full Article</a> <p>Die Presse - daily</p> </p>Kronen Zeitung - mass-circulation daily, regional editions</p> </p>Kleine Zeitung - Graz-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17408313">Full Article</a>
Films produced 16
Ranked 37th.
24
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Australia
Cinema attendance 80 million
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Austria
15.02 million
Ranked 29th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service highly developed and efficient
Cinema attendance per capita 4.02
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Austria
1.85
Ranked 20th.
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Austria
533.38
Ranked 15th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd.
54
Ranked 24th. 26% more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 57% more than Austria
1,376.21
Ranked 26th.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 26th.
0.13
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Australia
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Austria
4.28 million
Ranked 40th.

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Austria
81%
Ranked 28th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th.
991.76
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Australia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd.
1,605.68
Ranked 17th. 50% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Austria
3.34 million
Ranked 46th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 79% more than Austria
13.59 million
Ranked 61st.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Austria
37
Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Austria
2.13 million
Ranked 40th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Austria
0.055 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.

Cable TV subscribers 68
Ranked 14th.
123
Ranked 13th. 81% more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Austria
3.39 million
Ranked 48th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Austria
39.69
Ranked 35th.

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 80% more than Austria
763.05
Ranked 26th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
991.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Australia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 55% more than Austria
336.57
Ranked 16th.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Austria
578.69
Ranked 12th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 79% more than Austria
13.59 million
Ranked 61st.

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Austria
6.08 million
Ranked 51st.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 494
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Austria
179
Ranked 26th.
Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Austria
4.25 million
Ranked 36th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Austria
1.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th.
0.71$
Ranked 92nd. 4% more than Australia

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Austria
8.16 million
Ranked 44th.

Telephone system > International country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber optic submarine cable provides links to New Zealand and the United States; satellite earth stations - 19 (10 Intelsat - 4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean, 2 Inmarsat - Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, 2 Globalstar, 5 other) country code - 43; satellite earth stations - 15; in addition, there are about 600 VSATs (very small aperture terminals)
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Austria
37
Ranked 19th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st.
142.93
Ranked 21st. 39% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Austria
3.34 million
Ranked 46th.

Films produced per million 0.804
Ranked 34th.
2.96
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Australia
Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Austria
6.08 million
Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Austria
2.81 million
Ranked 23th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 88 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Austria
15 million
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 160.97
Ranked 22nd.
312.42
Ranked 8th. 94% more than Australia

Mobile phones 63.97 per 100 people
Ranked 25th.
82.85 per 100 people
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Australia
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.65
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Austria
1.88
Ranked 16th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd.
6,683.34 Mbps
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Austria
17
Ranked 52nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th. 21% more than Austria
2.57 million
Ranked 22nd.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 9.3%
Ranked 46th.
48.15%
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 3.08 million
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Austria
2.5 million
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Top level domain .au .at
Television > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 35th.
15
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Australia

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.062$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th. 13% more than Austria
0.055$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 46th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
6.41
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Australia

Music > Share of all albums sold 1.5-1.8 0.5-0.7
Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.294
Ranked 49th.
1.81
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th.
314.49
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Australia

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones fixed-line subscribership has been in decline since the mid-1990s with mobile-cellular subscribership eclipsing it by the late 1990s; the fiber-optic net is very extensive; all telephone applications and Internet services are available
Internet country code .au .at
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th.
185.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Australia

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.11 Million US dollars
Ranked 27th.
$1.15 Million US dollars
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Australia
Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Austria
3.71 million
Ranked 33th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st.
293.3 min.
Ranked 18th. 37% more than Australia

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Austria
441
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
142.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 38% more than Australia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th. 47% more than Austria
15.52$/month
Ranked 119th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th.
293.43 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 37% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.87
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Austria
21.76
Ranked 23th.
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90.7%
Ranked 14th. 75% more than Austria
51.85%
Ranked 50th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,433.94$ per capita
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Austria
2,147.93$ per capita
Ranked 19th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,038.48
Ranked 18th.
$2,507.77
Ranked 12th. 23% more than Australia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Austria
10.82 million
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th. 79% more than Austria
1.18 million
Ranked 26th.

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 1.8-4.6 0.58-0.82
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Austria
4.56
Ranked 58th.
Pay TV subscribers 22%
Ranked 16th.
35%
Ranked 14th. 59% more than Australia
Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Austria
55.35
Ranked 21st.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 23.57
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Austria
9.19
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Austria
16
Ranked 43th.

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Austria
11.31 million
Ranked 31st.
Telecommunications revenue 3.85 % of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than Austria
2.68 % of GDP
Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 959000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th. 16% more than Austria
20.74
Ranked 27th.

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Austria
4,729
Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Austria
394.92
Ranked 41st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Austria
4.56 million
Ranked 40th.
Internet > Broadband access 2.36 million
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Austria
1.07 million
Ranked 25th.
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Austria
1.24
Ranked 14th.
Radio > Total number of channels 70
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Austria
13
Ranked 38th.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 130.5
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Austria
63
Ranked 11th.
Cinemas > Seats 446,000
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Austria
73,200
Ranked 23th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 97
Ranked 26th.
120
Ranked 25th. 24% more than Australia

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 167.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 18th.
170.36 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Australia
Internet > TLD .au .at
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th.
129.74
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Australia

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 34 times more than Austria
995
Ranked 31st.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Austria
2,351
Ranked 16th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.15
Ranked 17th.
3.11
Ranked 12th. 45% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 48
Ranked 8th. 85% more than Austria
26
Ranked 17th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 4.65 per capita
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Austria
1.87 per capita
Ranked 16th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 6th.
3 days
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.09.25 2004.10.16
Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 43
Internet > Communication technology patents 2.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 14th.
3.1 per 1000000 people
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Australia
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Austria
1,442.06
Ranked 19th.

Advertising revenue > Share of television 35%
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Austria
24%
Ranked 8th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th. 73% more than Austria
55.5%
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Secure servers 24.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Austria
11.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th.
Internet > Internet charges $39.00
Ranked 12th.
$44.00
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Australia
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Austria
47.4
Ranked 41st.
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 36th.
98.5%
Ranked 23th. 3% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th. 25% more than Austria
2
Ranked 46th.

Television reception through satellite 6%
Ranked 15th.
40%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Australia
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 83.33%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Austria
26.67%
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Austria
285.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th.

Internet > Web sites 14.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
22.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 56% more than Australia
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 3.43
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Austria
1.58
Ranked 32nd.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0981 Number
Ranked 39th.
0.122 Number
Ranked 36th. 24% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Austria
3.29 million
Ranked 48th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 99.24%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Austria
98.44%
Ranked 14th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 0.76%
Ranked 62nd.
1.56%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 5.06
Ranked 38th.
14.98
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 5.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
14.98 per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Australia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Austria
121.76
Ranked 58th.
Television reception through cable 16%
Ranked 14th.
35%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Australia
Website defacements 156
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Austria
31
Ranked 46th.
Website defacements per million 8.04
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Austria
3.85
Ranked 47th.
Internet > Linux web servers 633
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Austria
234
Ranked 8th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th. 71% more than Austria
555.22
Ranked 23th.
Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Austria
2.37% GDP
Ranked 66th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th.
592.01
Ranked 27th. 17% more than Australia

Woman in Love > Charts > Date November 15, 1980 January 1, 1981
Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Austria
11.87 million
Ranked 40th.

Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $23.00
Ranked 13th.
$47.00
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Austria
1,441.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1997 1998
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date October 18, 1998 June 21, 1998
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $29.00
Ranked 15th.
$96.00
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 0.48% < 0.2%
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.035$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
0.087$ per 1 million people
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th.
2.41$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 94th. 51% more than Australia

Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Austria
4,632
Ranked 18th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Austria
553.8
Ranked 22nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th.
1,605.68
Ranked 14th. 50% more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th. 17% more than Austria
2.08
Ranked 78th.

Royalties and fees $17.90
Ranked 17th.
$20.00
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Australia
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch January 1, 2001 October 26, 2006
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End 2013 2010
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > Start Regional ASO started 30 June 2010 5/3/2007
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st.
25.23
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Australia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Austria
1,134.66
Ranked 22nd.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Austria
104
Ranked 40th.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as Austria
1 Number
Ranked 43th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Austria
4.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 35th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 7.14%
Ranked 40th.
23.08%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Australia
Phone system > International dialling code +61 +43
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 55% more than Austria
341.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th.
$3.58 billion
Ranked 16th. 62% more than Australia

Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Austria
4.62
Ranked 42nd.
Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Austria
4.98 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 42nd.

Pure Shores > Charts > Date April 2, 2000 April 9, 2000
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1/1/2001 26/10/2006
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $2,453.74 Million US dollars
Ranked 25th.
$9,602.48 Million US dollars
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Australia
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Television reception by terrestrial means 78%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Austria
25%
Ranked 12th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Austria
284.33
Ranked 29th.

Phone subscribers 1,095.01
Ranked 23th.
1,274.68
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Australia
Never Ever > Charts > Date March 1998 April 26, 1998
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 23.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Austria
9.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.

I Wanna Be the Only One > Charts > Date March 29, 1998 July 27, 1997
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th. 11% more than Austria
39.4
Ranked 36th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th.
23.66$/month
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Austria
39.65
Ranked 34th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Austria
28.97$/month
Ranked 15th.

Public share of broadcasting revenue 80%
Ranked 5th. 63% more than Austria
49%
Ranked 14th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions 1.4
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Austria
1.1
Ranked 6th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.66e-07%
Ranked 27th.
2.5e-06%
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Australia
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 5835000000
Telecommunications employment 0.85%
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Austria
0.65%
Ranked 12th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Austria
450 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Austria
2.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
19.63%
Ranked 69th. 37 times more than Australia

Internet > Linux web servers per million 32.61
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Austria
29.1
Ranked 9th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th.
30.75%
Ranked 40th. 66% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th.
44.01%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
56.05%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th. 70% more than Austria
12.73
Ranked 60th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 25% more than Austria
2 per 1 million people
Ranked 45th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Austria
0.185 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 28th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Austria
0.3
Ranked 27th.
Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Austria
3.29 million
Ranked 43th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Austria
1.73 million
Ranked 28th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th. 46% more than Austria
6.89%
Ranked 50th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th.
5.77%
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Australia

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