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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 2
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th.
99%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Australia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th.
326.99
Ranked 15th. 29% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th.
86.77
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th.
860.93
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Australia
Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th.
850.35
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Australia

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th.
26.96 million
Ranked 16th. 71% more than Australia
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster&#039;s news site</p> <p>The Canadian Press</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
699.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Australia

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>CBC - public, operates English-language network Radio One and cultural network Radio Two</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates French-language services Première Chaîne and Espace Musique</p> </p>Radio Canada International - external service run by CBC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th. 40% more than Canada
75.74
Ranked 143th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 81% more than Canada
575.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.

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>CBC - public, operates English-language national network and cable news channel CBC Newsworld</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates national French-language network and cable news channel RDI</p> </p>CTV - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
716.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Australia

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th.
678.75
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Australia
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th.
699.8
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Australia

Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 155.07
Ranked 26th.
174.56
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Australia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 36% more than Canada
1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
838.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 52% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd.
516.33
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Australia

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st.
21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.
645.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 35% more than Australia

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th.
75.31
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th.
29.76 million
Ranked 20th. 64% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 160.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
167.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Australia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd.
217,521 Mbps
Ranked 5th. 81% more than Australia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th.
6,799.87 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Australia

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th.
22.39 million
Ranked 8th. 63% more than Australia

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Canada
80
Ranked 8th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th.
13.5 billion min.
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Australia

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Canada
1,019.7
Ranked 9th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th. 63% more than Canada
684.35
Ranked 113th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $44.59 billion
Ranked 15th.
$89.81 billion
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd.
86.77%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th.
27.39 million
Ranked 35th. 12% more than Australia

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 28% more than Canada
1.08 per capita
Ranked 8th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th.
541.14
Ranked 13th. 31% more than Australia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th.
565.62
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Australia

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>The Globe and Mail - Toronto-based national daily</p> </p>La Presse - Montreal-based daily</p> </p>The Toronto Sun - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a>
Films produced 16
Ranked 37th.
69
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Australia
Cinema attendance 80 million
Ranked 14th.
112.79 million
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Australia
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service excellent service provided by modern technology
Cinema attendance per capita 4.02
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Canada
3.56
Ranked 7th.
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th.
716.97
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd.
86
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Australia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th.
2,332.06
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Australia
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th.
28 million
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th.
86.8%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Australia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th. 76% more than Canada
513.74
Ranked 65th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd. 42% more than Canada
752.94
Ranked 144th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th.
18.01 million
Ranked 16th. 72% more than Australia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
26.26 million
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Australia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd.
760
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Australia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th.
11.41 million
Ranked 13th. 99% more than Australia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Canada
0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

Cable TV subscribers 68
Ranked 14th.
259
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th.
18.2 million
Ranked 16th. 72% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd.
50.65
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Australia

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 28% more than Canada
1,077.13
Ranked 7th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 76% more than Canada
513.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Canada
153.64
Ranked 35th.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th.
699.8
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
27.89 million
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Australia

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th.
32.3 million
Ranked 13th. 27% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of cinemas 494
Ranked 15th.
656
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 30.2 million
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Canada
26.54 million
Ranked 38th.
Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th.
21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Australia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Canada
2.67 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th.
1.2$
Ranked 133th. 76% more than Australia

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Canada
16.6 million
Ranked 25th.

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 - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region)
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd.
760
Ranked 1st. 33% more than Australia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st.
207.56
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th.
18.01 million
Ranked 16th. 72% more than Australia

Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th.
32.3 million
Ranked 13th. 27% more than Australia
Films produced per million 0.804
Ranked 34th.
2.18
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Australia
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Canada
5.12 million
Ranked 13th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 88 million
Ranked 9th.
112.8 million
Ranked 8th. 28% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 160.97
Ranked 22nd.
167.92
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Australia

Mobile phones 63.97 per 100 people
Ranked 25th. 70% more than Canada
37.72 per 100 people
Ranked 31st.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.65
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Canada
3.73
Ranked 6th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd.
6,798.59 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 16% more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th.
5.58 million
Ranked 15th. 79% more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th.
103
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Australia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 9.3%
Ranked 46th.
28.38%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 3.08 million
Ranked 17th.
5.17 million
Ranked 12th. 68% more than Australia

Internet > Top level domain .au .ca
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.062$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Canada
0.059$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 38th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
2.49
Ranked 41st. 29% more than Australia

Music > Share of all albums sold 1.5-1.8 2.6-3.3
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th.
174.34
Ranked 24th. 13% more than Australia

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations
Internet country code .au .ca
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th.
222.7 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Australia

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.11 Million US dollars
Ranked 27th.
$0.55 Million US dollars
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Australia
Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th.
18.28 million
Ranked 14th. 59% more than Australia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st.
438.73 min.
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Australia

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Canada
692
Ranked 13th.

Internet > Specific websites > LinkedIn penetration 23.88%
Ranked 3rd.
25.82%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Australia
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
207.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. Twice as much as Australia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Canada
8.9$/month
Ranked 157th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th.
438.73 min. per capita
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Australia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.87
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Canada
20.3
Ranked 24th.
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90.7%
Ranked 14th. 27% more than Canada
71.62%
Ranked 26th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,433.94$ per capita
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Canada
2,207.47$ per capita
Ranked 17th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,038.48
Ranked 18th.
$2,661.83
Ranked 10th. 31% more than Australia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th. About the same as Canada
22.09 million
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th.
6.71 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Australia

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 1.8-4.6 0.1-0.6
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 20% more than Canada
23.99
Ranked 24th.
Pay TV subscribers 22%
Ranked 16th.
74%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Australia
Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Canada
22.88
Ranked 30th.

Cinemas > Seats per 1000 23.57
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Canada
21.38
Ranked 6th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th.
104
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th.
79.99 million
Ranked 8th. 68% more than Australia
Telecommunications revenue 3.85 % of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Canada
2.9 % of GDP
Ranked 13th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 21.51
Ranked 41st.
715.66
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Australia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 4322000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th.
29.55
Ranked 11th. 23% more than Australia

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th.
22,390
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th.
516.33
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Canada
17.16 million
Ranked 19th.
Internet > Broadband access 2.36 million
Ranked 14th.
6.33 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Australia
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Canada
2.67
Ranked 41st.
Cinemas > Seats 446,000
Ranked 4th.
646,700
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Australia

30 Rock > International broadcasters > Series Premiere 2007 October 10,2006
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 167.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 18th. 9% more than Canada
153.14 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 24th.
Internet > TLD .au .ca
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th. 56% more than Canada
66.32
Ranked 107th.

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th.
89,743
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th.
21,026
Ranked 5th. 75% more than Australia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 4.65 per capita
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Canada
3.73 per capita
Ranked 6th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 1
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.09.25 2007.03.14
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere February 5 2007 September 24 2006
Internet > Communication technology patents 2.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 14th.
4.6 per 1000000 people
Ranked 11th. Twice as much as Australia
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. 36% more than Canada
1,079.36
Ranked 43th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th. 92% more than Canada
50%
Ranked 32nd.
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th.
61.1
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Australia
Internet > Internet charges $39.00
Ranked 12th. 26% more than Canada
$31.00
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Secure servers 24.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th.
25 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Australia
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Canada
95%
Ranked 39th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th.
3.38
Ranked 26th. 35% more than Australia

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 5,416
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Canada
5,000
Ranked 13th.
Television reception through satellite 6%
Ranked 15th. The same as Canada
6%
Ranked 16th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.
645.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Australia

Internet > Web sites 14.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
32.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Australia
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0981 Number
Ranked 39th.
0.433 Number
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th.
18.25 million
Ranked 16th. 95% more than Australia
Vanished > Broadcasting > Series Premiere December 4 2006 August 21 2006
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th.
2,804.91
Ranked 7th. 65% more than Australia
Television reception through cable 16%
Ranked 14th.
69%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Australia
Internet > Linux web servers 633
Ranked 6th.
982
Ranked 5th. 55% more than Australia
Website defacements per million 8.04
Ranked 20th. 92% more than Canada
4.18
Ranked 41st.
Website defacements 156
Ranked 12th. 20% more than Canada
130
Ranked 15th.
Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st.
18.25 million
Ranked 16th. 95% more than Australia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th.
9.84 million
Ranked 9th. 91% more than Australia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Canada
8.82%
Ranked 32nd.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th.
3.79%
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Australia

Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Canada
24.7
Ranked 17th.
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re March 23, 2005 January 4, 2005
Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1976
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $23.00
Ranked 13th. 44% more than Canada
$16.00
Ranked 15th.
Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th.
34.88 million
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Australia

The New Adventures of Old Christine > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere 13th July 2006 March 13, 2006
Pure Shores > Charts > Date April 2, 2000 March 6, 2000
Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Canada
455.91
Ranked 6th.

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1/1/2001 2003-01
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Canada
2.72% GDP
Ranked 95th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G NTSC M
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th.
3.22
Ranked 58th. 32% more than Australia

Royalties and fees $17.90
Ranked 17th.
$44.70
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th. 34% more than Canada
799.53
Ranked 139th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 278.99
Ranked 5th. 79% more than Canada
156.27
Ranked 24th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Canada
983.91
Ranked 14th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st.
32.89
Ranked 14th. 31% more than Australia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 40% more than Canada
1,233.44
Ranked 21st.

Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th.
33,197
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Australia

My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere June 29 2006 September 20 2005
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired August 15, 2005 January 23, 2005
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th.
1,071
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Australia
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 32nd.
14 Number
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Australia
Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Canada
24.7 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th.
1.98$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 164th. 24% more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.035$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
0.04$ per 1 million people
Ranked 127th. 14% more than Australia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 433,000
Ranked 29th.
21.23 million
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Australia
Phone system > International dialling code +61 +1
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 0.48% < 0.2%
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th. 92% more than Canada
496.5
Ranked 31st.
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $29.00
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Canada
$25.00
Ranked 16th.
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade > Charts > Date October 18, 1998 November 9, 1998
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th.
36.09
Ranked 21st. 67% more than Australia
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 36% more than Canada
1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Canada
154.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date October 4 2007 September 21 2007
Internet > Linux web servers per million 32.61
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Canada
31.59
Ranked 8th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
13.26%
Ranked 70th. 25 times more than Australia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Canada
2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
565.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. About the same as Australia

Telecommunications employment 0.85%
Ranked 5th. 57% more than Canada
0.54%
Ranked 15th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 32597620000
Music sales > Singles > Millions 1.4
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Canada
0.09
Ranked 18th.

Public share of broadcasting revenue 80%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Canada
64%
Ranked 12th.
Phone subscribers 1,095.01
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Canada
1,037.65
Ranked 29th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th.
645.44
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th.
1.9
Ranked 8th. 73% more than Australia
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th.
41.15%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th.
46.29%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
37.94%
Ranked 34th. 78% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
3.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th. 35% more than Australia

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Canada
0.219 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 15th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th.
$6.60 billion
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Australia

Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2003">Season 1, 2003</a> : Guy Sebastian <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2004">Season 2, 2004</a> : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Donovan_%28singer%29">Casey Donovan</a> <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2005">Season 3, 2005</a> : Kate DeAraugo <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Idol_2006">Season 4, 2006</a> : Damien Leith <br> Season 5, 2007 : Auditions in progress <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_1%29">Season 1, 2003</a> : Ryan Malcolm <br> Season 2, 2004 : Kalan Porter <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_3%29">Season 3, 2005</a> : Melissa O'Neil <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_4%29">Season 4, 2006</a> : Eva Avila <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Idol_%28Season_5%29">Season 5, 2007</a> : Auditions in progress
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip > International broadcasters > Series Premiere <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_television">2007</a> September 17 2006
Television reception by terrestrial means 78%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Canada
25%
Ranked 11th.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 1.2%
Ranked 7th.
1.9%
Ranked 4th. 58% more than Australia
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers 1%
Ranked 6th.
1.5%
Ranked 5th. 50% more than Australia
Never Ever > Charts > Date March 1998 July 17, 1998
Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 23.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Canada
21.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th.
54.79
Ranked 13th. 25% more than Australia

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Canada
6.93$/month
Ranked 132nd.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd.
51.94
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Australia

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $2,453.74 Million US dollars
Ranked 25th.
$18,463.33 Million US dollars
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Australia
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.66e-07%
Ranked 27th.
1.38e-06%
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Australia

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