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Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & Czech Republic

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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 roughly 130 TV broadcasters operating some 350 channels with 4 publicly operated and the remainder in private hands; 16 TV stations have national coverage with 4 being publicly operated; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; 63 radio broadcasters are registered operating roughly 80 radio stations with 15 stations publicly operated; 10 radio stations provide national coverage with the remainder local or regional
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th.
97.41%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Australia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th. 52% more than Czech Republic
166.81
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Czech Republic
75
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Czech Republic
751.06
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th. 26% more than Czech Republic
425.77
Ranked 41st.

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
6.68 million
Ranked 13th.

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>AAP - Australian Associated Press</p> </p>ABC News - public broadcaster&#039;s news site</p> <p>CTK - English-language pages</p> </p>Prague Daily Monitor - news portal, in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
240.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.

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>Czech Radio - public; runs national/regional networks and external service Radio Prague</p> </p>Frekvence 1 - private, national</p> </p>Radio Impuls - private, national</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17220321">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th.
122.79
Ranked 57th. 16% more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
1,278.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 23% 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>Czech TV - public, operates mainstream CT1 and cultural channel CT2</p> </p>CT 24 - public, news</p> </p>TV Nova - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17220321">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Czech Republic
530.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 53% more than Czech Republic
333.66
Ranked 49th.
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
239.82
Ranked 32nd.

Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 31, FM 304, shortwave 17
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 155.07
Ranked 26th.
182.55
Ranked 20th. 18% more than Australia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. About the same as Czech Republic
1,465.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 28% more than Czech Republic
430.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Czech Republic
199.72
Ranked 82nd.

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Czech Republic
3.41 million
Ranked 42nd.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 69% more than Czech Republic
282.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th. 22% more than Czech Republic
57.82
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
7.63 million
Ranked 45th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Czech Republic
22,206 Mbps
Ranked 16th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
2,176.84 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 15th.

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Czech Republic
2.45 million
Ranked 37th.

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th.
150
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Czech Republic
746.63 million min.
Ranked 26th.

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Czech Republic
309.5
Ranked 103th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th.
1,359.56
Ranked 24th. 22% more than Australia

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $44.59 billion
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
$15.05 billion
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Czech Republic
75%
Ranked 32nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th. 88% more than Czech Republic
13 million
Ranked 58th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 71% more than Czech Republic
0.803 per capita
Ranked 23th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
199.48
Ranked 82nd.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 79% more than Czech Republic
314.32
Ranked 39th.

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>Lidove Noviny - Prague-based national daily, former dissident publication</p> </p>Mlada Fronta Dnes - Prague-based national daily</p> </p>Pravo - Prague-based national daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17220321">Full Article</a>
Films produced 16
Ranked 37th. The same as Czech Republic
16
Ranked 38th.
Cinema attendance 80 million
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Czech Republic
8.35 million
Ranked 41st.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service privatization and modernization of the Czech telecommunication system got a late start but is advancing steadily; virtually all exchanges now digital; existing copper subscriber systems enhanced with Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) equipment to accommodate Internet and other digital signals; trunk systems include fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay
Cinema attendance per capita 4.02
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Czech Republic
0.818
Ranked 39th.
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Czech Republic
530.86
Ranked 17th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd.
45
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
790.4
Ranked 44th.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 26th. The same as Czech Republic
0.11
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
4.4 million
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Czech Republic
75%
Ranked 37th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th.
1,150.46
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Australia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd.
1,233.79
Ranked 56th. 15% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Czech Republic
2.1 million
Ranked 55th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 88% more than Czech Republic
12.97 million
Ranked 64th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Czech Republic
300
Ranked 6th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
1.75 million
Ranked 44th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Czech Republic
0.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Czech Republic
2.29 million
Ranked 55th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Czech Republic
19.86
Ranked 82nd.

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 72% more than Czech Republic
802.59
Ranked 24th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
1,150.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Australia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
233.49
Ranked 25th.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
215.35
Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 80% more than Czech Republic
13.52 million
Ranked 62nd.

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
8.27 million
Ranked 36th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 494
Ranked 15th.
534
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Australia

Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th. 86% more than Czech Republic
5.47 million
Ranked 27th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
14.6 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th.
1.06$
Ranked 72nd. 56% more than Australia

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th. 56% more than Czech Republic
11.78 million
Ranked 34th.

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 - 420; satellite earth stations - 6 (2 Intersputnik - Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions, 1 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 1 Globalstar)
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Czech Republic
43.74
Ranked 37th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Czech Republic
2.1 million
Ranked 55th.

Films produced per million 0.804
Ranked 34th.
1.57
Ranked 25th. 95% more than Australia
Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Czech Republic
3.16 million
Ranked 70th.
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Czech Republic
2.43 million
Ranked 26th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 88 million
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Czech Republic
8.3 million
Ranked 27th.

Mobile phones 63.97 per 100 people
Ranked 25th.
84.88 per 100 people
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Australia
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.65
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Czech Republic
0.807
Ranked 31st.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Czech Republic
2,176.02 Mbps
Ranked 15th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th. 67% more than Czech Republic
1.86 million
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th.
81
Ranked 23th. 65% more than Australia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 9.3%
Ranked 46th.
15.56%
Ranked 40th. 67% more than Australia

Internet > Top level domain .au .cz
Television > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 35th. 20% more than Czech Republic
5
Ranked 17th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.062$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th.
0.071$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 24th. 15% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
4.29
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Australia

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.294
Ranked 49th.
0.487
Ranked 18th. 66% more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th.
182.16
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Australia

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones access to the fixed-line telephone network expanded throughout the 1990s but the number of fixed line connections has been dropping since then; mobile telephone usage increased sharply beginning in the mid-1990s and the number of cellular telephone subscriptions now greatly exceeds the population
Internet country code .au .cz
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th.
294.97 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 6th. 80% more than Australia

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.11 Million US dollars
Ranked 27th.
$1.71 Million US dollars
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Australia
Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Czech Republic
3.22 million
Ranked 40th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Czech Republic
73.08 min.
Ranked 31st.

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
823
Ranked 9th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Czech Republic
43.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th. 22% more than Czech Republic
18.76$/month
Ranked 106th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
73.15 min. per capita
Ranked 32nd.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.87
Ranked 18th.
52
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90.7%
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Czech Republic
84.44%
Ranked 20th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,038.48
Ranked 18th. 42% more than Czech Republic
$1,434.78
Ranked 23th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,433.94$ per capita
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
1,025.12$ per capita
Ranked 24th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th. 61% more than Czech Republic
13.78 million
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Czech Republic
447,682
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th.
29.39
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Australia
Cinemas > Seats per 1000 23.57
Ranked 4th.
28.39
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Australia

Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Czech Republic
80.03
Ranked 7th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th.
103
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Czech Republic
8.04 million
Ranked 38th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 21.51
Ranked 41st.
101.7
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Australia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 12205630000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th. 42% more than Czech Republic
16.88
Ranked 35th.

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Czech Republic
2,200
Ranked 41st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
199.72
Ranked 87th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Czech Republic
4.47 million
Ranked 41st.
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th.
14.6
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Australia
Radio > Total number of channels 70
Ranked 15th.
102
Ranked 10th. 46% more than Australia
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 130.5
Ranked 5th. 81% more than Czech Republic
72
Ranked 9th.
Cinemas > Seats 446,000
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Czech Republic
292,000
Ranked 5th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 97
Ranked 26th.
712
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Australia

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 167.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Czech Republic
161.15 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 20th.
Internet > TLD .au .cz
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th.
132.19
Ranked 17th. 28% more than Australia

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 118 times more than Czech Republic
290
Ranked 64th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Czech Republic
660
Ranked 31st.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 48
Ranked 8th. 92% more than Czech Republic
25
Ranked 14th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.15
Ranked 17th.
2.38
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Australia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 4.65 per capita
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Czech Republic
0.807 per capita
Ranked 31st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 6th.
4 days
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.09.25 2006.01.15
Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 420
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. The same as Czech Republic
1,464.78
Ranked 17th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
44%
Ranked 36th.
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Czech Republic
44.6
Ranked 61st.
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 36th.
99.6%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th.
10.03
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 5,416
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
2,000
Ranked 14th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 83.33%
Ranked 16th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Australia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Czech Republic
64.59 per 1 million people
Ranked 52nd.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.0981 Number
Ranked 39th.
0.0
Ranked 75th.
Radio > Total number of channels per million people 3.43
Ranked 25th.
9.96
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Czech Republic
2.28 million
Ranked 53th.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 99.24%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Czech Republic
98.63%
Ranked 12th.
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 0.76%
Ranked 62nd.
1.37%
Ranked 58th. 80% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 5.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
69.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 5.06
Ranked 38th.
69.31
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Australia

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 60 times more than Czech Republic
28.39
Ranked 105th.
Website defacements per million 8.04
Ranked 20th. 42% more than Czech Republic
5.67
Ranked 29th.
Internet > Linux web servers 633
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Czech Republic
113
Ranked 17th.
Website defacements 156
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
58
Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th.
10.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Australia

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 75% more than Czech Republic
0.128 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 56th.
Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Czech Republic
2.26 million
Ranked 50th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
1.76 million
Ranked 26th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th.
15.2%
Ranked 12th. 51% more than Australia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th.
15.21%
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Australia

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Czech Republic
64.27
Ranked 50th.

Phone subscribers 1,095.01
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Czech Republic
1,050.04
Ranked 28th.
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B-G
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 Season 1, 2004 : Aneta Langerová <br> Season 2, 2005 : Vlastimil Horváth <br> Season 3, 2006 : Zbyněk Drda
Royalties and fees $17.90
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Czech Republic
$4.30
Ranked 27th.
Telephone system > Regulation 1992 1993
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th.
7.93
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th.
1,285.99
Ranked 46th. 20% more than Australia

Music sales > Singles > Millions 1.4
Ranked 4th. 200 times more than Czech Republic
0.007
Ranked 32nd.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 114073000000
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1/1/2001 21/10/2005
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Czech Republic
17.71$/month
Ranked 31st.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 27% more than Czech Republic
24.05$/month
Ranked 28th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $2,453.74 Million US dollars
Ranked 25th.
$17,945.74 Million US dollars
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Australia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th.
9.8$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 80th. 6 times more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.035$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
0.104$ per 1 million people
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Australia

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.66e-07%
Ranked 27th.
9.1e-06%
Ranked 5th. 34 times more than Australia
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Czech Republic
0.2
Ranked 36th.
Radio > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 7.14%
Ranked 40th.
15.69%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 433,000
Ranked 29th.
1.04 million
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Australia

Phone system > International dialling code +61 +420
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th. 12% more than Czech Republic
19.38
Ranked 48th.

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th. 73% more than Czech Republic
6.48 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 37th.

Cinemas > Seats > Per capita 23.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
28.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Australia

Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th. Twice as much as Czech Republic
14.99 million
Ranked 34th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
21.72
Ranked 78th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Czech Republic
19.88
Ranked 84th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th.
698.98
Ranked 16th. 38% more than Australia

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 39% more than Czech Republic
4.1% GDP
Ranked 52nd.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL B-G
Internet > Linux web servers per million 32.61
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
11.04
Ranked 30th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 278.99
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Czech Republic
195.39
Ranked 14th.

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End 2013 2010-10
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st. 51% more than Czech Republic
16.6
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Czech Republic
518.6
Ranked 35th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
198
Ranked 31st.

Total number of combined radio and television institutions 2 Number
Ranked 32nd.
0.0
Ranked 79th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Czech Republic
185.51
Ranked 39th.

Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Czech Republic
1,946
Ranked 26th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
440.16
Ranked 36th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 79% more than Czech Republic
314.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th.
36.1%
Ranked 27th. 94% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th.
22.25%
Ranked 67th. 16% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
45.54%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Australia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 26% more than Czech Republic
1.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
10.7%
Ranked 61st. 20 times more than Australia

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Czech Republic
238.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th. 22% more than Czech Republic
$1.81 billion
Ranked 21st.

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1997 1994
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. About the same as Czech Republic
1,465.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

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