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Media Stats: compare key data on Australia & Faroe Islands

Definitions

  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • 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.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • 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
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • 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).
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Internet > TLD: 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).
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.

  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
STAT Australia Faroe Islands HISTORY
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 1
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Faroe Islands
1,223.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th.
112.04%
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Australia
Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th. 429 times more than Faroe Islands
42,226
Ranked 185th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th.
849.46
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Australia
Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd.
85.34%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Australia

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
703.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 28% more than Australia

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th. 422 times more than Faroe Islands
37,500
Ranked 170th.
Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 4573 times more than Faroe Islands
3,000
Ranked 87th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. About the same as Faroe Islands
476.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th. 412 times more than Faroe Islands
59,400
Ranked 191st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Faroe Islands
1,035.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th. 35 times more than Faroe Islands
3
Ranked 29th.
Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st. 677 times more than Faroe Islands
15,000
Ranked 178th.
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service good international communications; good domestic facilities
Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Faroe Islands
807.07
Ranked 42nd.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 26th.
0.4
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Australia
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 331 times more than Faroe Islands
34,000
Ranked 134th.

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th.
85.3%
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Australia
Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 286 times more than Faroe Islands
2
Ranked 147th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th. 523 times more than Faroe Islands
20,200
Ranked 189th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Faroe Islands
37.74
Ranked 38th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 13% more than Faroe Islands
805 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd. 414 times more than Faroe Islands
58,722
Ranked 191st.

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th. 477 times more than Faroe Islands
38,640
Ranked 173th.

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 - 298; satellite earth stations - 1 Orion; 1 fiber-optic submarine cable to the Shetland Islands, linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland; fiber-optic submarine cable connection to Canada-Europe cable
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 286 times more than Faroe Islands
2
Ranked 103th.
Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 981 times more than Faroe Islands
26,000
Ranked 200th.
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 1307 times more than Faroe Islands
8,516
Ranked 109th.

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones conversion to digital system completed in 1998; both NMT (analog) and GSM (digital) mobile telephone systems are installed
Internet country code .au .fo
Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th. 570 times more than Faroe Islands
20,111
Ranked 170th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
121.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Australia

Internet hosts None None
Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th. 358 times more than Faroe Islands
5,868
Ranked 84th.

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 1191 times more than Faroe Islands
39,936
Ranked 155th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 11084200
Internet > TLD .au .fo
Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 711 times more than Faroe Islands
48
Ranked 158th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 3995 times more than Faroe Islands
3
Ranked 131st.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 298
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Faroe Islands
62.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Faroe Islands
62.17
Ranked 49th.

Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th. 8839 times more than Faroe Islands
3
Ranked 125th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th. 62% more than Faroe Islands
11.78%
Ranked 117th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
28.75%
Ranked 70th. 35% more than Australia

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 35% more than Faroe Islands
418.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
3.7%
Ranked 98th. 7 times more than Australia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th. 54% more than Faroe Islands
6.53%
Ranked 82nd.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th.
0.0
Ranked 140th.

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch January 1, 2001 2002/2003
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown Planned 2010 December 2002
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th. 1020 times more than Faroe Islands
$2.17 million
Ranked 119th.

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Faroe Islands
174.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 102nd.
Phone subscribers 1,095.01
Ranked 23th. 18% more than Faroe Islands
931.62
Ranked 1st.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Faroe Islands
29.36$/month
Ranked 12th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th.
1,186.71
Ranked 63th. 11% more than Australia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 370000000

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; 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); 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; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; http://www.iana.org/numbers; 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 Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; http://www.iana.org/numbers; LiveJournal; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/).; United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.; Wikipedia: Digital terrestrial television; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables. 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.

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