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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 a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th.
99%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Australia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th.
276.69
Ranked 24th. 9% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Japan
79.05
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Japan
791.21
Ranked 31st.
Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th.
689.59
Ranked 12th. 29% more than Australia

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th.
99.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times 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>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 26% more than Japan
541.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.

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>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th.
109.43
Ranked 86th. 3% more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 24% more than Japan
842.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.

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>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation&#039;s international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
686.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Australia

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th.
677.27
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Australia
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Japan
541.64
Ranked 17th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 155.07
Ranked 26th.
551.23
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Australia

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Japan
1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
691.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 26% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd.
503.86
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Australia

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st.
86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Japan
402.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th.
75.16
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Australia

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th.
100.68 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 160.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
566.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Australia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd.
132,608 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Australia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Japan
1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 30th.

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th.
69.2 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Australia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th.
5.55 billion min.
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Australia

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 36% more than Japan
943.48
Ranked 14th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th. 23% more than Japan
900.9
Ranked 83th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $44.59 billion
Ranked 15th.
$349.16 billion
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Australia

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Japan
79.05%
Ranked 29th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th.
132.76 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Australia

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Japan
0.956 per capita
Ranked 15th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th. 19% more than Japan
347.79
Ranked 45th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Japan
460.03
Ranked 19th.

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>Asahi Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Yomiuri Shimbun - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Mainichi Daily News - English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Films produced 16
Ranked 37th.
310
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Australia
Cinema attendance 80 million
Ranked 14th.
145 million
Ranked 6th. 81% more than Australia
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service excellent domestic and international service
Cinema attendance per capita 4.02
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Japan
1.14
Ranked 31st.
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th.
686.01
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd.
441
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 36% more than Japan
1,587.39
Ranked 21st.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 26th. 57% more than Japan
0.07
Ranked 48th.
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th.
88.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Australia

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Japan
79.1%
Ranked 33th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th. 22% more than Japan
741.51
Ranked 46th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd.
1,084.68
Ranked 89th. 1% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th.
64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Australia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
138.36 million
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Australia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Japan
73
Ranked 14th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th.
35.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Australia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Japan
0.018 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.

Cable TV subscribers 68
Ranked 14th.
147
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th.
64.67 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd.
50.47
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Australia

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Japan
955.66
Ranked 14th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 22% more than Japan
741.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 67% more than Japan
312.51
Ranked 17th.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Japan
541.64
Ranked 15th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
141.13 million
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Australia

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th.
120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Australia

Cinema > Number of cinemas 494
Ranked 15th.
3,062
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 30.2 million
Ranked 34th.
121.25 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Australia
Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th.
86.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th.
1.63$
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Australia

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th.
94.75 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Australia

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 - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Japan
73
Ranked 5th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st.
175.04
Ranked 14th. 70% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th.
64.27 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Australia

Films produced per million 0.804
Ranked 34th.
2.43
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Australia
Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th.
120.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Australia
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th.
39.91 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Australia

Cinemas > Annual attendance 88 million
Ranked 9th.
145 million
Ranked 4th. 65% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 160.97
Ranked 22nd.
566.69
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Australia

Mobile phones 63.97 per 100 people
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Japan
62.11 per 100 people
Ranked 26th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.65
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan
1.14
Ranked 27th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Japan
1,037.94 Mbps
Ranked 30th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th.
70.45 million
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th.
108
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 3.08 million
Ranked 17th.
71.9 million
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Australia

Internet > Top level domain .au .jp
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.062$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th.
0.075$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 20th. 21% more than Australia

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
3.45
Ranked 29th. 79% more than Australia

Music > Share of all albums sold 1.5-1.8 12/9/2011
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th.
551.39
Ranked 2nd. 4 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 high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
Internet country code .au .jp
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Japan
28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 60th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.11 Million US dollars
Ranked 27th.
$0.88 Million US dollars
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Australia
Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th.
58.78 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Australia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Japan
43.41 min.
Ranked 46th.

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th.
2,221
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Australia

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
175.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 69% more than Australia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people 132.49
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan
19.18
Ranked 16th.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th. 65% more than Japan
13.79$/month
Ranked 125th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Japan
43.41 min. per capita
Ranked 46th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.87
Ranked 18th.
23.97
Ranked 17th. About the same as Australia

Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,433.94$ per capita
Ranked 12th.
2,691.9$ per capita
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Australia

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,038.48
Ranked 18th.
$2,737.23
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Australia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th.
110.39 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Australia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th.
22.37 million
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Australia

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 1.8-4.6 4/25/2011
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 50 times more than Japan
0.572
Ranked 130th.
Pay TV subscribers 22%
Ranked 16th.
65%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Australia
Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Japan
17.54
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th.
110
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th.
202.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Australia
Telecommunications revenue 3.85 % of GDP
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Japan
3.43 % of GDP
Ranked 7th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 2694800000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Japan
23.58
Ranked 21st.

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th.
69,200
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th.
503.86
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th.
144.08 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Australia
Internet > Broadband access 2.36 million
Ranked 14th.
20.91 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 97
Ranked 26th. 16 times more than Japan
6
Ranked 54th.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 167.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Japan
137.1 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 28th.
Internet > TLD .au .jp
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th. 19% more than Japan
86.45
Ranked 82nd.

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Japan
5,559
Ranked 8th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th.
42,338
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Australia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.15
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Japan
2.11
Ranked 15th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 48
Ranked 8th.
270
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Australia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 4.65 per capita
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan
1.15 per capita
Ranked 28th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 81
Internet > Communication technology patents 2.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 14th.
23.2 per 1000000 people
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Australia
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. 22% more than Japan
1,201.54
Ranked 35th.

Advertising revenue > Share of television 35%
Ranked 4th.
43%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Australia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th.
113.1%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Australia
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Japan
52
Ranked 13th.
Internet > Secure servers 24.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan
5.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th.
Television > Digital TV households 1,646
Ranked 5th.
10,164
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Australia
Internet > Internet charges $39.00
Ranked 12th.
$49.00
Ranked 5th. 26% more than Australia
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 36th.
99%
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Japan
0.867
Ranked 62nd.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 5,416
Ranked 6th.
20,315
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Australia

Television reception through satellite 6%
Ranked 15th.
41%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Australia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 76% more than Japan
331.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Web sites 14.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Japan
2.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
Television > Digital TV households per million 83.76
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Japan
79.75
Ranked 4th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th.
47.58 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 5.06
Ranked 38th. 106 times more than Japan
0.0476
Ranked 59th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 5.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 106 times more than Japan
0.048 per 1 million people
Ranked 58th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 39 times more than Japan
43.51
Ranked 88th.
Television reception through cable 16%
Ranked 14th.
26%
Ranked 13th. 63% more than Australia
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million 29.06
Ranked 4th.
45.64
Ranked 1st. 57% more than Australia
Internet > Linux web servers 633
Ranked 6th.
2,390
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Australia
Website defacements 156
Ranked 12th.
169
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Australia
Website defacements per million 8.04
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Japan
1.33
Ranked 74th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th.
49.85%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
37.77%
Ranked 36th. 77% more than Australia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th. 454 times more than Japan
0.0476
Ranked 43th.

World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 0.48% 1.7%
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Japan
0.867 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st.

Total broadcasters revenue per capita $29.00
Ranked 15th.
$44.00
Ranked 13th. 52% more than Australia
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1997 1985
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Japan
1,201.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Japan
0.185 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 27th.
Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st.
48.43 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Australia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th.
30.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Australia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th.
10.31%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Australia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th.
14.31%
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Australia

Television > Subscription TV revenues 571
Ranked 6th.
5,816
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Australia
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 1.2%
Ranked 7th. 71% more than Japan
0.7%
Ranked 9th.
Internet > Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers 1%
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Japan
0.7%
Ranked 9th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Japan
1.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 131st.

Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re March 23, 2005 July 4, 2006
Pure Shores > Charts > Date April 2, 2000 April 16, 2000
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $23.00
Ranked 13th.
$44.00
Ranked 9th. 91% more than Australia
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1/1/2001 1/12/2003
Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th.
153.53 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd.
50.84
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Australia

Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th.
1,283.41
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Australia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Japan
26.15$/month
Ranked 22nd.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 45% more than Japan
3.94% GDP
Ranked 58th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G NTSC M
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Japan
0.845
Ranked 110th.

Royalties and fees $17.90
Ranked 17th.
$80.50
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Australia
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch January 1, 2001 December 1 2003
Internet > Government Broadband Index 3.4
Ranked 10th.
4.3
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than Australia
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people 146.5
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Japan
139.55
Ranked 11th.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 278.99
Ranked 5th. 75% more than Japan
158.99
Ranked 17th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st.
27.92
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Australia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Japan
750.05
Ranked 28th.

Public share of broadcasting revenue 80%
Ranked 5th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Australia
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired August 15, 2005 2006/2007
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists 2,844
Ranked 1st.
17,829
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 73 times more than Japan
6
Ranked 40th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Japan
0.575 per 1 million people
Ranked 83th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Japan
460.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Japan
0.896 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th. 4 times more than Japan
0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 10th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.035$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Japan
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 10th.

Phone system > International dialling code +61 +81
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th.
1,132.21
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Australia
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th.
20.71%
Ranked 66th. 12% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th.
1,106.36
Ranked 84th. 3% more than Australia

Music sales > Singles > Millions 1.4
Ranked 4th.
48.3
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Australia

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 19567300000000
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Japan
37.92
Ranked 41st.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th.
20.51$/month
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Australia

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $2,453.74 Million US dollars
Ranked 25th.
$112,198.68 Million US dollars
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Australia
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan
519.59
Ranked 24th.

Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th.
66,279
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Australia

Telecommunications employment 0.85%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
0.3%
Ranked 18th.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people 132.49
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan
19.18
Ranked 16th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.66e-07%
Ranked 27th.
2.23e-06%
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Australia
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
12.83%
Ranked 53th. 24 times more than Australia

Internet > Linux web servers per million 32.61
Ranked 6th. 73% more than Japan
18.8
Ranked 19th.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists 2,572
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Japan
2,450
Ranked 4th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th.
4.7
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Australia
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 69% more than Japan
313.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th. 45% more than Japan
$1.53 billion
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio 90.44
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan
13.74
Ranked 25th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. 75% more than Japan
331.4
Ranked 27th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M
Television reception by terrestrial means 78%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan
34%
Ranked 8th.
Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 50 times more than Japan
0.575
Ranked 89th.
Phone subscribers 1,095.01
Ranked 23th.
1,184.84
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Australia
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female 2,572
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Japan
2,450
Ranked 4th.

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