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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 both publicly-operated and privately-owned TV and radio stations broadcasting; overall, hundreds of TV channels are available including national, regional, local, public, and international channels; satellite and cable TV systems are accessible; multiple national radio networks, a large number of regional radio networks, and a larger number of local radio stations broadcasting; overall, hundreds of radio stations operating
Households with television 96.28%
Ranked 15th.
99.48%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Australia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Spain
245.46
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th. 14% more than Spain
72
Ranked 43th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th. 14% more than Spain
715.02
Ranked 45th.

Internet > Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th. 22% more than Spain
438.74
Ranked 38th.

Internet users 15.81 million
Ranked 25th.
29.09 million
Ranked 6th. 84% 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>EFE - government-owned</p> </p>Europa Press - private</p> </p>Colpisa - private</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 682.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Spain
276.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.

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>RNE - public, services include speech network Radio 1, cultural network Radio Clasica, youth-oriented Radio 3, news station Radio 5 Todo Noticias</p> </p>Cadena SER - commercial, operates more than 50 national, regional stations</p> </p>Onda Cero - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17944960">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 106.19
Ranked 95th.
108.32
Ranked 89th. 2% more than Australia

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,040.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
1,206.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 16% 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>TVE - public, services include national networks La Primera and La 2, satellite-delivered TVE Internacional, rolling news channel 24 Horas</p> </p>Tele Cinco - national, commercial</p> </p>Antena 3 - national, commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17944960">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 548.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 34% more than Spain
409.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Televisions per 1000 510.17
Ranked 23th. 32% more than Spain
385.67
Ranked 38th.
Personal computers per 1000 681.66
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Spain
276.51
Ranked 11th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 AM 208, FM 715, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 155.07
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Spain
144.48
Ranked 28th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Spain
1,374.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Spain
486.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 461.61
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Spain
415.85
Ranked 33th.

Televisions 10.15 million
Ranked 21st.
16.2 million
Ranked 15th. 60% more than Australia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 477.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Spain
459.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 70.78
Ranked 19th. 28% more than Spain
55.4
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th.
33.87 million
Ranked 19th. 87% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 160.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 62% more than Spain
99.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd.
120,461 Mbps
Ranked 10th. About the same as Australia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Spain
2,821.65 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 22nd.

Personal computers 13.72 million
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Spain
12 million
Ranked 6th.

Television broadcast stations 104
Ranked 7th.
224
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 4.15 billion min.
Ranked 10th.
4.91 billion min.
Ranked 7th. 18% more than Australia

Radios per 1000 1,281.7
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Spain
311.87
Ranked 102nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,112.09
Ranked 50th. About the same as Spain
1,110.71
Ranked 51st.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $44.59 billion
Ranked 15th.
$72.64 billion
Ranked 10th. 63% more than Australia

Internet > Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Spain
72%
Ranked 40th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 24.49 million
Ranked 40th.
52.6 million
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Australia

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.38 per capita
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Spain
0.331 per capita
Ranked 85th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 414.16
Ranked 29th.
436.89
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Australia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 561.91
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Spain
422.18
Ranked 26th.

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>El Mundo - Madrid-based daily</p> </p>El Pais - Madrid-based daily</p> </p>ABC - Madrid-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17944960">Full Article</a>
Films produced 16
Ranked 37th.
133
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Australia
Cinema attendance 80 million
Ranked 14th.
131.35 million
Ranked 9th. 64% more than Australia
Telephone system > General assessment excellent domestic and international service well-developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity exceeds 40 per 100 persons
Cinema attendance per capita 4.02
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Spain
3.13
Ranked 8th.
Television receivers per 1000 548.14
Ranked 13th. 34% more than Spain
409.27
Ranked 33th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 32nd.
199
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Spain
604.17
Ranked 54th.
Average cost of local call 0.11
Ranked 26th. 57% more than Spain
0.07
Ranked 51st.
Internet > Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th.
19.69 million
Ranked 13th. 75% more than Australia

Internet > Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Spain
72%
Ranked 45th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 903.17
Ranked 28th.
952.3
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Australia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,072.93
Ranked 92nd.
1,096.17
Ranked 86th. 2% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th.
19.22 million
Ranked 15th. 84% more than Australia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
50.66 million
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Spain
56
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th.
11.34 million
Ranked 14th. 98% more than Australia

Cinemas > Per capita 0.092 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Spain
0.084 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 10.57 million
Ranked 20th.
19.87 million
Ranked 14th. 88% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 45.43
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Spain
41.87
Ranked 32nd.

Radio receivers per 1000 1,377.11
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Spain
330.96
Ranked 85th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 906.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
952.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Australia

Internet > Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Spain
71.65
Ranked 49th.

Number of PCs per million 681.66
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Spain
256.65
Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 24.34 million
Ranked 42nd.
50.67 million
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Australia

Radio receivers 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 95% more than Spain
13.1 million
Ranked 28th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 494
Ranked 15th.
990
Ranked 8th. Twice as much as Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 30.2 million
Ranked 34th.
55.74 million
Ranked 25th. 85% more than Australia
Television receivers 10.15 million
Ranked 20th.
16.2 million
Ranked 15th. 60% more than Australia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.62 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
5.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Australia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.68$
Ranked 105th. 13% more than Spain
0.6$
Ranked 99th.

Mobile phone subscribers 18.42 million
Ranked 23th.
41.33 million
Ranked 14th. 2 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 - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
Internet > ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Spain
56
Ranked 8th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st.
115.08
Ranked 27th. 12% more than Australia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 10.47 million
Ranked 19th.
19.22 million
Ranked 15th. 84% more than Australia

How I Met Your Mother > International broadcasters > Series Premiere June 29 2006 January 8, 2007
Films produced per million 0.804
Ranked 34th.
3.17
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Australia
Radios 25.5 million
Ranked 16th. 95% more than Spain
13.1 million
Ranked 30th.
Internet > Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Spain
3.26 million
Ranked 21st.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 88 million
Ranked 9th.
131.3 million
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 160.97
Ranked 22nd. 62% more than Spain
99.42
Ranked 34th.

Mobile phones 63.97 per 100 people
Ranked 25th.
82.28 per 100 people
Ranked 14th. 29% more than Australia
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 4.65
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Spain
3.29
Ranked 8th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Spain
2,821.65 Mbps
Ranked 22nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 3.11 million
Ranked 19th.
6.18 million
Ranked 14th. 99% more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 49
Ranked 30th.
151
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Australia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 9.3%
Ranked 46th.
24.12%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 3.08 million
Ranked 17th.
4 million
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Australia

Internet > Top level domain .au .es
Television > Total number of channels 6
Ranked 35th.
46
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Australia
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.062$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 34th. 68% more than Spain
0.037$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 59th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.93
Ranked 48th.
4.31
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Australia

Music > Share of all albums sold 1.5-1.8 1.7-2.3
Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.294
Ranked 49th.
1.04
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Australia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 154.71
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Spain
144.83
Ranked 29th.

Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 150 telephones per 100 persons
Internet country code .au .es
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th. 41% more than Spain
115.87 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 22nd.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $0.11 Million US dollars
Ranked 27th.
$0.18 Million US dollars
Ranked 25th. 58% more than Australia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 213.77 min.
Ranked 21st. 83% more than Spain
116.82 min.
Ranked 37th.

Telephone mainlines 11.46 million
Ranked 18th.
18.32 million
Ranked 13th. 60% more than Australia

Cinemas 1,748
Ranked 5th.
3,354
Ranked 2nd. 92% more than Australia

Internet > Specific websites > LinkedIn penetration 23.88%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Spain
11.54%
Ranked 5th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
115.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 11% more than Australia

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th.
31.72$/month
Ranked 53th. 39% more than Australia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 213.77 min. per capita
Ranked 19th. 83% more than Spain
116.82 min. per capita
Ranked 37th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 23.87
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Spain
22.44
Ranked 19th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 90.7%
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Spain
75.88%
Ranked 29th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,433.94$ per capita
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Spain
1,016.94$ per capita
Ranked 25th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,038.48
Ranked 18th. 29% more than Spain
$1,580.68
Ranked 22nd.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.12 million
Ranked 33th.
49.68 million
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th.
4.99 million
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Australia

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 1.8-4.6 0.3-0.7
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 22 times more than Spain
1.33
Ranked 104th.
Cinemas per million 92.36
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Spain
84
Ranked 5th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 48
Ranked 27th.
87
Ranked 21st. 81% more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 67% more than Spain
28.42 million
Ranked 17th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 21.51
Ranked 41st.
134.52
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Australia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 159000000 4666000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.98
Ranked 19th. 21% more than Spain
19.75
Ranked 30th.

Number of PCs 13,720
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Spain
10,957
Ranked 16th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 461.61
Ranked 25th. 11% more than Spain
415.85
Ranked 36th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 21.18 million
Ranked 15th.
25.04 million
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Australia
Internet > Broadband access 2.36 million
Ranked 14th.
4.39 million
Ranked 10th. 86% more than Australia
Television broadcast stations per million 5.62
Ranked 28th.
5.69
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 97
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Spain
11
Ranked 56th.

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 167.32 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 18th.
171.1 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Australia
Internet > TLD .au .es
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.21
Ranked 56th.
109.05
Ranked 49th. 6% more than Australia

Internet > Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Spain
1,853
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Spain
4,422
Ranked 9th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.15
Ranked 17th.
4.57
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Australia

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 48
Ranked 8th.
210
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Australia

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 4.65 per capita
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Spain
3.29 per capita
Ranked 7th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 19.89
Ranked 31st.
134.52
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Australia

Telecommunications > Country calling code 61 34
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.09.25 2000.10.??
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 6th.
2 days
Ranked 24th. Twice as much as Australia
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere February 5 2007 2007
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,465.08
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Spain
1,374.48
Ranked 24th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 96.2%
Ranked 6th. 81% more than Spain
53.2%
Ranked 24th.
E-Government rating 58.3
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Spain
44.9
Ranked 60th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 96%
Ranked 36th.
99%
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Australia

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.51
Ranked 38th. 16% more than Spain
2.16
Ranked 43th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 83.33%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Spain
26.09%
Ranked 27th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Spain
101.55 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 9.37 million
Ranked 24th.
20.2 million
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Australia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 5.06
Ranked 38th. 18 times more than Spain
0.276
Ranked 65th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 5.06 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 18 times more than Spain
0.276 per 1 million people
Ranked 66th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 39 times more than Spain
43.4
Ranked 90th.
Website defacements 156
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Spain
34
Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Linux web servers 633
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Spain
176
Ranked 12th.
Website defacements per million 8.04
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Spain
0.835
Ranked 89th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 433,000
Ranked 29th.
5.37 million
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Australia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Spain
294.41
Ranked 44th.

Phone system > International dialling code +61 +34
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Spain
24.26
Ranked 33th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 951.6
Ranked 6th. 80% more than Spain
528.7
Ranked 25th.
Internet > Government Broadband Index 3.4
Ranked 10th.
3.7
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Australia
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch January 1, 2001 May 2000
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 18.57%
Ranked 73th.
30%
Ranked 41st. 62% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 19.1%
Ranked 77th.
28.23%
Ranked 49th. 48% more than Australia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 21.32%
Ranked 88th.
44.42%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Australia

Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown Planned 2010 2008 (Local channels)
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 21.61
Ranked 45th. 78 times more than Spain
0.276
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.51 per 1 million people
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Spain
2.16 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 381,000
Ranked 25th.
5.37 million
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Australia

Royalties and fees $17.90
Ranked 17th. 77% more than Spain
$10.10
Ranked 22nd.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $2.21 billion
Ranked 23th.
$8.10 billion
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.43
Ranked 70th.
3.54
Ranked 55th. 45% more than Australia

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 0.53%
Ranked 100th.
12.55%
Ranked 56th. 24 times more than Australia

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 125th. 3 times more than Spain
0.577$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 102nd.

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 Spain
0.014$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.

World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 0.48% < 0.2%
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 11.18 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 27th.
14.16 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 45th. 27% more than Australia

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1997 1992
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,469.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Spain
1,374.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date October 4 2007 October 26 2007
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere March 5 2006 2007
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 1/1/2001 2000-2005
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.33$/month
Ranked 29th.
22.14$/month
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Australia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.47$/month
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Spain
25.83$/month
Ranked 23th.

Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re March 23, 2005 November 13, 2005
DB Boulevard > Point of View > Date March 18, 2002 March 11, 2001
Telephone subscribers 29.88 million
Ranked 19th.
59.65 million
Ranked 13th. Twice as much as Australia

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.66e-07%
Ranked 27th.
5.63e-07%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Australia
Telephone subscribers per employee 506.24
Ranked 39th.
642.93
Ranked 23th. 27% more than Australia

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.71% GDP
Ranked 17th. 90% more than Spain
3.01% GDP
Ranked 53th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Internet > Linux web servers per million 32.61
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Spain
4.32
Ranked 45th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Spain
1.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
Telephone lines 9.37 million
Ranked 21st.
20.2 million
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Australia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.14 million
Ranked 16th.
9 million
Ranked 11th. 75% more than Australia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 10.05%
Ranked 25th. 27% more than Spain
7.89%
Ranked 46th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.45%
Ranked 63th.
3.23%
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Australia

Internet > IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th. 57% more than Spain
0.7
Ranked 17th.
Internet > ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Spain
1.39
Ranked 71st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 19.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
134.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Australia

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 435
Ranked 19th. 40 times more than Spain
11
Ranked 47th.

NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired August 15, 2005 March 7, 2006
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere June 29 2006 October 18 2006
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Spain
100.23
Ranked 41st.

Phone subscribers 1,095.01
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Spain
1,086.4
Ranked 25th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End 2013 3/4/2010
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Spain
80.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.72
Ranked 28th.
44.34
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Australia

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.69
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Spain
41.09
Ranked 32nd.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,072.93
Ranked 90th.
1,096.22
Ranked 87th. 2% more than Australia

Music sales > Singles > Millions 1.4
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Spain
0.07
Ranked 21st.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $2,453.74 Million US dollars
Ranked 25th.
$8,193.76 Million US dollars
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Australia
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 54800000000 27246620000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,212.21
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Spain
193
Ranked 38th.

Internet servers using encryption 26,517
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Spain
8,870
Ranked 9th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 563.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 34% more than Spain
422.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 22% more than Spain
2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.224 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 14th. 91% more than Spain
0.117 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 64th.

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