Media Stats: compare key data on Belgium & Norway

Definitions

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 > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
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.
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.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
Television viewing: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ 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.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
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.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Cable TV subscribers: Cable TV subscribers per 1000 population .
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.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Television viewing per million: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
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 > Broadband subscribers per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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 > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
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.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005: Percentage of single records sold physically, i.e. in CDs, cassettes, DVDs, etc.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pay TV subscribers: Percentage of households subscribing to pay TV service (Data is for 1999).
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications revenue: Telecommunications revenue as % of GDP.
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.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Internet > Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Date mobile number portability service was implemented in various countries.
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).
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
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.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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 > Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Advertising revenue > Share of television: Television's share (%) of total advertising revenue (Data for 1999).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
Internet > Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists: Number of newspaper journalists by country.
Television reception through satellite: Media - Television reception by satellite.
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public television channels with national coverage.
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 > Web sites: Websites per 1000 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television reception through cable: Media - Television reception by cable.
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). 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).
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 average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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.
Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
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."
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total broadcasters revenue per capita: Total broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female: Newspaper journalists (headcounts), Female.
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita: Public funding of broadcasters' revenue, 1999, US$ per capita.
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).
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people: Number of female newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists: Number of male newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue: Commercial share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people: Number of male newspaper journalists by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: 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).
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists: Number of female newspaper journalists by country.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio: Number of female newspaper journalists for every 100 male newspaper journalists.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people: Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Public share of broadcasting revenue: Public share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP 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.
Telecommunications employment: Telecommunications employment as a share (%) of national employment (Data is for 2001).
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.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. 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.

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STAT	Belgium	Norway
Broadcast media	a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network co-existing with private broadcasters	-
Households with television	98% Ranked 5th.	99.97% Ranked 1st. 2% more than Belgium
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	330.21 Ranked 14th.	364.54 Ranked 8th. 10% more than Belgium
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	82 Ranked 25th.	95 Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Belgium
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	819.54 Ranked 25th.	946.9 Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Belgium
Internet > Users per 1000	491.26 Ranked 35th.	806.94 Ranked 4th. 64% more than Belgium
Internet users	8.11 million Ranked 11th. 83% more than Norway	4.43 million Ranked 23th.
Personal computers > Per capita	348.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.	572.74 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 65% more than Belgium
Personal computers per 1000	348.04 Ranked 26th.	572.75 Ranked 14th. 65% more than Belgium
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>RTBF - French-language public broadcaster; stations include La Premiere, Classic 21, and external service RTBF International</p> </p>VRT - Dutch-language public broadcaster; stations include Radio 1, Studio Brussel and external Radio Vlaanderen International (RVI)</p> </p>Belgischer Rundfunk (BRF) - German-language broadcaster</p>	<p>NRK - public broadcaster, operates three national stations and local services</p> </p>P4 - national, commercial</p> </p>Radio Norge - national, commercial, music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	119.39 Ranked 64th. 3% more than Norway	115.55 Ranked 71st.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	984.39 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st.	1,121.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 14% more than Belgium
Television > List of TV stations	<p>RTBF - French-language public broadcaster</p> </p>VRT - Dutch-language public broadcaster</p> </p>VTM - Dutch-language commercial broadcaster</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17208922">Full Article</a>	<p>NRK - public broadcaster, operates NRK-1, NRK-2, NRK-3 and NRK Super</p> </p>TV2 - national, commercial; NRK's main competitor</p> </p>TV3 Norge - commercial, via satellite</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita	463.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 1% more than Norway	460.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.
Televisions per 1000	454.89 Ranked 29th. 2% more than Norway	444.7 Ranked 32nd.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1	AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	164.68 Ranked 24th.	516 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Belgium
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,336.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	1,488.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 11% more than Belgium
Internet > Users > Per capita	502.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	821.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 63% more than Belgium
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	415.62 Ranked 34th. 42% more than Norway	292.02 Ranked 57th.
Televisions	4.72 million Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Norway	2.03 million Ranked 61st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	449.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 5% more than Norway	429.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.
Internet users > Per 100 people	68.1 Ranked 21st.	82.52 Ranked 5th. 21% more than Belgium
Internet > Internet users	8.56 million Ranked 43th. 91% more than Norway	4.47 million Ranked 65th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	152.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	566.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Belgium
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	117,535 Mbps Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Norway	43,019 Mbps Ranked 16th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	11,278.54 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 5th. 20% more than Norway	9,368.35 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 7th.
Personal computers	3.63 million Ranked 30th. 38% more than Norway	2.63 million Ranked 34th.
Television broadcast stations	25 Ranked 19th.	360 Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Belgium
Television viewing	19 hours per person per wee Ranked 10th. 6% more than Norway	18 hours per person per wee Ranked 12th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	3.24 billion min. Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Norway	1.2 billion min. Ranked 18th.
Radios per 1000	778.23 Ranked 28th.	882.83 Ranked 24th. 13% more than Belgium
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,150.28 Ranked 48th. 4% more than Norway	1,105.05 Ranked 53th.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$24.23 billion Ranked 22nd. 60% more than Norway	$15.11 billion Ranked 30th.
Internet > Percent using internet	82% Ranked 23th.	95% Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Belgium
Telephones > Mobile cellular	12.54 million Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Norway	5.7 million Ranked 96th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.793 per capita Ranked 24th.	0.915 per capita Ranked 19th. 15% more than Belgium
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	0.394 Ranked 192nd.	393.48 Ranked 32nd. 998 times more than Belgium
Telephone mainlines per 1000	460.7 Ranked 26th. The same as Norway	460.49 Ranked 18th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Het Nieuwsblad - Dutch-language daily</p> </p>Het Laatste Nieuws - Dutch-language daily</p> </p>Le Soir - French-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17208922">Full Article</a>	<p>VG - large-circulation national daily</p> </p>The Norway Post - English-language</p> </p>Aftenposten - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17745325">Full Article</a>
Films produced	23 Ranked 29th. 5% more than Norway	22 Ranked 30th.
Cinema attendance	21.87 million Ranked 20th. 93% more than Norway	11.35 million Ranked 36th.
Telephone system > General assessment	highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities	modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe
Cinema attendance per capita	2.11 Ranked 17th.	2.49 Ranked 15th. 18% more than Belgium
Television receivers per 1000	463.6 Ranked 26th. 1% more than Norway	460.82 Ranked 27th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	47 Ranked 26th. 34% more than Norway	35 Ranked 34th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,068.08 Ranked 35th.	3,241.65 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Belgium
Average cost of local call	0.13 Ranked 13th.	0.14 Ranked 11th. 8% more than Belgium
Internet > Users	5.22 million Ranked 37th. 37% more than Norway	3.8 million Ranked 43th.
Internet > Internet penetration	82% Ranked 27th.	95% Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Belgium
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	902.79 Ranked 29th.	1,028.37 Ranked 13th. 14% more than Belgium
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,155.89 Ranked 73th. 1% more than Norway	1,142.05 Ranked 78th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines	4.63 million Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Norway	1.47 million Ranked 65th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	12.88 million Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Norway	5.73 million Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	61 Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Norway	13 Ranked 77th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	3.68 million Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Norway	1.83 million Ranked 43th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.045 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	0.136 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Belgium
Cable TV subscribers	373 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Norway	184 Ranked 9th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	4.63 million Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Norway	1.53 million Ranked 66th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	41.9 Ranked 31st. 50% more than Norway	27.95 Ranked 60th.
Active military personnel	38,452 Ranked 54th. 60% more than Norway	24,025 Ranked 67th.
Radio receivers per 1000	793.13 Ranked 25th.	914.84 Ranked 19th. 15% more than Belgium
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	902.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.	1,028.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 14% more than Belgium
Internet > Hosts per 1000	358.64 Ranked 15th.	628.12 Ranked 7th. 75% more than Belgium
Number of PCs per million	348.04 Ranked 26th.	572.75 Ranked 13th. 65% more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	12.31 million Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Norway	5.83 million Ranked 100th.
Radio receivers	8.07 million Ranked 39th. Twice as much as Norway	4.03 million Ranked 63th.
Television receivers	4.72 million Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Norway	2.03 million Ranked 60th.
Television viewing per million	1.84 hours per person per wee Ranked 6th.	3.97 hours per person per wee Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Belgium
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	2.46 per 1 million people Ranked 41st.	82.57 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Belgium
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.75$ Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Norway	0.31$ Ranked 116th.
Mobile phone subscribers	9.46 million Ranked 39th. 99% more than Norway	4.75 million Ranked 55th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 32; landing point for a number of submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3)	country code - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden)
Internet > ISP	61 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Norway	13 Ranked 57th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	191.33 Ranked 12th.	214.43 Ranked 9th. 12% more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	4.63 million Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Norway	1.47 million Ranked 65th.
Radios	8.07 million Ranked 40th. Twice as much as Norway	4.03 million Ranked 64th.
Films produced per million	2.22 Ranked 15th.	4.82 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Belgium
Internet > Hosts	3.84 million Ranked 16th. 28% more than Norway	3 million Ranked 22nd.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	21.9 million Ranked 13th. 92% more than Norway	11.4 million Ranked 24th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	152.96 Ranked 24th.	566.69 Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Belgium
Mobile phones	78.63 per 100 people Ranked 18th.	84.33 per 100 people Ranked 10th. 7% more than Belgium
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	2.14 Ranked 14th.	2.55 Ranked 11th. 19% more than Belgium
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	11,278.52 Mbps Ranked 5th. 20% more than Norway	9,368.43 Mbps Ranked 7th.
Internet penetration	77.8 Ranked 10th.	94.8 Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Belgium
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	29 Ranked 39th.	74 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Belgium
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.71 million Ranked 29th.	2.38 million Ranked 24th. 39% more than Belgium
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	80.85% Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Norway	22.86% Ranked 31st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	1.57 million Ranked 24th.	2.54 million Ranked 19th. 62% more than Belgium
Internet > Top level domain	.be	.no
Television > Total number of channels	19 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Norway	3 Ranked 21st.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.058$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Norway	0.051$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 48th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	4.35 Ranked 19th.	7.07 Ranked 12th. 62% more than Belgium
Television > Total number of channels per million people	1.79 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Norway	0.644 Ranked 15th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	163.71 Ranked 25th.	517.87 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Belgium
Telephone system > Domestic	nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network	Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems
Internet country code	.be	.no
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	328.59 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 6th. 95% more than Norway	168.9 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 15th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$1.19 Million US dollars Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Norway	$0.56 Million US dollars Ranked 17th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	316.36 min. Ranked 16th. 22% more than Norway	260.33 min. Ranked 11th.
Telephone mainlines	4.8 million Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Norway	2.13 million Ranked 46th.
Cinemas	463 Ranked 16th.	605 Ranked 11th. 31% more than Belgium
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	191.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.	214.43 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 12% more than Belgium
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female per million people	41.26 Ranked 14th.	795.09 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Belgium
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	37.23$/month Ranked 44th. 25% more than Norway	29.76$/month Ranked 60th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	316.34 min. per capita Ranked 15th. 22% more than Norway	260.33 min. per capita Ranked 11th.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	17.02% Ranked 51st.	77.14% Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Belgium
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,246.13 Ranked 15th.	$3,129.62 Ranked 3rd. 39% more than Belgium
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,214.98$ per capita Ranked 16th.	3,568.52$ per capita Ranked 3rd. 61% more than Belgium
Mobile cellular subscriptions	11.82 million Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Norway	5.25 million Ranked 81st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	2 million Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Norway	991,352 Ranked 28th.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005	0.8-1.8	0.3-0.47
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	5.88 Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Norway	2.85 Ranked 71st.
Pay TV subscribers	118% Ranked 1st. 16% more than Norway	102% Ranked 2nd.
Cinemas per million	45.27 Ranked 16th.	135.59 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Belgium
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	29 Ranked 36th.	82 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Belgium
Internet > IP addresses	11.15 million Ranked 33th.	15.26 million Ranked 25th. 37% more than Belgium
Telecommunications revenue	2.93 % of GDP Ranked 12th.	3.24 % of GDP Ranked 8th. 11% more than Belgium
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	1418000000	20659000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	27.66 Ranked 15th.	33.26 Ranked 8th. 20% more than Belgium
Number of PCs	3,627 Ranked 30th. 38% more than Norway	2,630 Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	415.62 Ranked 37th. 42% more than Norway	292.02 Ranked 62nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	3.52 million Ranked 46th.	3.98 million Ranked 42nd. 13% more than Belgium
Internet > Broadband access	1.86 million Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Norway	884,000 Ranked 28th.
Television broadcast stations per million	2.46 Ranked 44th.	82.58 Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Belgium
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	159.46 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 21st.	170.61 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 15th. 7% more than Belgium
Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2002.10.01	2001.04.01
Internet > TLD	.be	.no
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	110.4 Ranked 46th. About the same as Norway	110.12 Ranked 47th.
Internet > Livejournal users	1,202 Ranked 28th.	2,162 Ranked 19th. 80% more than Belgium
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1,535 Ranked 21st.	1,811 Ranked 18th. 18% more than Belgium
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	27 Ranked 13th. 13% more than Norway	24 Ranked 15th.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	81.48% Ranked 27th.	83.33% Ranked 25th. 2% more than Belgium
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	2.48 Ranked 14th.	4.85 Ranked 7th. 96% more than Belgium
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	2.14 per capita Ranked 14th.	2.56 per capita Ranked 11th. 19% more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	2 days Ranked 26th.	5 days Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2002.10.01	2001.04.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	NOK 0 - 200
Telecommunications > Country calling code	32	47
Internet > Communication technology patents	7.3 per 1000000 people Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Norway	1.3 per 1000000 people Ranked 15th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,336.97 Ranked 21st.	1,488.86 Ranked 13th. 11% more than Belgium
Advertising revenue > Share of television	40% Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Norway	13% Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	33.7% Ranked 48th.	84.6% Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Belgium
Internet > Internet charges	$62.00 Ranked 1st. 19% more than Norway	$52.00 Ranked 3rd.
Internet > Secure servers	4.3 per 100,000 people Ranked 16th.	11.7 per 100,000 people Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Belgium
E-Government rating	45.3 Ranked 54th.	47.7 Ranked 40th. 5% more than Belgium
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 19th. 2% more than Norway	97% Ranked 41st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	2.83 Ranked 31st.	18.26 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Belgium
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists	1,528 Ranked 23th.	8,943 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Belgium
Television reception through satellite	4% Ranked 18th.	22% Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Belgium
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage	31.58% Ranked 4th.	100% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Belgium
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	146.39 per 1 million people Ranked 39th.	389.99 per 1 million people Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Belgium
Internet > Web sites	13 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.	66.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	4.46 million Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Norway	1.93 million Ranked 57th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Points	37 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Norway	12 Ranked 12th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	115.34 Ranked 61st.	470.83 Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Belgium
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Artist	NK	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2U_%28Norway%29">2U</a>
Television reception through cable	96% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Norway	45% Ranked 10th.
Website defacements	97 Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Norway	14 Ranked 59th.
Website defacements per million	9.43 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Norway	3.1 Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Linux web servers	60 Ranked 23th.	89 Ranked 19th. 48% more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Points	9 Ranked 6th.	11 Ranked 4th. 22% more than Belgium
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	310.32 Ranked 31st.	1,011.18 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Belgium
Phone system > International dialling code	+32	+47
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	337.08 Ranked 47th.	843.48 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Belgium
Internet servers using encryption	3,348 Ranked 21st.	4,881 Ranked 16th. 46% more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points	10 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Norway	3 Ranked 14th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	44.13% Ranked 15th. 47% more than Norway	29.95% Ranked 42nd.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	47.79% Ranked 19th. 49% more than Norway	32.17% Ranked 45th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	38.29% Ranked 33th. 39% more than Norway	27.55% Ranked 65th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	2.1$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 95th. 29% more than Norway	1.63$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 124th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.072$ per 1 million people Ranked 76th. 6% more than Norway	0.068$ per 1 million people Ranked 87th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	369.19 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	644.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 75% more than Belgium
Internet usage % > 2007	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.3</a>	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">85.7</a>
Telephone lines	4.46 million Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Norway	1.9 million Ranked 54th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	2.96 million Ranked 20th. 87% more than Norway	1.59 million Ranked 33th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	3.98% Ranked 96th.	8.16% Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Belgium
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	2.88% Ranked 49th. 43% more than Norway	2.01% Ranked 55th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points	14 Ranked 5th.	15 Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Belgium
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idool_2003">Season 1, 2003</a> : Peter Evrard <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idool_2004">Season 2, 2004</a> : Joeri Fransen <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idool_2007">Season 3, 2007</a> : In progress	Season 1, 2003 : Kurt Nilsen <br> Season 2, 2004 : Kjartan Salvesen <br> Season 3, 2005 : Jorun Stiansen <br> Season 4, 2006 : Aleksander Denstad With <br> Season 5, 2007 : Upcoming season
Television reception by terrestrial means	0.0 Ranked 18th.	32% Ranked 9th.
Internet > ISP per million	5.95 Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Norway	2.89 Ranked 49th.
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	< 0.2%	< 0.2%
Total broadcasters revenue per capita	$47.00 Ranked 12th.	$86.00 Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Belgium
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Translation	The Bond Of Friendship	Crazy In Love
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,336.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	1,488.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 11% more than Belgium
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists, female	430 Ranked 9th.	3,651 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Belgium
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Translation	My Dreams	Summer And School Free
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points	68 Ranked 14th. 5% more than Norway	65 Ranked 17th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1993	1987
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points	10 Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Norway	1 Ranked 15th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	5.94 per 100 mainlines Ranked 38th.	14 per 100 mainlines Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Belgium
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Points	63 Ranked 9th.	123 Ranked 3rd. 95% more than Belgium
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	41.62 Ranked 31st. 5% more than Norway	39.76 Ranked 35th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2002/2003	2007-09
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	42.93 Ranked 28th. 45% more than Norway	29.55 Ranked 58th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Translation	Hold On	I'm Gonna Be A Star
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita	$31.00 Ranked 11th.	$80.00 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Belgium
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	33.12$/month Ranked 6th.	37.89$/month Ranked 4th. 14% more than Belgium
Telephone subscribers	13.93 million Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Norway	6.88 million Ranked 50th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	586.02 Ranked 29th. 32% more than Norway	444.97 Ranked 43th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.05% GDP Ranked 116th.	3.26% GDP Ranked 78th. 59% more than Belgium
Television standard > UHF	PAL H	PAL G
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists per million people	41.26 Ranked 14th.	795.09 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Belgium
Internet > Linux web servers per million	5.83 Ranked 38th.	19.72 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Belgium
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	673.57 Ranked 30th.	1,878.91 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Belgium
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	34.11 Ranked 10th.	36.88 Ranked 8th. 8% more than Belgium
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Artist	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Daenen">Lindsay</a>	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malin_Reitan">Malin</a>
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired	September, 2006	December 21, 2006
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists	1,098 Ranked 9th.	5,292 Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Belgium
Internet > ISP > Per capita	5.95 per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Norway	2.9 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	2002/2003	Autumn 2007
Royalties and fees	$76.40 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Norway	$29.30 Ranked 15th.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue	30% Ranked 7th.	0.0 Ranked 14th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Song	De Vriendschapsband	Sinnsykt Gal Forelsket
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.78 Ranked 62nd.	16.12 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Belgium
Newspapers > Male newspaper journalists per million people	105.36 Ranked 13th.	1,152.46 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Belgium
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$7.93 billion Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Norway	$2.98 billion Ranked 17th.
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	PAL B
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.115 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 66th.	0.144 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 48th. 25% more than Belgium
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	2.83 per 1 million people Ranked 30th.	18.26 per 1 million people Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Belgium
Newspapers > Female newspaper journalists	430 Ranked 9th.	3,651 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Belgium
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.3 Ranked 26th.	0.4 Ranked 24th. 33% more than Belgium
Newspapers > Newspaper journalist gender ratio	39.16 Ranked 17th.	68.99 Ranked 11th. 76% more than Belgium
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	145.53 Ranked 37th.	388.57 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Belgium
Phone subscribers	1,243.79 Ranked 15th.	1,545.72 Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Belgium
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Song	Mes RÃªves	Sommer og Skolefri(The Norwegian song was written in a dialect of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_language">Norwegian</a>, and originally had the title stated above (Sommer Ã¥ Skolefri), however, when the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsk_Rikskringkasting">Norwegian broadcaster</a> submitted the song to the European Broadcasting Union, they gave the song title in the standard Norwegian form, Sommer og Skolefri, which is how it was displayed on screen.)
Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people	146.63 Ranked 25th.	1,947.56 Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Artist	Fud Leclerc	Nora Brockstedt
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points	17 Ranked 15th. 55% more than Norway	11 Ranked 18th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points	58 Ranked 17th.	89 Ranked 7th. 53% more than Belgium
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	18.88$/month Ranked 27th.	20.19$/month Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Belgium
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$12,814.80 Million US dollars Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Norway	$2,687.90 Million US dollars Ranked 24th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Points	83 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Norway	18 Ranked 12th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,105.12 Ranked 85th.	1,161.01 Ranked 71st. 5% more than Belgium
Public share of broadcasting revenue	65% Ranked 11th.	93% Ranked 4th. 43% more than Belgium
Music sales > Singles > Millions	0.7 Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Norway	0.07 Ranked 20th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	2.71e-06% Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Norway	7.09e-07% Ranked 24th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	5911000000	51350000000
Telecommunications employment	0.72% Ranked 8th.	0.99% Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Belgium
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	460.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 29th. The same as Norway	460.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.	3.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 44% more than Belgium
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	23.99% Ranked 22nd.	48.01% Ranked 19th. Twice as much as Belgium

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