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Media Stats: compare key data on Cuba & Puerto Rico

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  • 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 > 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast 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.
  • 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.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • 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
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • 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.
  • 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.
     
     
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • 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."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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.
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT Cuba Puerto Rico HISTORY
Broadcast media government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; government operates 4 national TV networks and many local TV stations; government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and many local radio stations; Radio-TV Marti is beamed from the US more than 30 television stations operating; cable TV subscription services are available; roughly 125 radio stations operating
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 87.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
974.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 11 times more than Cuba

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.445
Ranked 166th.
151.07
Ranked 51st. 340 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 25.64
Ranked 126th.
51.41
Ranked 79th. Twice as much as Cuba

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 256.73
Ranked 131st.
516.45
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Cuba
Internet > Users > Per capita 114.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
253.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Cuba

Internet > Users per 1000 115.91
Ranked 96th.
264.34
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Cuba

Internet users 1.61 million
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Puerto Rico
1,000,000
Ranked 97th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Rebelde - news, music, sport</p> </p>Radio Reloj - news</p> </p>Radio Habana Cuba - external, languages include Spanish, English, French, Portuguese</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19578348">Full Article</a> <p>WIAC 740 - commercial, news and talk</p> </p>WAPA - commercial, news and talk</p> </p>WIPR &#039;Radio 940&#039; - public</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17140680">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 14.95
Ranked 196th.
81.75
Ranked 136th. 5 times more than Cuba

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 17.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th.
857.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 49 times more than Cuba

Television > List of TV stations <p>Cubavision - state-run</p> </p>Portal de la TV Cubana - state TV portal</p> <p>Telemundo (channel 2) - commercial</p> </p>WAPA (channel 4) - commercial</p> </p>Univision (channel 11) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17140680">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 240.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
273.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 14% more than Cuba

Televisions per 1000 234.75
Ranked 74th.
266.85
Ranked 63th. 14% more than Cuba
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 107.93
Ranked 116th.
212.77
Ranked 76th. 97% more than Cuba

Televisions 2.64 million
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Puerto Rico
1.02 million
Ranked 80th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 91.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.
265.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Cuba

Internet users > Per 100 people 12.94
Ranked 108th.
25.29
Ranked 83th. 95% more than Cuba

Internet > Internet users 2.84 million
Ranked 79th. 50% more than Puerto Rico
1.9 million
Ranked 92nd.
Television broadcast stations 58
Ranked 12th. 81% more than Puerto Rico
32
Ranked 14th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 323.11 million min.
Ranked 43th.
1.65 billion min.
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Cuba

Radios per 1000 346.79
Ranked 92nd.
705.68
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Cuba
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 39.24
Ranked 182nd.
726.12
Ranked 107th. 19 times more than Cuba

Internet > Percent using internet 25.64%
Ranked 126th.
51.41%
Ranked 78th. Twice as much as Cuba

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.31 million
Ranked 143th.
3.11 million
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than Cuba

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.355 per capita
Ranked 79th.
0.723 per capita
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Cuba

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 103.47
Ranked 117th.
232.62
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Cuba

Telephone mainlines per 1000 75.27
Ranked 93th.
290.55
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Granma - Communist Party newspaper, website in five languages including English</p> </p>Juventud Rebelde - Union of Young Communists newspaper, web pages in English</p> <p>El Nuevo Dia - daily</p> </p>Primera Hora - daily</p> </p>El Vocero de Puerto Rico - daily</p>
Telephone system > General assessment greater investment beginning in 1994 and the establishment of a new Ministry of Information Technology and Communications in 2000 has resulted in improvements in the system; national fiber-optic system under development; 95% of switches digitized by end of 2006; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos, which effectively limits subscribership modern system integrated with that of the US by high-capacity submarine cable and Intelsat with high-speed data capability
Television receivers per 1000 239.47
Ranked 64th.
271.58
Ranked 53th. 13% more than Cuba

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 10
Ranked 64th. The same as Puerto Rico
10
Ranked 63th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 10.26
Ranked 182nd.
250.24
Ranked 91st. 24 times more than Cuba
Internet > Users 1.31 million
Ranked 68th. 31% more than Puerto Rico
1,000,000
Ranked 76th.

Internet > Internet penetration 25.6%
Ranked 134th.
51.4%
Ranked 83th. Twice as much as Cuba
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 11.91
Ranked 162nd.
700.83
Ranked 44th. 59 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 149.2
Ranked 196th.
834.48
Ranked 133th. 6 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.22 million
Ranked 67th. 56% more than Puerto Rico
780,229
Ranked 86th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.68 million
Ranked 146th.
3.06 million
Ranked 129th. 82% more than Cuba

Internet > Internet Service Providers 5
Ranked 114th.
76
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Cuba
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5,013
Ranked 157th.
558,054
Ranked 65th. 111 times more than Cuba

Telephones > Main lines in use 1.19 million
Ranked 70th. 44% more than Puerto Rico
826,100
Ranked 87th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.79
Ranked 116th.
19.12
Ranked 87th. 77% more than Cuba

Radio receivers per 1000 353.77
Ranked 78th.
718.19
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Cuba

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 11.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 163th.
688.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 58 times more than Cuba

Internet > Hosts per 1000 0.324
Ranked 138th. 3 times more than Puerto Rico
0.107
Ranked 154th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 1.68 million
Ranked 146th.
3.05 million
Ranked 129th. 81% more than Cuba

Radio receivers 3.9 million
Ranked 64th. 44% more than Puerto Rico
2.7 million
Ranked 80th.

Television receivers 2.64 million
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Puerto Rico
1.02 million
Ranked 78th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 5.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 25th.
8.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 54% more than Cuba

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 7.49$
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Puerto Rico
0.87$
Ranked 138th.
Mobile phone subscribers 134,480
Ranked 147th.
2.68 million
Ranked 66th. 20 times more than Cuba

Telephone system > International country code - 53; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to US network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) country code - 1-787, 939; submarine cables provide connectivity to the US, Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat
Internet > ISP 5
Ranked 21st.
76
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.22 million
Ranked 67th. 56% more than Puerto Rico
780,229
Ranked 85th.

Radios 3.9 million
Ranked 65th. 44% more than Puerto Rico
2.7 million
Ranked 81st.
Internet > Hosts 3,664
Ranked 126th. 9 times more than Puerto Rico
404
Ranked 162nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 2
Ranked 126th.
5
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 727,600
Ranked 39th. 53% more than Puerto Rico
475,000
Ranked 61st.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 66.67%
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Puerto Rico
10%
Ranked 45th.

Internet > Top level domain .cu .pr
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.887
Ranked 61st.
2.71
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 64.54
Ranked 48th.
127.53
Ranked 51st. 98% more than Cuba
Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line density remains low at 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains only about 10 per 100 persons digital telephone system; mobile-cellular services
Internet country code .cu .pr
Telephone mainlines 849,927
Ranked 69th.
1.11 million
Ranked 66th. 31% more than Cuba

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 28.66 min.
Ranked 52nd.
449.1 min.
Ranked 8th. 16 times more than Cuba

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering nd
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 28.73 min. per capita
Ranked 53th.
449.48 min. per capita
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Cuba

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 33.33%
Ranked 42nd.
90%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Cuba

Mobile cellular subscriptions 331,736
Ranked 154th.
3.35 million
Ranked 68th. 10 times more than Cuba

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.445
Ranked 142nd.
19.86
Ranked 26th. 45 times more than Cuba
Internet > IP addresses 113,664
Ranked 133th.
1 million
Ranked 78th. 9 times more than Cuba
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 70000000 354702000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.02
Ranked 157th.
5.42
Ranked 66th. 271 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 107.93
Ranked 122nd.
212.77
Ranked 81st. 97% more than Cuba

Television broadcast stations per million 5.26
Ranked 29th.
8.41
Ranked 13th. 60% more than Cuba

Internet > TLD .cu .pr
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 2.96
Ranked 177th.
85.76
Ranked 34th. 29 times more than Cuba

Internet > Livejournal users 152
Ranked 97th.
370
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1
Ranked 169th.
130
Ranked 57th. 130 times more than Cuba

Telephone subscribers per 1000 87.18
Ranked 119th.
991.38
Ranked 47th. 11 times more than Cuba

Population covered by mobile telephony 61%
Ranked 99th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 64% more than Cuba

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.089 per 1 million people
Ranked 171st.
33.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 67th. 372 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 1.1 million
Ranked 74th. 6% more than Puerto Rico
1.04 million
Ranked 78th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 13.48
Ranked 123th.
96.68
Ranked 70th. 7 times more than Cuba
Website defacements per million 0.447
Ranked 95th. 71% more than Puerto Rico
0.262
Ranked 106th.
Website defacements 5
Ranked 83th. 5 times more than Puerto Rico
1
Ranked 114th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 12% more than Puerto Rico
1.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 75.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
285.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 1086000000 2598000000
Latin Grammy Awards > Awards 4
Ranked 6th.
6
Ranked 5th. 50% more than Cuba

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 149.2
Ranked 194th.
831.64
Ranked 131st. 6 times more than Cuba

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.177
Ranked 143th.
1.31
Ranked 96th. 7 times more than Cuba

Phone subscribers 51.68
Ranked 120th.
642.87
Ranked 45th. 12 times more than Cuba
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.0885
Ranked 168th.
34.16
Ranked 65th. 386 times more than Cuba

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.448 per 1 million people
Ranked 27th.
19.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 44 times more than Cuba
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 119th.
0.0
Ranked 97th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 0.321 per 1,000 people
Ranked 157th. 3 times more than Puerto Rico
0.102 per 1,000 people
Ranked 174th.

Telephone lines 1.1 million
Ranked 68th. 6% more than Puerto Rico
1.04 million
Ranked 72nd.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2,000
Ranked 150th.
214,163
Ranked 62nd. 107 times more than Cuba

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.81
Ranked 116th.
20.84
Ranked 78th. 93% more than Cuba

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 6.45%
Ranked 71st.
23.65%
Ranked 102nd. 4 times more than Cuba

Phone system > International dialling code +53 +1787
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 0.0887
Ranked 197th.
112.9
Ranked 68th. 1272 times more than Cuba

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.0446
Ranked 166th.
14.9
Ranked 51st. 334 times more than Cuba

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 0.09
Ranked 177th.
61.5
Ranked 63th. 683 times more than Cuba

Television standard > VHF NTSC M NTSC M
Internet servers using encryption 1
Ranked 172nd.
244
Ranked 59th. 244 times more than Cuba

Internet > ISP per million 0.447
Ranked 28th.
19.94
Ranked 19th. 45 times more than Cuba
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.665$ per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Puerto Rico
0.231$ per 1 million people
Ranked 94th.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 87.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.
974.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 11 times more than Cuba

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 7.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 35th.
62.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 53th. 8 times more than Cuba

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.85
Ranked 116th.
26.25
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Cuba

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 13.13$/month
Ranked 58th.
33.48$/month
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Cuba
Telephone subscribers 984,407
Ranked 94th.
3.79 million
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Cuba

Telephone subscribers per employee 40.96
Ranked 142nd.
474.61
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Cuba

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.64% GDP
Ranked 103th.
3.83% GDP
Ranked 51st. 45% more than Cuba

Television standard > UHF NTSC M NTSC M

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