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Broadcast media strong public-sector television presence with state-owned Danmarks Radio (DR) operating 4 channels and publicly-owned TV2 operating roughly a half dozen channels; broadcasts of privately-owned stations are available via satellite and cable feed; DR operates 4 nationwide FM radio stations, 15 digital audio broadcasting stations, and about 15 web-based radio stations; approximately 250 commercial and community radio stations are operational -
Households with television 97%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Ireland
95.3%
Ranked 17th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 382.33
Ranked 5th. 69% more than Ireland
226.56
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 93
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Ireland
79
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 927.82
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Ireland
781.08
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Users per 1000 640.86
Ranked 19th. 63% more than Ireland
392.02
Ranked 46th.

Internet users 4.75 million
Ranked 20th. 56% more than Ireland
3.04 million
Ranked 27th.

Personal computers > Per capita 655.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Ireland
494.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.

Personal computers per 1000 655.56
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Ireland
494.07
Ranked 18th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>DR Radio - public, operates P1, P2, P3, P4 national networks</p> </p>Radio 100 FM - commercial</p> </p>Nova FM Nova FM - commercial</p> <p>RTE - public, operates flagship station Radio 1, pop music station 2 FM, Irish-language Raidio na Gaeltachta, classical and cultural station Lyric FM, and digital-only services</p> </p>Today FM - national, commercial</p> </p>Newstalk - semi-national, commercial</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 117.96
Ranked 65th. 10% more than Ireland
107.13
Ranked 92nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,141.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
1,202.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Denmark

Television > List of TV stations <p>DR TV - public, operates DR1 and DR2</p> </p>TV2 - state-owned, national</p> </p>TV3 - private, satellite/cable</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17930162">Full Article</a> <p>RTE - public, operates RTE 1, RTE 2, RTE News Now, RTE Jnr, TRTE</p> </p>TG4 - public, Irish-language</p> </p>TV3 - national, commercial; also operates 3e</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 590.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 48% more than Ireland
400.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Televisions per 1000 578.97
Ranked 13th. 27% more than Ireland
455.4
Ranked 28th.
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 355, shortwave 0 AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 352.77
Ranked 8th. 93% more than Ireland
182.41
Ranked 22nd.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,628.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Ireland
1,501.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 640.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 54% more than Ireland
415.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 434.9
Ranked 27th.
437.53
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Denmark

Televisions 3.12 million
Ranked 48th. 71% more than Ireland
1.82 million
Ranked 65th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 516.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. About the same as Ireland
513.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 83.34
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Ireland
62.7
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Internet users 5.16 million
Ranked 58th. 38% more than Ireland
3.73 million
Ranked 74th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 282.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 91% more than Ireland
148.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 188,455 Mbps
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Ireland
24,587 Mbps
Ranked 20th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 34,891.47 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ireland
6,043.33 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 13th.

Personal computers 3.54 million
Ranked 31st. 76% more than Ireland
2.01 million
Ranked 42nd.

Television broadcast stations 26
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Ireland
4
Ranked 18th.
Television viewing 20 hours per person per wee
Ranked 8th.
23 hours per person per wee
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Denmark
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.82 billion min.
Ranked 11th.
2.7 billion min.
Ranked 16th. 48% more than Denmark

Radios per 1000 1,116.76
Ranked 7th. 75% more than Ireland
638.05
Ranked 44th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,340.91
Ranked 25th. 23% more than Ireland
1,092.41
Ranked 57th.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $15.74 billion
Ranked 27th. 36% more than Ireland
$11.55 billion
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Percent using internet 93%
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Ireland
79%
Ranked 31st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 7.16 million
Ranked 90th. 46% more than Ireland
4.91 million
Ranked 101st.

Radio receivers > Per capita 1.14 per capita
Ranked 7th. 64% more than Ireland
0.694 per capita
Ranked 34th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 373.34
Ranked 38th.
466.48
Ranked 19th. 25% more than Denmark

Telephone mainlines per 1000 618.2
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Ireland
488.71
Ranked 16th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten - daily, English-language pages</p> </p>Berlingske Tidende - daily</p> </p>Politiken - daily, English-language pages</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17930162">Full Article</a> <p>The Irish Times - national daily</p> </p>Irish Independent - national daily</p> </p>Irish Examiner - Cork-based national daily</p>
Films produced 26
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Ireland
12
Ranked 45th.
Cinema attendance 10.91 million
Ranked 37th.
12.41 million
Ranked 35th. 14% more than Denmark
Telephone system > General assessment excellent telephone and telegraph services modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay
Cinema attendance per capita 2.02
Ranked 19th.
3.11
Ranked 9th. 53% more than Denmark
Television receivers per 1000 590.54
Ranked 9th. 48% more than Ireland
400.09
Ranked 34th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 43
Ranked 29th. 34% more than Ireland
32
Ranked 35th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 2,215.28
Ranked 12th. 75% more than Ireland
1,262.86
Ranked 30th.
Average cost of local call 0.08
Ranked 45th.
0.14
Ranked 10th. 75% more than Denmark
Internet > Users 3.5 million
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Ireland
1.71 million
Ranked 60th.

Internet > Internet penetration 93%
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Ireland
79%
Ranked 35th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,009.21
Ranked 18th.
1,012.04
Ranked 17th. About the same as Denmark

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,180.04
Ranked 67th. 10% more than Ireland
1,069.11
Ranked 94th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 2.43 million
Ranked 52nd. 21% more than Ireland
2.01 million
Ranked 56th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.6 million
Ranked 96th. 34% more than Ireland
4.91 million
Ranked 113th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 13
Ranked 76th.
22
Ranked 46th. 69% more than Denmark
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.14 million
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Ireland
1.04 million
Ranked 55th.

Cable TV subscribers 265
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Ireland
177
Ranked 11th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 2.52 million
Ranked 53th. 23% more than Ireland
2.05 million
Ranked 57th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 43.43
Ranked 26th.
43.88
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Denmark

Active military personnel 26,585
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Ireland
10,460
Ranked 97th.
Radio receivers per 1000 1,139.07
Ranked 6th. 64% more than Ireland
694.03
Ranked 34th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,009.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
1,012.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. About the same as Denmark

Internet > Hosts per 1000 662.95
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ireland
280.63
Ranked 20th.

Number of PCs per million 655.56
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Ireland
494.07
Ranked 17th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 6.58 million
Ranked 96th. 34% more than Ireland
4.91 million
Ranked 112th.

Radio receivers 6.02 million
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Ireland
2.55 million
Ranked 84th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 165
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Ireland
64
Ranked 37th.

Television receivers 3.12 million
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Ireland
1.47 million
Ranked 70th.

Television viewing per million 3.72 hours per person per wee
Ranked 3rd.
5.85 hours per person per wee
Ranked 1st. 57% more than Denmark
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 4.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Ireland
1.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.89$
Ranked 81st. 25% more than Ireland
0.71$
Ranked 93th.

Mobile phone subscribers 5.47 million
Ranked 52nd. 30% more than Ireland
4.21 million
Ranked 62nd.

Telephone system > International country code - 45; a series of fiber-optic submarine cables link Denmark with Canada, Faroe Islands, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and UK; satellite earth stations - 18 (6 Intelsat, 10 Eutelsat, 1 Orion, 1 Inmarsat (Blaavand-Atlantic-East))(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) share the Danish earth station and the Eik, Norway, station for worldwide Inmarsat access country code - 353; landing point for the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, and UK; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 13
Ranked 56th.
22
Ranked 29th. 69% more than Denmark
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 249.18
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Ireland
65.07
Ranked 35th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 2.43 million
Ranked 52nd. 21% more than Ireland
2.01 million
Ranked 56th.

Radios 6.02 million
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Ireland
2.55 million
Ranked 84th.
Films produced per million 4.82
Ranked 4th. 61% more than Ireland
3
Ranked 10th.
Internet > Hosts 3.64 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Ireland
1.24 million
Ranked 35th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 10.9 million
Ranked 26th.
12.4 million
Ranked 23th. 14% more than Denmark

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 282.23
Ranked 10th. 90% more than Ireland
148.22
Ranked 25th.

Mobile phones 83.33 per 100 people
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Ireland
75.53 per 100 people
Ranked 19th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.05
Ranked 15th.
3.3
Ranked 7th. 61% more than Denmark

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 34,869.87 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ireland
6,040.64 Mbps
Ranked 12th.

Internet penetration 86.1
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Ireland
65.8
Ranked 18th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.91 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Ireland
742,000
Ranked 37th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 35
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Ireland
7
Ranked 81st.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 20.93%
Ranked 33th.
56.25%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Denmark

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.51 million
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Ireland
564,000
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Top level domain .dk .ie
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.06$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 37th. 36% more than Ireland
0.044$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 52nd.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 7.72
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Ireland
6.99
Ranked 13th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 352.67
Ranked 9th. 93% more than Ireland
182.3
Ranked 21st.

Telephone system > Domestic buried and submarine cables and microwave radio relay form trunk network, multiple cellular mobile communications systems system privatized but dominated by former state monopoly operator; increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas
Internet country code .dk .ie
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 769.47 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ireland
133.3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 20th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $1.13 Million US dollars
Ranked 13th.
$5.28 Million US dollars
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Denmark
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 337.64 min.
Ranked 8th.
709.56 min.
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Denmark

Telephone mainlines 3.35 million
Ranked 38th. 65% more than Ireland
2.03 million
Ranked 48th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 249.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Ireland
65.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 23.18$/month
Ranked 84th.
31.06$/month
Ranked 55th. 34% more than Denmark

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 337.84 min. per capita
Ranked 7th.
709.52 min. per capita
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Denmark

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 30.35
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Ireland
15.02
Ranked 26th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 37.21%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Ireland
12.5%
Ranked 59th.

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 3,040.7$ per capita
Ranked 5th. 36% more than Ireland
2,237.51$ per capita
Ranked 15th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,847.26
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Ireland
$2,595.29
Ranked 11th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.86 million
Ranked 68th. 28% more than Ireland
5.36 million
Ranked 79th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.35 million
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Ireland
270,700
Ranked 40th.

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 0.10-0.25 0.2-0.5
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.41
Ranked 77th.
5.5
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Denmark
Pay TV subscribers 72%
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Ireland
60%
Ranked 10th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 33
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Ireland
6
Ranked 56th.

Internet > IP addresses 12.28 million
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Ireland
5.96 million
Ranked 43th.
Telecommunications revenue 2.61 % of GDP
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Ireland
2.4 % of GDP
Ranked 17th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 265
Ranked 16th.
520.11
Ranked 11th. 96% more than Denmark

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 5722000000 257000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 36.88
Ranked 5th. 83% more than Ireland
20.14
Ranked 29th.

Number of PCs 3,543
Ranked 31st. 76% more than Ireland
2,011
Ranked 44th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 434.9
Ranked 30th.
437.53
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Denmark

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 4.85 million
Ranked 37th. 60% more than Ireland
3.03 million
Ranked 53th.
Television broadcast stations per million 4.9
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Ireland
1.03
Ranked 15th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 10
Ranked 49th.
61
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Denmark

Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 190.77 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Ireland
172.67 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 12th.
Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.07.?? 2003.07.25
Internet > TLD .dk .ie
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 124.91
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Ireland
121.04
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Livejournal users 951
Ranked 33th.
2,730
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Denmark
Internet > Secure Internet servers 3,336
Ranked 12th. 88% more than Ireland
1,770
Ranked 20th.

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 88.89%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Ireland
25%
Ranked 37th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 3.23
Ranked 9th. 85% more than Ireland
1.75
Ranked 21st.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 18
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Ireland
8
Ranked 31st.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 2.05 per capita
Ranked 15th.
3.3 per capita
Ranked 6th. 61% more than Denmark

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 265
Ranked 9th.
355.83
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Denmark

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 1 days
Ranked 31st.
0.0
Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price DKK 0-29 Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2001.07.?? 2003.07.25
Telecommunications > Country calling code 45 353
Internet > Communication technology patents 3.8 per 1000000 people
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Ireland
1.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 16th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,627.41
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Ireland
1,500.75
Ranked 12th.

Advertising revenue > Share of television 19%
Ranked 12th.
26%
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Denmark
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 87.5%
Ranked 7th. 36% more than Ireland
64.2%
Ranked 19th.
Internet > Secure servers 12.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th.
15.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Denmark
Internet > Internet charges $49.00
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Ireland
$45.00
Ranked 8th.
E-Government rating 47
Ranked 46th.
48
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Denmark
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 6.18
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Ireland
1.58
Ranked 51st.

Television reception through satellite 42%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Ireland
9%
Ranked 13th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 614.53 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 46% more than Ireland
420.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.

Internet > Web sites 71.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Ireland
5.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 2.06 million
Ranked 56th.
2.2 million
Ranked 55th. 7% more than Denmark
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 1.87 per 1 million people
Ranked 46th.
16.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Denmark

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 1.87
Ranked 48th.
16.03
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Denmark

Internet > Livejournal users per million 175.96
Ranked 51st.
670.72
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Denmark
Television reception through cable 57%
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Ireland
50%
Ranked 9th.
Website defacements per million 9.33
Ranked 18th.
10.09
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Denmark
Website defacements 50
Ranked 30th. 28% more than Ireland
39
Ranked 39th.
Internet > Linux web servers 59
Ranked 24th.
79
Ranked 21st. 34% more than Denmark
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points 4
Ranked 14th.
14
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Denmark
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL I
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 4.96%
Ranked 36th.
16.28%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Denmark

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 8.13%
Ranked 41st.
17.52%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Denmark

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.03 million
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Ireland
891,243
Ranked 43th.

Internet > ISP per million 2.43
Ranked 54th.
5.78
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Denmark
Telephone lines 2.49 million
Ranked 49th. 13% more than Ireland
2.2 million
Ranked 51st.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.203 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 21st. 28% more than Ireland
0.159 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 40th.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 664.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ireland
298.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.87
Ranked 82nd.
15.48
Ranked 54th. 8 times more than Denmark

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 34.84%
Ranked 48th.
72.99%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Denmark

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 37.36%
Ranked 36th.
61.85%
Ranked 8th. 66% more than Denmark

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Ireland
0.1
Ranked 59th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 265.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
355.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Denmark

Television revenue from subscriptions 26%
Ranked 8th.
43%
Ranked 3rd. 65% more than Denmark
Phone subscribers 1,457.08
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Ireland
1,213.89
Ranked 16th.
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere September 16 2006 April 2006
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 2,214.3
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Ireland
1,003.09
Ranked 25th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 45.34
Ranked 20th.
49.79
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Denmark

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 38.22
Ranked 5th. 68% more than Ireland
22.7
Ranked 37th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 6.13$/month
Ranked 144th.
19.67$/month
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Denmark

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 43.47
Ranked 27th.
43.84
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Denmark

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 30.68$/month
Ranked 13th.
39.51$/month
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Denmark

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $6,247.08 Million US dollars
Ranked 21st.
$23,531.67 Million US dollars
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Denmark
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 6.48
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Ireland
1.72
Ranked 87th.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.01e-06%
Ranked 15th.
1.05e-05%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Denmark
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,177.25
Ranked 65th. 10% more than Ireland
1,069.11
Ranked 93th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 38064000000 4070000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1,166.16
Ranked 8th. 57% more than Ireland
744.2
Ranked 19th.

Internet servers using encryption 6,448
Ranked 13th. 95% more than Ireland
3,312
Ranked 22nd.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 618.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Ireland
488.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 3.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Ireland
3.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 15.03%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Ireland
7.1%
Ranked 94th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 6.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Ireland
1.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 1.42 million
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Ireland
1.35 million
Ranked 13th.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip > International broadcasters > Series Premiere March 22 2007 February 15 2007
Television reception by terrestrial means 1%
Ranked 17th.
41%
Ranked 6th. 41 times more than Denmark
DB Boulevard > Point of View > Date March 23, 2002 February 23, 2002
Telephone system > Regulation 1991 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 9 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 51st. 61% more than Ireland
5.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 40th.

Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $76.00
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Ireland
$28.00
Ranked 12th.
Telephone subscribers 8.82 million
Ranked 43th. 41% more than Ireland
6.24 million
Ranked 51st.

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 31/03/2006 1999-2002( Licensing abandoned; <br>)2006-2008 (Trial; <br>) 31 October 2010 (90%)<ref name="Irish Independent">) DTT launch, 31 December 2011(98%) )( Network testing, publicly receivable with MPEG4 compatible equipment pre October 31, 2010.
Telephone subscribers per employee 438.72
Ranked 46th. 10% more than Ireland
400.57
Ranked 52nd.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.59% GDP
Ranked 104th. 3% more than Ireland
2.51% GDP
Ranked 63th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL I
Internet > Linux web servers per million 11.01
Ranked 31st.
20.43
Ranked 16th. 86% more than Denmark
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 3.63$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 91st.
3.85$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 89th. 6% more than Denmark

Men in Trees > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere April 12 2007 April 3 , 2007
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.165$ per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
0.175$ per 1 million people
Ranked 55th. 6% more than Denmark

Telecommunications employment 0.83%
Ranked 7th.
0.99%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Denmark
Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.02
Ranked 25th.
0.5
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than Denmark

Public share of broadcasting revenue 65%
Ranked 10th. 51% more than Ireland
43%
Ranked 16th.
Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">84.2</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.3</a>
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch March 31, 2006 August 2006 (trial)
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End 1/11/2009 2012, By Q4 likely co-timed with NI
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 613.54
Ranked 10th. 48% more than Ireland
415.46
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 10
Ranked 73th.
63
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Denmark

Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.44 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.
5.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Denmark
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue 28%
Ranked 10th.
57%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Denmark
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 < 0.1% < 0.2%
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $117.00
Ranked 1st. 77% more than Ireland
$66.00
Ranked 7th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.42 million
Ranked 21st.
2.12 million
Ranked 15th. 50% more than Denmark

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1991 1996
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,628.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Ireland
1,501.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.

Phone system > International dialling code +45 +353
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 873.13
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Ireland
635.1
Ranked 19th.

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