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  • 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.
  • 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 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 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspaper circulation per 1000: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers: Daily newspapers
  • 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.
  • Newspaper circulation: A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day.Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the reader.
  • 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.
  • Televisions > Households with TV: Total number of households with a TV set.
  • 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.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

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  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people: Households in housing units by type of housing unit, availability of communication technology devices/access to Internet by urban/rural location. Figures expressed per thousand people 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers per million: Daily newspapers. Figures expressed per million population 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 > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • 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.
  • Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced: Percentage of feature films that are co-productions with international companies.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
     
     
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
  • 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.
  • Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.

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  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.

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  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines: Number of households with landline phone connection.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
  • Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions: Number of private television institutions to government television institutions. For instance, for every one government television institution Turkey has 528 that are private.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million 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."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people: Number of households with landline phone connection. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: 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).
  • 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 million: . 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants. 
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 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.
  • Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
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Broadcast media combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media; 1 state-owned TV network and a number of private TV networks; networks operate repeaters to extend signals throughout country; combination of state-owned and privately owned radio stations with more than 300 radio stations operating Doordarshan, India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; by 2011, more than 100 million homes had access to cable and satellite TV offering more than 700 TV channels; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately-owned FM stations have been permitted and their numbers have increased rapidly
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 39.14
Ranked 53th. 		70.94
Ranked 42nd. 81% more than Dominican Republic
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 508.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than India 		127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Households with television 75.8%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than India 		32%
Ranked 98th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 43.85
Ranked 100th. 4 times more than India 		11.57
Ranked 128th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 45
Ranked 94th. 4 times more than India 		12.58
Ranked 155th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 444.23
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than India 		124.18
Ranked 159th.
Internet > Users > Per capita 179.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than India 		70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
Internet > Users per 1000 174.41
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than India 		69.02
Ranked 111th.
Internet users 2.7 million
Ranked 67th. 		61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 23 times more than Dominican Republic
Radio broadcast stations AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 88.75
Ranked 130th. 29% more than India 		68.72
Ranked 152nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 588.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than India 		257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
Television receivers > Per capita 92.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 42% more than India 		65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Televisions per 1000 84.88
Ranked 121st. 47% more than India 		57.6
Ranked 133th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 103.69
Ranked 118th. 4 times more than India 		25.13
Ranked 157th.
Televisions 770,000
Ranked 90th. 		63 million
Ranked 4th. 82 times more than Dominican Republic
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 96.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than India 		45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
Internet users > Per 100 people 21.58
Ranked 97th. 5 times more than India 		4.54
Ranked 145th.
Internet > Internet users 4.54 million
Ranked 62nd. 		151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 26.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 		60.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 51.8 Mbps
Ranked 73th. 		20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 386 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5.83 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 78th. 		18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
Television broadcast stations 25
Ranked 1st. 		562
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Dominican Republic
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.94 billion min.
Ranked 19th. 		3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 60% more than Dominican Republic
Radios per 1000 158.74
Ranked 146th. 50% more than India 		106.05
Ranked 164th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 873.1
Ranked 90th. 57% more than India 		555.73
Ranked 4th.
Internet > Percent using internet 45%
Ranked 93th. 4 times more than India 		12.58%
Ranked 153th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular 8.77 million
Ranked 79th. 		893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 102 times more than Dominican Republic
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.173 per capita
Ranked 130th. 44% more than India 		0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th.
Newspaper circulation per 1000 25.35
Ranked 37th. 		53.96
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 97.67
Ranked 120th. 3 times more than India 		29.67
Ranked 4th.
Telephone mainlines per 1000 95.92
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than India 		44.14
Ranked 103th.
Telephone system > General assessment relatively efficient system based on island-wide microwave radio relay network supported by recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world; total telephone subscribership base exceeded 900 million in 2011, an overall teledensity of roughly 75%, and subscribership is currently growing more than 20 million per month; urban teledensity now exceeds 100% and rural teledensity is steadily growing
Television receivers per 1000 93.26
Ranked 103th. 47% more than India 		63.61
Ranked 112th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 6
Ranked 78th. 		1,255
Ranked 1st. 209 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers 9
Ranked 39th. 		5,221
Ranked 1st. 580 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > IP addresses per capita 85.01
Ranked 130th. 3 times more than India 		28.78
Ranked 162nd.
Internet > Users 1.68 million
Ranked 61st. 		80 million
Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Internet penetration 45%
Ranked 98th. 4 times more than India 		12.6%
Ranked 162nd.
Newspaper circulation 230,000
Ranked 28th. 		59.02 million
Ranked 1st. 257 times more than Dominican Republic
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 387.79
Ranked 81st. 5 times more than India 		79.85
Ranked 131st.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 879.48
Ranked 127th. 26% more than India 		699.22
Ranked 148th.
Televisions > Households with TV 2.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 		60.65 million
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Dominican Republic
Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.07 million
Ranked 72nd. 		31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 29 times more than Dominican Republic
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.04 million
Ranked 85th. 		864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 96 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Internet Service Providers 24
Ranked 42nd. 		43
Ranked 27th. 79% more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 450,584
Ranked 71st. 		14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 32 times more than Dominican Republic
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.04 million
Ranked 76th. 		32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 31 times more than Dominican Republic
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 10.41
Ranked 118th. 4 times more than India 		2.51
Ranked 156th.
Active military personnel 49,910
Ranked 46th. 		1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Dominican Republic
Radio receivers per 1000 174.41
Ranked 128th. 49% more than India 		117.12
Ranked 148th.
Televisions > Households with TV per thousand people 210.36
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than India 		57.24
Ranked 3rd.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 382.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 5 times more than India 		82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
Internet > Hosts per 1000 10.83
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than India 		2.3
Ranked 110th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 8.93 million
Ranked 87th. 		864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 97 times more than Dominican Republic
Radio receivers 1.44 million
Ranked 95th. 		116 million
Ranked 4th. 81 times more than Dominican Republic
Television receivers 770,000
Ranked 87th. 		63 million
Ranked 4th. 82 times more than Dominican Republic
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.72 per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than India 		0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.22$
Ranked 110th. 		1.19$
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
Mobile phone subscribers 3.62 million
Ranked 64th. 		90 million
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Dominican Republic
Telephone system > International country code - 1-809; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), Antillas 1, and the Fibralink submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including Sea-Me-We-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), Sea-Me-We-4 with a landing site at Chennai, Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with a landing site at Mumbai (Bombay), South Africa - Far East (SAFE) with a landing site at Cochin, the i2i cable network linking to Singapore with landing sites at Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras), and Tata Indicom linking Singapore and Chennai (Madras), provide a significant increase in the bandwidth available for both voice and data traffic; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); 9 gateway exchanges operating from Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Ernakulam
Internet > ISP 24
Ranked 27th. 		43
Ranked 16th. 79% more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 7.05
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than India 		1.15
Ranked 86th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.07 million
Ranked 71st. 		31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 29 times more than Dominican Republic
Radios 1.44 million
Ranked 95th. 		116 million
Ranked 4th. 81 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Hosts 105,546
Ranked 66th. 		2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 26 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 26.55
Ranked 49th. 		58.57
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers per million 0.992
Ranked 50th. 		4.77
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5.89 Mbps
Ranked 79th. 		17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 365,000
Ranked 43th. 		79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 217 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 11
Ranked 67th. 		1,874
Ranked 1st. 170 times more than Dominican Republic
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 44th. 		0.0
Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 230,000
Ranked 44th. 		59.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 257 times more than Dominican Republic
Television > Total number of channels 1
Ranked 60th. 		27
Ranked 17th. 27 times more than Dominican Republic
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.607
Ranked 71st. 		1.03
Ranked 56th. 69% more than Dominican Republic
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 1.7$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 75th. 		7.7$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.107
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than India 		0.024
Ranked 66th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 39.64
Ranked 56th. 		71.35
Ranked 44th. 80% more than Dominican Republic
Telephone system > Domestic fixed-line teledensity is about 10 per 100 persons; multiple providers of mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of nearly 90 per 100 persons mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 very small aperture terminals (VSAT)
Internet country code .do .in
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 2.4 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 111th. 		24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st. 10 times more than Dominican Republic
Telephone mainlines 896,252
Ranked 68th. 		49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 56 times more than Dominican Republic
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 220.7 min.
Ranked 20th. 77 times more than India 		2.88 min.
Ranked 112th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $108.40 million
Ranked 48th. 		$3.72 billion
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 6.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 6 times more than India 		1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 18.76$/month
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than India 		6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 218.46 min. per capita
Ranked 18th. 74 times more than India 		2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th.
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 2nd. The same as India 		100%
Ranked 2nd.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.21 million
Ranked 65th. 		346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Broadband subscribers 65,856
Ranked 58th. 		1.3 million
Ranked 22nd. 20 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 2.65
Ranked 72nd. 67 times more than India 		0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 9
Ranked 49th. 		5,221
Ranked 1st. 580 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > IP addresses 857,600
Ranked 80th. 		34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 40 times more than Dominican Republic
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 2.17%
Ranked 53th. 80% more than India 		1.2%
Ranked 59th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 24.82
Ranked 39th. 		69.76
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 8320630000 165710000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.27
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than India 		0.46
Ranked 114th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 103.69
Ranked 124th. 4 times more than India 		25.13
Ranked 161st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 1.56 million
Ranked 65th. 		59.05 million
Ranked 7th. 38 times more than Dominican Republic
Television broadcast stations per million 2.76
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than India 		0.567
Ranked 61st.
Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 18.67
Ranked 29th. 		22
Ranked 25th. 18% more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 8
Ranked 53th. 		38,607
Ranked 1st. 4826 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > TLD .do .in
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 72.45
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than India 		30.43
Ranked 147th.
Internet > Livejournal users 107
Ranked 110th. 		1,602
Ranked 24th. 15 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Secure Internet servers 58
Ranked 73th. 		825
Ranked 29th. 14 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 24.82
Ranked 28th. 		67.3
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price free 19
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2009.09.30 2011.01.20
Telephone subscribers per 1000 483.72
Ranked 81st. 4 times more than India 		123.99
Ranked 112th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 15.4%
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than India 		4.9%
Ranked 109th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 1.04
Ranked 61st. 		5.18
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 100%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India 		25.93%
Ranked 35th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 6.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 96th. 8 times more than India 		0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 2.68 Number
Ranked 8th. 1508 times more than India 		0.00177 Number
Ranked 51st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 985,700
Ranked 82nd. 		30.79 million
Ranked 9th. 31 times more than Dominican Republic
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 5.08%
Ranked 37th. 17% more than India 		4.35%
Ranked 42nd.
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 94.92%
Ranked 32nd. 		95.65%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 0.915 per 1 million people
Ranked 52nd. 		39.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 43 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 0.923
Ranked 52nd. 		38.31
Ranked 15th. 41 times more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Livejournal users per million 11.62
Ranked 131st. 8 times more than India 		1.44
Ranked 185th.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 0.46% GDP
Ranked 80th. 		1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
Telephone subscribers per employee 98.53
Ranked 110th. 		107.93
Ranked 120th. 10% more than Dominican Republic
Telephone subscribers 4.52 million
Ranked 62nd. 		139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 31 times more than Dominican Republic
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 477.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than India 		127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.024$ per 1 million people
Ranked 88th. 24 times more than India 		0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 11.92$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 75th. 7 times more than India 		1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than India 		0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 94.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than India 		45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.19
Ranked 97th. 		1.69
Ranked 89th. 41% more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 4.42
Ranked 99th. 4 times more than India 		1.14
Ranked 128th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 22.96
Ranked 110th. 6 times more than India 		3.57
Ranked 145th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines 643,368
Ranked 2nd. 		17.55 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 7
Ranked 79th. 		5,351
Ranked 3rd. 764 times more than Dominican Republic
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 25 Number
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than India 		2 Number
Ranked 27th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 2.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th. 65 times more than India 		0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 212th. 		0.8
Ranked 14th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 215,000
Ranked 35th. 		77.48 million
Ranked 5th. 360 times more than Dominican Republic
Television > Ratio of private to Government (public) television institutions 45
Ranked 12th. 		82
Ranked 6th. 82% more than Dominican Republic
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 152.39
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than India 		48.37
Ranked 111th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.76
Ranked 99th. 		4.82
Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 1.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 60th. 		5.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 215,000
Ranked 29th. 		67.83 million
Ranked 2nd. 315 times more than Dominican Republic
Telephone lines 985,711
Ranked 76th. 		37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 38 times more than Dominican Republic
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 226,044
Ranked 61st. 		5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 23 times more than Dominican Republic
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.19%
Ranked 75th. 3% more than India 		5.04%
Ranked 79th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 6.05%
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than India 		1.31%
Ranked 64th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Households with landlines per thousand people 64.23
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than India 		16.56
Ranked 6th.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 133.2 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 17th. 6% more than India 		126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 10.46
Ranked 118th. 4 times more than India 		2.47
Ranked 158th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 23.33$/month
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than India 		3.28$/month
Ranked 110th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 50.2 million$
Ranked 55th. 		6.2 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 124 times more than Dominican Republic
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $173.50 million
Ranked 62nd. 		$51.80 billion
Ranked 2nd. 299 times more than Dominican Republic
Television standard > VHF NTSC M PAL B
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 6.12
Ranked 95th. 8 times more than India 		0.722
Ranked 132nd.
Internet > ISP per million 2.77
Ranked 50th. 67 times more than India 		0.0413
Ranked 131st.
Phone subscribers 256.66
Ranked 76th. 6 times more than India 		43.78
Ranked 123th.
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 5.37$
Ranked 58th. 		5.5$
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Dominican Republic
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 869.37
Ranked 124th. 24% more than India 		699.22
Ranked 148th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 9.9
Ranked 115th. 3 times more than India 		3.32
Ranked 143th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 8.63$/month
Ranked 116th. 4 times more than India 		2.39$/month
Ranked 178th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.184%
Ranked 68th. 		0.202%
Ranked 65th. 10% more than Dominican Republic
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 4047362000 688000000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 14.17
Ranked 84th. 9 times more than India 		1.55
Ranked 128th.
Internet servers using encryption 143
Ranked 65th. 		1,796
Ranked 28th. 13 times more than Dominican Republic
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 274.69%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India 		45.93%
Ranked 15th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $10.55
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than India 		$3.01
Ranked 78th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 4.35%
Ranked 123th. 		65.89%
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Dominican Republic
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 4.88%
Ranked 127th. 		66.44%
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Dominican Republic
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 6.63%
Ranked 123th. 		43.07%
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 1.3
Ranked 75th. 		11.79
Ranked 47th. 9 times more than Dominican Republic
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 5.3$ per capita
Ranked 59th. 		5.67$ per capita
Ranked 56th. 7% more than Dominican Republic
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 11.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 5 times more than India 		2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 24.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 		69.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
Television > Percentage of private television institutions 97.83%
Ranked 16th. 		98.8%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Dominican Republic

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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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