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  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
  • 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.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Internet > Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Internet > Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Mobile phone subscribers per 1000: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular subscriptions. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  • Active military personnel: Active military.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
  • Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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 > 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecommunications 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.
  • Telephone mainlines > Per capita: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
STAT El Salvador The Bahamas HISTORY
Broadcast media multiple privately owned national terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by cable TV networks that carry international channels; hundreds of commercial radio broadcast stations and 1 government-owned radio broadcast station 2 m
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 491.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.
1,022.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 38.44
Ranked 103th. 47% more than The Bahamas
26.08
Ranked 112th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 25.5
Ranked 127th.
71.75
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than El Salvador

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 254.25
Ranked 132nd.
711.08
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Internet > Users > Per capita 100.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
392.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than El Salvador

Internet > Users per 1000 114.82
Ranked 86th.
350.83
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than El Salvador

Internet users 746,000
Ranked 105th. 6 times more than The Bahamas
115,800
Ranked 150th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Nacional de El Salvador - state-run</p> </p>Radio YSKL - commercial</p> </p>FM Globo - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19401935">Full Article</a> <p>ZNS Bahamas - run by BCB, operates Radio Bahamas (ZNS1), Inspiration 107.9 (ZNS2), Northern Service (ZNS3), Power 104.5</p> </p>Star FM - private, commercial</p> </p>100 Jamz - private, commercial</p>
Radio broadcast stations AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 138.07
Ranked 38th. 91% more than The Bahamas
72.31
Ranked 146th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 883.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
1,223.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 39% more than El Salvador

Television > List of TV stations <p>Teledos (Canal 2) - private</p> </p>Canal Cuatro (Canal 4) - private</p> </p>Canal Seis (Canal 6) - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19401935">Full Article</a> <p>ZNS TV - operated by government-owned, commercially-run Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (BCB)</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 676.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than The Bahamas
232.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.

Televisions per 1000 99.51
Ranked 113th.
212.28
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 168.16
Ranked 98th.
368.32
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Televisions 600,000
Ranked 97th. 9 times more than The Bahamas
67,000
Ranked 145th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 155.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
434.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than El Salvador

Internet users > Per 100 people 10.6
Ranked 116th.
31.54
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than El Salvador

Internet > Internet users 1.55 million
Ranked 104th. 7 times more than The Bahamas
226,855
Ranked 152nd.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 155 Mbps
Ranked 48th. 72% more than The Bahamas
90 Mbps
Ranked 87th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 22.53 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 56th.
282.34 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 48th. 13 times more than El Salvador

Television broadcast stations 5
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than The Bahamas
2
Ranked 27th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 2.73 billion min.
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than The Bahamas
184.48 million min.
Ranked 64th.

Radios per 1000 456.1
Ranked 74th.
681.19
Ranked 38th. 49% more than El Salvador
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,223.58
Ranked 39th. 21% more than The Bahamas
1,012.15
Ranked 67th.

Internet > Percent using internet 25.5%
Ranked 127th.
71.75%
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than El Salvador

Telephones > Mobile cellular 8.32 million
Ranked 82nd. 28 times more than The Bahamas
298,800
Ranked 165th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.465 per capita
Ranked 65th.
0.746 per capita
Ranked 28th. 60% more than El Salvador

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 177.73
Ranked 89th.
363.9
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than El Salvador

Telephone mainlines per 1000 159.98
Ranked 70th.
434.04
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than El Salvador

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>La Prensa Grafica - daily</p> </p>El Mundo - evening daily</p> </p>El Diario de Hoy - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19401935">Full Article</a> <p>The Nassau Guardian - daily</p> </p>The Tribune - daily</p> </p>The Freeport News - daily</p>
Telephone system > General assessment multiple mobile-cellular providers are expanding services rapidly and in 2011 teledensity exceeded 135 per 100 persons; growth in fixed-line services has slowed in the face of mobile-cellular competition modern facilities
Television receivers per 1000 683.15
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than The Bahamas
233.58
Ranked 67th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 94.53
Ranked 127th.
385.4
Ranked 75th. 4 times more than El Salvador
Internet > Users 700,000
Ranked 80th. 6 times more than The Bahamas
120,000
Ranked 118th.

Internet > Internet penetration 25.5%
Ranked 135th.
71.7%
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 397.16
Ranked 80th.
576.94
Ranked 59th. 45% more than El Salvador

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,373.43
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than The Bahamas
682.87
Ranked 150th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.06 million
Ranked 73th. 8 times more than The Bahamas
137,000
Ranked 138th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.65 million
Ranked 87th. 34 times more than The Bahamas
254,000
Ranked 172nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 4
Ranked 124th.
19
Ranked 53th. 5 times more than El Salvador
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 242,100
Ranked 80th. 25 times more than The Bahamas
9,700
Ranked 148th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 1.03 million
Ranked 77th. 8 times more than The Bahamas
133,000
Ranked 137th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 16.82
Ranked 98th.
36.29
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Active military personnel 15,500
Ranked 79th. 18 times more than The Bahamas
860
Ranked 137th.
Radio receivers per 1000 469.67
Ranked 62nd.
749.53
Ranked 27th. 60% more than El Salvador

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 350.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.
583.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 66% more than El Salvador

Internet > Hosts per 1000 1.86
Ranked 113th. 16 times more than The Bahamas
0.118
Ranked 153th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 8.65 million
Ranked 89th. 29 times more than The Bahamas
300,000
Ranked 171st.

Radio receivers 2.75 million
Ranked 78th. 13 times more than The Bahamas
215,000
Ranked 157th.

Television receivers 4 million
Ranked 38th. 60 times more than The Bahamas
67,000
Ranked 140th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.846 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
6.11 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than El Salvador

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 2.4$
Ranked 30th. The same as The Bahamas
2.4$
Ranked 107th.
Mobile phone subscribers 2.41 million
Ranked 73th. 13 times more than The Bahamas
186,007
Ranked 140th.

Telephone system > International country code - 503; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2
Internet > ISP 4
Ranked 87th.
19
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than El Salvador
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 6.97
Ranked 68th.
39.71
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than El Salvador

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.06 million
Ranked 72nd. 8 times more than The Bahamas
137,000
Ranked 138th.

Radios 2.75 million
Ranked 80th. 13 times more than The Bahamas
215,000
Ranked 157th.
Internet > Hosts 11,434
Ranked 103th. 279 times more than The Bahamas
41
Ranked 197th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 25.52 Mbps
Ranked 55th.
279.16 Mbps
Ranked 48th. 11 times more than El Salvador

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 98th. 25% more than The Bahamas
4
Ranked 102nd.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 250,000
Ranked 48th. 9 times more than The Bahamas
28,300
Ranked 124th.
Internet > Top level domain .sv .bs
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 41.32
Ranked 54th.
99.76
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than El Salvador
Telephone system > Domestic nationwide microwave radio relay system totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband Internet services
Internet country code .sv .bs
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 9.13 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 64th.
16.36 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 70th. 79% more than El Salvador

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 450.09 min.
Ranked 1st.
584.5 min.
Ranked 9th. 30% more than El Salvador

Telephone mainlines 971,455
Ranked 65th. 7 times more than The Bahamas
139,936
Ranked 118th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 6.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
40.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than El Salvador

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.6$/month
Ranked 87th.
25$/month
Ranked 73th. 11% more than El Salvador

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 397.21 min. per capita
Ranked 1st.
586.68 min. per capita
Ranked 10th. 48% more than El Salvador

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.95 million
Ranked 67th. 19 times more than The Bahamas
358,050
Ranked 151st.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 42,314
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than The Bahamas
12,803
Ranked 67th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.663
Ranked 124th.
60.2
Ranked 17th. 91 times more than El Salvador
Internet > IP addresses 575,744
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than The Bahamas
121,856
Ranked 132nd.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 1090000000 16155400
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 2.01
Ranked 92nd.
10.08
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than El Salvador

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 168.16
Ranked 103th.
368.32
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Television broadcast stations per million 0.854
Ranked 54th.
5.96
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than El Salvador

Internet > TLD .sv .bs
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 113.32
Ranked 44th. 7% more than The Bahamas
106.04
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Livejournal users 64
Ranked 137th.
262
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than El Salvador
Internet > Secure Internet servers 42
Ranked 80th.
46
Ranked 78th. 10% more than El Salvador

Telephone subscribers per 1000 557.13
Ranked 74th.
1,010.99
Ranked 46th. 81% more than El Salvador

E-Government rating 47
Ranked 47th. 18% more than The Bahamas
40
Ranked 101st.
Population covered by mobile telephony 95%
Ranked 64th. The same as The Bahamas
95%
Ranked 62nd.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 6.01 per 1 million people
Ranked 98th.
140.61 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th. 23 times more than El Salvador

Internet > Livejournal users per million 10.58
Ranked 136th.
812.66
Ranked 21st. 77 times more than El Salvador
Website defacements per million 1.84
Ranked 64th.
6.6
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than El Salvador
Website defacements 11
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than The Bahamas
2
Ranked 104th.
Internet > Linux web servers 3
Ranked 72nd.
5
Ranked 62nd. 67% more than El Salvador
Phone system > International dialling code +503 +1242
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 15.27%
Ranked 89th. 14% more than The Bahamas
13.44%
Ranked 96th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 17.62%
Ranked 103th.
37.49%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 0.826
Ranked 111th.
12.41
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than El Salvador

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 1.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th. 12 times more than The Bahamas
0.133 per 1,000 people
Ranked 169th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 3.86
Ranked 102nd. 40% more than The Bahamas
2.76
Ranked 111th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 20.64
Ranked 113th.
317.24
Ranked 41st. 15 times more than El Salvador

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $154.59 million
Ranked 65th.
0.0
Ranked 128th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 151.69$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 43th.
524.59$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than El Salvador

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.355$ per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
8.08$ per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 23 times more than El Salvador
Internet > ISP per million 0.671
Ranked 85th.
63.81
Ranked 15th. 95 times more than El Salvador
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 491.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.
1,022.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Phone subscribers 218.44
Ranked 83th.
596.94
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than El Salvador
Telephone subscribers 3.38 million
Ranked 63th. 10 times more than The Bahamas
325,943
Ranked 137th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 1,182.11
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than The Bahamas
218.23
Ranked 84th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 36.11% GDP
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than The Bahamas
4.11% GDP
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.501
Ranked 73th.
16.5
Ranked 25th. 33 times more than El Salvador
Telephone lines 1.08 million
Ranked 71st. 8 times more than The Bahamas
132,756
Ranked 125th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 123,469
Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than The Bahamas
34,048
Ranked 98th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.26%
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than The Bahamas
2.6%
Ranked 117th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 2.49%
Ranked 52nd. 6 times more than The Bahamas
0.39%
Ranked 86th.

Television standard > VHF NTSC M NTSC M
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 191st.
0.0
Ranked 149th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.637 per 1 million people
Ranked 80th.
63.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 99 times more than El Salvador
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 6.89
Ranked 92nd.
137.06
Ranked 38th. 20 times more than El Salvador

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 17.56
Ranked 91st.
39.32
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,373.43
Ranked 39th. 70% more than The Bahamas
806.54
Ranked 138th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 8.47$/month
Ranked 118th.
9.43$/month
Ranked 108th. 11% more than El Salvador
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 16.91
Ranked 97th.
39
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than El Salvador

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 6128530000 172000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 11.84
Ranked 91st.
263.38
Ranked 34th. 22 times more than El Salvador

Internet servers using encryption 73
Ranked 79th.
90
Ranked 74th. 23% more than El Salvador

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 141.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
439 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than El Salvador

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.416 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.
3.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than El Salvador

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 16.97%
Ranked 37th. 40% more than The Bahamas
12.16%
Ranked 143th.

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