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Broadcast media the publicly-owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 2 television channels; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; high penetration rate for cable TV services with more than half of Estonian households connected; publicly-owned broadcaster, ERR, operates 4 radio networks and there are a growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally -
Households with television 93.2%
Ranked 22nd.
95.3%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Estonia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 256.79
Ranked 29th. 13% more than Ireland
226.56
Ranked 39th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 79
Ranked 32nd. The same as Ireland
79
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 795.2
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Ireland
781.08
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Users per 1000 581.36
Ranked 24th. 48% more than Ireland
392.02
Ranked 46th.

Internet users 969,700
Ranked 36th.
3.04 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Estonia

Personal computers > Per capita 482.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
494.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Estonia

Personal computers per 1000 482.88
Ranked 6th.
494.07
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Estonia

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Eesti Raadio - public; four networks including flagship Vikerraadio</p> </p>Raadio Elmar - private, music</p> </p>Raadio Kuku - first private radio</p> <p>RTE - public, operates flagship station Radio 1, pop music station 2 FM, Irish-language Raidio na Gaeltachta, classical and cultural station Lyric FM, and digital-only services</p> </p>Today FM - national, commercial</p> </p>Newstalk - semi-national, commercial</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 154.55
Ranked 23th. 44% more than Ireland
107.13
Ranked 92nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,506.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Ireland
1,202.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.

Television > List of TV stations <p>Eesti Televisioon - public, English-language pages</p> </p>TV3 - private</p> </p>Kanal 2 - private</p> <p>RTE - public, operates RTE 1, RTE 2, RTE News Now, RTE Jnr, TRTE</p> </p>TG4 - public, Irish-language</p> </p>TV3 - national, commercial; also operates 3e</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 432.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Ireland
400.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Televisions per 1000 446.97
Ranked 31st.
455.4
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Estonia
Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0 AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 190.6
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Ireland
182.41
Ranked 22nd.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,402.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
1,501.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Estonia

Internet > Users > Per capita 592.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 43% more than Ireland
415.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 334.64
Ranked 48th.
437.53
Ranked 26th. 31% more than Estonia

Televisions 605,000
Ranked 96th.
1.82 million
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Estonia
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 376.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
513.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 36% more than Estonia

Internet users > Per 100 people 66.24
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Ireland
62.7
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Internet users 1.01 million
Ranked 119th.
3.73 million
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 191.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Ireland
148.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 4,800 Mbps
Ranked 18th.
24,587 Mbps
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Estonia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 3,565.86 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 7th.
6,043.33 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 13th. 69% more than Estonia

Personal computers 650,000
Ranked 22nd.
2.01 million
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Estonia

Television broadcast stations 3
Ranked 21st.
4
Ranked 18th. 33% more than Estonia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 146.99 million min.
Ranked 54th.
2.7 billion min.
Ranked 16th. 18 times more than Estonia

Radios per 1000 746.18
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Ireland
638.05
Ranked 44th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 2,029.44
Ranked 1st. 86% more than Ireland
1,092.41
Ranked 57th.

Internet > Percent using internet 79%
Ranked 30th. The same as Ireland
79%
Ranked 31st.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 1.86 million
Ranked 136th.
4.91 million
Ranked 101st. 3 times more than Estonia

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.721 per capita
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Ireland
0.694 per capita
Ranked 34th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 367.69
Ranked 40th.
466.48
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Estonia

Telephone mainlines per 1000 328.39
Ranked 35th.
488.71
Ranked 16th. 49% more than Estonia

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Postimees - daily, Estonian and Russian-language editions</p> </p>Eesti Paevaleht - daily</p> </p>Ohtuleht - evening tabloid</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17220813">Full Article</a> <p>The Irish Times - national daily</p> </p>Irish Independent - national daily</p> </p>Irish Examiner - Cork-based national daily</p>
Cinema attendance 875,000
Ranked 64th.
12.41 million
Ranked 35th. 14 times more than Estonia
Telephone system > General assessment foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high quality voice, data, and Internet services available modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay
Cinema attendance per capita 0.646
Ranked 41st.
3.11
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Estonia
Television receivers per 1000 432.29
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Ireland
400.09
Ranked 34th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 13
Ranked 57th.
32
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Estonia

Internet > IP addresses per capita 945.75
Ranked 38th.
1,262.86
Ranked 30th. 34% more than Estonia
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 41st.
0.14
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Estonia
Internet > Users 780,000
Ranked 81st.
1.71 million
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Estonia

Internet > Internet penetration 79%
Ranked 34th. The same as Ireland
79%
Ranked 35th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,073.7
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Ireland
1,012.04
Ranked 17th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,545.88
Ranked 23th. 45% more than Ireland
1,069.11
Ranked 94th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 448,212
Ranked 98th.
2.01 million
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Estonia

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.07 million
Ranked 142nd.
4.91 million
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Estonia

Internet > Internet Service Providers 38
Ranked 31st. 73% more than Ireland
22
Ranked 46th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 343,949
Ranked 77th.
1.04 million
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Estonia

Telephones > Main lines in use 471,900
Ranked 101st.
2.05 million
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 34.72
Ranked 47th.
43.88
Ranked 24th. 26% more than Estonia

Active military personnel 4,750
Ranked 118th.
10,460
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Estonia
Radio receivers per 1000 721.67
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Ireland
694.03
Ranked 34th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,073.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Ireland
1,012.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 481.47
Ranked 10th. 72% more than Ireland
280.63
Ranked 20th.

Number of PCs per million 459.5
Ranked 23th.
494.07
Ranked 17th. 8% more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 2.07 million
Ranked 143th.
4.91 million
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than Estonia

Radio receivers 1.01 million
Ranked 108th.
2.55 million
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Number of cinemas 55
Ranked 41st.
64
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Estonia

Television receivers 605,000
Ranked 92nd.
1.47 million
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Estonia

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Ireland
1.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.9$
Ranked 80th. 27% more than Ireland
0.71$
Ranked 93th.

Mobile phone subscribers 1.45 million
Ranked 87th.
4.21 million
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Estonia

Telephone system > International country code - 372; fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn country code - 353; landing point for the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, and UK; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 38
Ranked 8th. 73% more than Ireland
22
Ranked 29th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 133.13
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Ireland
65.07
Ranked 35th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 448,212
Ranked 97th.
2.01 million
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Estonia

Radios 1.01 million
Ranked 109th.
2.55 million
Ranked 84th. 3 times more than Estonia
Internet > Hosts 645,495
Ranked 44th.
1.24 million
Ranked 35th. 92% more than Estonia

Cinemas > Annual attendance 900,000
Ranked 45th.
12.4 million
Ranked 23th. 14 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 191.31
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Ireland
148.22
Ranked 25th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 0.654
Ranked 33th.
3.3
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Estonia

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3,565.86 Mbps
Ranked 7th.
6,040.64 Mbps
Ranked 12th. 69% more than Estonia

Internet penetration 75.1
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Ireland
65.8
Ranked 18th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 13
Ranked 60th. 86% more than Ireland
7
Ranked 81st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 257,000
Ranked 47th.
742,000
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 38.46%
Ranked 15th.
56.25%
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 262,000
Ranked 43th.
564,000
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Estonia

Internet > Top level domain .ee .ie
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 9.7
Ranked 7th. 39% more than Ireland
6.99
Ranked 13th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 190.47
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Ireland
182.3
Ranked 21st.

Telephone system > Domestic substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income-tax returns online, and online voting was used for the first time in the 2005 local elections system privatized but dominated by former state monopoly operator; increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas
Internet country code .ee .ie
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 366.38 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Ireland
133.3 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 20th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 108.94 min.
Ranked 24th.
709.56 min.
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Estonia

Telephone mainlines 442,045
Ranked 80th.
2.03 million
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Estonia

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 133.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Ireland
65.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 10.78$/month
Ranked 146th.
31.06$/month
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Estonia

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 108.96 min. per capita
Ranked 24th.
709.52 min. per capita
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 40.94
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Ireland
15.02
Ranked 26th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 61.54%
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Ireland
12.5%
Ranked 59th.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.52 million
Ranked 108th.
5.36 million
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Estonia

Internet > Broadband subscribers 179,200
Ranked 46th.
270,700
Ranked 40th. 51% more than Estonia

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 28.07
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Ireland
5.5
Ranked 54th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 13
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Ireland
6
Ranked 56th.

Internet > IP addresses 1.21 million
Ranked 73th.
5.96 million
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Estonia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 169.72
Ranked 22nd.
520.11
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 782000000 257000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 23.71
Ranked 20th. 18% more than Ireland
20.14
Ranked 29th.

Number of PCs 620
Ranked 59th.
2,011
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Estonia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 334.64
Ranked 53th.
437.53
Ranked 29th. 31% more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 924,699
Ranked 74th.
3.03 million
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Estonia
Television broadcast stations per million 2.2
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Ireland
1.03
Ranked 15th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 93
Ranked 27th. 52% more than Ireland
61
Ranked 31st.

Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2005.01.01 2003.07.25
Internet > TLD .ee .ie
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 188.3
Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Ireland
121.04
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,140
Ranked 29th.
2,730
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Estonia
Internet > Secure Internet servers 219
Ranked 46th.
1,770
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Estonia

Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies 86.67%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Ireland
25%
Ranked 37th.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 11.19
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Ireland
1.75
Ranked 21st.

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 15
Ranked 23th. 88% more than Ireland
8
Ranked 31st.

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 0.654 per capita
Ranked 33th.
3.3 per capita
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Estonia

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 357.98
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Ireland
355.83
Ranked 7th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 7 days
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 35th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 372 353
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2005.01.01 2003.07.25
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,402.09
Ranked 21st.
1,500.75
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 72.5%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Ireland
64.2%
Ranked 19th.
E-Government rating 48
Ranked 36th. The same as Ireland
48
Ranked 38th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 37th. The same as Ireland
99%
Ranked 21st.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 9.49
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Ireland
1.58
Ranked 51st.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 163.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 38th.
420.48 per 1 million people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 498,100
Ranked 97th.
2.2 million
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Estonia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 67.91
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Ireland
16.03
Ranked 24th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 67.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Ireland
16.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 844.89
Ranked 20th. 26% more than Ireland
670.72
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Linux web servers 36
Ranked 31st.
79
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Estonia
Website defacements 17
Ranked 54th.
39
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Estonia
Website defacements per million 12.46
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Ireland
10.09
Ranked 14th.
Phone system > International dialling code + 372 +353
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 730.19
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Ireland
635.1
Ranked 19th.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 26.17%
Ranked 49th.
66.3%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Estonia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 27.81%
Ranked 52nd.
61.85%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Estonia

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 32.72%
Ranked 49th.
72.99%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Estonia

Internet > ISP > Per capita 27.86 per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Ireland
5.78 per 1 million people
Ranked 31st.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 493.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 65% more than Ireland
298.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 163
Ranked 36th.
415.46
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Estonia

Phone subscribers 807.52
Ranked 34th.
1,213.89
Ranked 16th. 50% more than Estonia
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.322 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ireland
0.159 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 40th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $377.38 million
Ranked 40th.
$33.64 billion
Ranked 2nd. 89 times more than Estonia

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 660
Ranked 31st.
1,003.09
Ranked 25th. 52% more than Estonia

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.67
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Ireland
22.7
Ranked 37th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B/SEC D PAL I
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch December 15, 2006 August 2006 (trial)
Internet > Linux web servers per million 26.39
Ranked 13th. 29% more than Ireland
20.43
Ranked 16th.
Internet > ISP per million 27.86
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Ireland
5.78
Ranked 38th.
Royalties and fees $1.10
Ranked 33th.
$132.50
Ranked 6th. 120 times more than Estonia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 9.63
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Ireland
1.72
Ranked 87th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 9545000000 4070000000
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 80.08$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 55th. 21 times more than Ireland
3.85$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 89th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.667$ per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Ireland
0.175$ per 1 million people
Ranked 55th.

Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">65.5</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.3</a>
Telephone system > Regulation 1998 1997
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 16.3 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Ireland
5.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 40th.

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1993 1996
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,402.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.
1,501.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Estonia

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 15/12/2006 1999-2002( Licensing abandoned; <br>)2006-2008 (Trial; <br>) 31 October 2010 (90%)<ref name="Irish Independent">) DTT launch, 31 December 2011(98%) )( Network testing, publicly receivable with MPEG4 compatible equipment pre October 31, 2010.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 33.45
Ranked 47th.
43.84
Ranked 26th. 31% more than Estonia

Telephone subscribers 1.89 million
Ranked 80th.
6.24 million
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Estonia

Telephone subscribers per employee 485.65
Ranked 39th. 21% more than Ireland
400.57
Ranked 52nd.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.79% GDP
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Ireland
2.51% GDP
Ranked 63th.

Television standard > UHF PAL G/SECAM <a href=/encyclopedia/Kelvin>K</a> PAL I
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 229,000
Ranked 34th.
2.12 million
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Estonia

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 6.5%
Ranked 26th.
16.28%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Estonia

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
3.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Estonia

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 328.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
488.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 49% more than Estonia

Internet servers using encryption 422
Ranked 49th.
3,312
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Estonia

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 314.84
Ranked 29th.
744.2
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,545.88
Ranked 21st. 45% more than Ireland
1,069.11
Ranked 93th.

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End 1/7/2010 2012, By Q4 likely co-timed with NI
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 120
Ranked 37th. 90% more than Ireland
63
Ranked 48th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 357.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Ireland
355.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 181st.
0.1
Ranked 59th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 105.72
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Ireland
19.68
Ranked 36th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 88.94
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Ireland
15.48
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 9.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Ireland
1.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 501,000
Ranked 28th.
1.35 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Estonia

Telephone lines 498,129
Ranked 91st.
2.2 million
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Estonia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 317,893
Ranked 58th.
891,243
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Estonia

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.2%
Ranked 48th.
17.52%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Estonia

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 8.74%
Ranked 68th. 23% more than Ireland
7.1%
Ranked 94th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 37.16
Ranked 43th.
49.79
Ranked 19th. 34% more than Estonia

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 8.75$/month
Ranked 115th.
19.67$/month
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Estonia

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 15.59$/month
Ranked 46th.
39.51$/month
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Estonia

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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