Media Stats: compare key data on France & Singapore

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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 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.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio 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.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
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.
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.
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.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
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.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita 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.
Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people: Number of national feature films produced. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Arabsat -
Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
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.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. 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.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
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."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
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.
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.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies: Percentage of nationally based film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
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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Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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 %.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: 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
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.
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 systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
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.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
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.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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."
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
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.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Government Broadband Index: The Government Broadband Index ranks various countries' undertakings to provide a broad coverage of speedy internet. It does not measure the current state of broadband availability or speed. The index is calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > 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.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
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).
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.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ 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 > 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).
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.

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STAT	France	Singapore
Broadcast media	a mix of both publicly operated and privately owned TV stations; state-owned France Televisions operates 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and international channels; a large number of privately owned regional and local TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable services provide a large number of channels; public broadcaster Radio France operates 7 national networks, a series of regional networks, and operates services for overseas territories and foreign audiences; Radio France Internationale (RFI), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a leading international broadcaster; a large number of commercial FM stations, with many of them consolidating into commercial networks	state controls broadcast media; 8 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV service available; a total of 18 domestic radio stations broadcasting with MediaCorp operating more than a dozen and another 4 stations are closely linked to the ruling party or controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association; many Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available
Households with television	95% Ranked 18th.	98.6% Ranked 10th. 4% more than France
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	364.71 Ranked 7th. 41% more than Singapore	258.08 Ranked 28th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	83 Ranked 23th. 12% more than Singapore	74.18 Ranked 36th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	825.96 Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Singapore	727.31 Ranked 40th.
Internet > Users per 1000	464.04 Ranked 27th.	676.68 Ranked 14th. 46% more than France
Internet users	44.63 million Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Singapore	3.23 million Ranked 64th.
Personal computers > Per capita	574.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th.	620.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 8% more than France
Personal computers per 1000	554.01 Ranked 5th.	620.21 Ranked 4th. 12% more than France
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio France - operates national and regional outlets, including speech-based France Inter and all-news France Info</p> </p>Radio France Internationale (RFI) - international broadcaster, via shortwave and FM relays worldwide</p> </p>Europe 1 - major commercial station, news and entertainment</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>	<p>MediaCorp - operates more than a dozen stations including English-language news and talk station 938Live, music stations and Chinese, Malay and Indian services</p> </p>SPH Unionworks - operates English-language Hot FM and Kiss 92, Mandarin station UFM</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	98.14 Ranked 112th.	153.4 Ranked 24th. 56% more than France
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	789.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	1,234.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 56% more than France
Television > List of TV stations	<p>France 2 - national, main public TV network</p> </p>France 3 - national, public</p> </p>France 5 - national, public, educational</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>	<p>MediaCorp - operates entertainment-based Channel 5 and Channel 8, Malay channel Suria, Mandarin-language Channel U</p> </p>Channel NewsAsia - news TV operated by MediaCorp</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	597.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 71% more than Singapore	350.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd.
Televisions per 1000	559.1 Ranked 15th. 73% more than Singapore	323.22 Ranked 52nd.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2	AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	163.52 Ranked 1st.	360.78 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than France
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	1,434.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 4% more than France
Internet > Users > Per capita	483.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.	681.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 41% more than France
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	598.05 Ranked 8th. 60% more than Singapore	374.5 Ranked 42nd.
Televisions	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 26 times more than Singapore	1.33 million Ranked 71st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 44% more than Singapore	408.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	67.95 Ranked 22nd.	69.64 Ranked 20th. 2% more than France
Internet > Internet users	54.47 million Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Singapore	3.97 million Ranked 70th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	143.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th.	272.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 91% more than France
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	200,000 Mbps Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Singapore	24,704 Mbps Ranked 19th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 9th.	5,826 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 14th. 77% more than France
Personal computers	35 million Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Singapore	2.59 million Ranked 29th.
Television broadcast stations	584 Ranked 3rd. 584 times more than Singapore	1 Ranked 31st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	10.71 billion min. Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Singapore	3.01 billion min. Ranked 12th.
Radios per 1000	888.46 Ranked 23th. 41% more than Singapore	631.87 Ranked 45th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	0.000942 Ranked 187th.	1,333.71 Ranked 26th. 1415829 times more than France
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$135.93 billion Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Singapore	$12.19 billion Ranked 35th.
Internet > Percent using internet	83% Ranked 21st. 12% more than Singapore	74.18% Ranked 33th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	59.84 million Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Singapore	7.79 million Ranked 86th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.95 per capita Ranked 16th. 41% more than Singapore	0.672 per capita Ranked 40th.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	0.000563 Ranked 193th.	371.32 Ranked 39th. 659481 times more than France
Telephone mainlines per 1000	565.09 Ranked 8th. 31% more than Singapore	432.37 Ranked 22nd.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>Le Monde - respected national daily, considered to be France's newspaper of record</p> </p>Liberation - national daily, founded in 1973 by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, centre-left leaning</p> </p>Le Figaro - national daily, centre-right leaning</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>	<p>Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) - publishes 15 newspapers and six periodicals</p> </p>The Straits Times - published by SPH</p> </p>Business Times - published by SPH</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15966553">Full Article</a>
Films produced	203 Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Singapore	8 Ranked 47th.
Cinema attendance	155.4 million Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Singapore	17 million Ranked 24th.
Telephone system > General assessment	highly developed	excellent service
Cinema attendance per capita	2.5 Ranked 14th.	4.13 Ranked 5th. 65% more than France
Television receivers per 1000	580.35 Ranked 10th. 66% more than Singapore	350.37 Ranked 41st.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	272 Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Singapore	15 Ranked 51st.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,448.68 Ranked 25th. 36% more than Singapore	1,068.38 Ranked 34th.
Average cost of local call	0.14 Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Singapore	0.02 Ranked 83th.
Internet > Users	29.52 million Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Singapore	3.1 million Ranked 50th.
Internet > Internet penetration	83% Ranked 24th. 12% more than Singapore	74.2% Ranked 38th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	760.7 Ranked 43th.	1,027.85 Ranked 14th. 35% more than France
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	947.99 Ranked 118th.	1,517.77 Ranked 26th. 60% more than France
Telecoms > Telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Singapore	1.99 million Ranked 57th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Singapore	8.06 million Ranked 91st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	62 Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Singapore	9 Ranked 89th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	23.96 million Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Singapore	1.37 million Ranked 49th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.037 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 61% more than Singapore	0.023 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	39.88 million Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Singapore	2.02 million Ranked 58th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	61.45 Ranked 4th. 64% more than Singapore	37.48 Ranked 40th.
Active military personnel	222,215 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore	72,500 Ranked 36th.
Radio receivers per 1000	922.22 Ranked 17th. 37% more than Singapore	671.76 Ranked 40th.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	789.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	1,009.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 28% more than France
Internet > Hosts per 1000	49.49 Ranked 40th.	173.07 Ranked 34th. 3 times more than France
Number of PCs per million	469.04 Ranked 22nd.	621.6 Ranked 9th. 33% more than France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	62.28 million Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Singapore	8.07 million Ranked 91st.
Radio receivers	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 22 times more than Singapore	2.55 million Ranked 83th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas	2,070 Ranked 5th. 77 times more than Singapore	27 Ranked 45th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	72.18 million Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Singapore	7.29 million Ranked 55th.
Television receivers	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 26 times more than Singapore	1.33 million Ranked 71st.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	10.1 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 44 times more than Singapore	0.228 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.84$ Ranked 83th. 22% more than Singapore	0.69$ Ranked 95th.
Mobile phone subscribers	48.06 million Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Singapore	4.38 million Ranked 60th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 33; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - more than 3 (2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries	country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage
Internet > ISP	62 Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Singapore	9 Ranked 65th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	149.83 Ranked 19th.	156.01 Ranked 17th. 4% more than France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	39.29 million Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Singapore	1.99 million Ranked 57th.
Films produced per million	3.26 Ranked 8th. 68% more than Singapore	1.94 Ranked 22nd.
Radios	55.3 million Ranked 9th. 21 times more than Singapore	2.6 million Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Hosts	3.15 million Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Singapore	837,559 Ranked 39th.
Cinemas > Annual attendance	155.4 million Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Singapore	17 million Ranked 20th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	138.3 Ranked 26th.	272.1 Ranked 13th. 97% more than France
Mobile phones	64.7 per 100 people Ranked 23th.	79.14 per 100 people Ranked 16th. 22% more than France
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	2.57 Ranked 10th.	4.48 Ranked 3rd. 74% more than France
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	3,165.75 Mbps Ranked 9th.	5,928.91 Mbps Ranked 13th. 87% more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	9.97 million Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Singapore	1.54 million Ranked 30th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	103 Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Singapore	11 Ranked 66th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	44.12% Ranked 12th. 65% more than Singapore	26.67% Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	8.42 million Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Singapore	1.1 million Ranked 31st.
Internet > Top level domain	.fr	.sg
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.063$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 31st.	0.094$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 6th. 49% more than France
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	4.16 Ranked 26th. 44% more than Singapore	2.89 Ranked 34th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	157.87 Ranked 1st.	370.08 Ranked 8th. 2 times more than France
Telephone system > Domestic	extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system	excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
Internet country code	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re	.sg
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	94.05 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 18th.	229.81 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 9th. 2 times more than France
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	170.76 min. Ranked 16th.	726.37 min. Ranked 5th. 4 times more than France
Telephone mainlines	35.7 million Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Singapore	1.84 million Ranked 50th.
Cinemas	2,150 Ranked 5th. 27 times more than Singapore	80 Ranked 41st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	155.5 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 1% more than Singapore	153.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	12.43$/month Ranked 131st.	20.48$/month Ranked 102nd. 65% more than France
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	176.91 min. per capita Ranked 16th.	727.56 min. per capita Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than France
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	32.54 Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Singapore	6.13 Ranked 42nd.
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	55.88% Ranked 47th.	73.33% Ranked 31st. 31% more than France
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,170.82 Ranked 17th.	$2,444.76 Ranked 14th. 13% more than France
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,331.99$ per capita Ranked 14th.	2,799.62$ per capita Ranked 6th. 20% more than France
Mobile cellular subscriptions	57.97 million Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Singapore	6.38 million Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	9.47 million Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Singapore	665,500 Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.996 Ranked 113th.	2.19 Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than France
Cinemas per million	35.72 Ranked 21st. 57% more than Singapore	22.7 Ranked 35th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	84 Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Singapore	9 Ranked 50th.
Internet > IP addresses	95.08 million Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Singapore	5.72 million Ranked 45th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	36.96 Ranked 18th.	272.16 Ranked 16th. 7 times more than France
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	5800000000	777000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	28.41 Ranked 13th. 37% more than Singapore	20.73 Ranked 28th.
Number of PCs	29,410 Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Singapore	2,590 Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	598.05 Ranked 10th. 60% more than Singapore	374.5 Ranked 47th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	34.23 million Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Singapore	6.6 million Ranked 29th.
Television broadcast stations per million	9.81 Ranked 6th. 43 times more than Singapore	0.227 Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	245 Ranked 19th. 82 times more than Singapore	3 Ranked 57th.
Internet > TLD	metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re	.sg
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	93.09 Ranked 72nd.	131.74 Ranked 18th. 42% more than France
Internet > Livejournal users	2,454 Ranked 18th.	8,213 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than France
Internet > Secure Internet servers	5,890 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Singapore	1,307 Ranked 24th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	6.72 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Singapore	1.59 Ranked 23th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	439 Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Singapore	7 Ranked 31st.
Cinema > Percentage of nationally controlled distribution companies	0.0 Ranked 40th.	100% Ranked 1st.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	2.65 per capita Ranked 10th.	4.48 per capita Ranked 3rd. 69% more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	36.96 Ranked 27th. 29% more than Singapore	28.55 Ranked 27th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	33	65
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.06.30	2008.06.13
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	3 days Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Singapore	1 days Ranked 7th.
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere	2007	2007
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,325.79 Ranked 26th.	1,460.22 Ranked 18th. 10% more than France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	52.2% Ranked 27th.	123.3% Ranked 1st. 2 times more than France
E-Government rating	50.9 Ranked 24th.	53.5 Ranked 10th. 5% more than France
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 17th.	100% Ranked 1st. 1% more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.38 Ranked 54th.	2.23 Ranked 41st. 62% more than France
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	96.5 per 1 million people Ranked 44th.	297.5 per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 3 times more than France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	36.43 million Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Singapore	1.86 million Ranked 59th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	4.05 Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Singapore	0.745 Ranked 54th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	4.18 per 1 million people Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Singapore	0.747 per 1 million people Ranked 54th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million	39.14 Ranked 95th.	1,971.1 Ranked 13th. 50 times more than France
Website defacements per million	0.962 Ranked 84th.	9.67 Ranked 16th. 10 times more than France
Website defacements	59 Ranked 25th. 48% more than Singapore	40 Ranked 37th.
Internet > Linux web servers	327 Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Singapore	48 Ranked 26th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	37.91% Ranked 35th.	39.42% Ranked 31st. 4% more than France
Television standard > UHF	SECAM L	PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.37% GDP Ranked 65th.	3.38% GDP Ranked 74th. 43% more than France
Telephone subscribers per employee	585.24 Ranked 30th. 4% more than Singapore	561.01 Ranked 12th.
Telephone subscribers	83.76 million Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Singapore	6.23 million Ranked 52nd.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.	1,434.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 4% more than France
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1997	1993
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.014$ per 1 million people Ranked 99th.	0.163$ per 1 million people Ranked 57th. 12 times more than France
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 105th.	6.42$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 82nd. 16 times more than France
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	2.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 4% more than Singapore	2.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 38% more than Singapore	424.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	40500000000	6148000000
Music sales > Singles > Millions	4.7 Ranked 3rd. 1567 times more than Singapore	0.003 Ranked 29th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	37.76 Ranked 6th. 45% more than Singapore	26.08 Ranked 27th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	408.96 Ranked 38th.	635.31 Ranked 33th. 55% more than France
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	92.58 Ranked 43th.	296.95 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than France
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	245 Ranked 14th. 27 times more than Singapore	9 Ranked 74th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	38.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 33% more than Singapore	28.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	519.07 Ranked 27th.	1,208.81 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than France
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	36.99% Ranked 37th.	44.42% Ranked 24th. 20% more than France
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	51.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	181.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 4 times more than France
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.169 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 35th.	0.214 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 16th. 27% more than France
Telephone lines	35 million Ranked 9th. 19 times more than Singapore	1.86 million Ranked 56th.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	17.69 million Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Singapore	1 million Ranked 40th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	7.23% Ranked 47th.	28.24% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than France
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	5.43% Ranked 31st.	35.92% Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than France
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_La_Recherche_De_La_Nouvelle_Star">Season 1, 2003</a> : Jonatan Cerrada <br> Season 2, 2004 : Steeve Estatof <br> Season 3, 2005 : Myriam Abel <br> Season 4, 2006 : Christophe Willem <br> Season 5, 2007 : In progress	Season 1, 2004 : Taufik Batisah <br> Season 2, 2006 : Hady Mirza
Telephone system > Regulation	1997	1992
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	17.18% Ranked 80th. 36% more than Singapore	12.64% Ranked 55th.
Internet servers using encryption	13,138 Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Singapore	2,099 Ranked 24th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	209.82 Ranked 36th.	420.84 Ranked 25th. Twice as much as France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	947.99 Ranked 116th.	1,518.64 Ranked 25th. 60% more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.63 Ranked 4th.	2.64 Ranked 64th. 62% more than France
Internet > Government Broadband Index	3.9 Ranked 7th.	4.2 Ranked 3rd. 8% more than France
Phone subscribers	1,178.83 Ranked 20th.	1,195.56 Ranked 18th. 1% more than France
Internet > ISP > Per capita	1.05 per 1 million people Ranked 72nd.	2.24 per 1 million people Ranked 50th. 2 times more than France
Internet > IP addresses (share)	2.2 Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Singapore	0.1 Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.24 million Ranked 6th. 97% more than Singapore	1.13 million Ranked 21st.
Phone system > International dialling code	+33	+65
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	32.57% Ranked 35th. 36% more than Singapore	23.96% Ranked 55th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	4.05 Ranked 38th. 87% more than Singapore	2.16 Ranked 87th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.43 per 1 million people Ranked 53th.	2.24 per 1 million people Ranked 40th. 57% more than France
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	2.24 million Ranked 11th. 19 times more than Singapore	115,000 Ranked 31st.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$6.24 billion Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Singapore	$2.89 billion Ranked 21st.
Television standard > VHF	SECAM L	PAL B
Internet > ISP per million	1.02 Ranked 79th.	2.23 Ranked 57th. 2 times more than France
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	5.9 per 100 mainlines Ranked 104th. 20 times more than Singapore	0.3 per 100 mainlines Ranked 55th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	56.2 Ranked 11th. 46% more than Singapore	38.37 Ranked 40th.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	30$/month Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Singapore	6.14$/month Ranked 143th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	61.92 Ranked 5th. 64% more than Singapore	37.85 Ranked 39th.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	29.04$/month Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Singapore	6.65$/month Ranked 95th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million	5.33 Ranked 40th.	11.6 Ranked 28th. 2 times more than France

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