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Media Stats: compare key data on France & United Arab Emirates

Definitions

  • 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.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • 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.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telephone system > Domestic: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
    Arabsat -
  • Internet country code: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Radio > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • 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 %.
  • 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.
  • Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand 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 > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 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).
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
STAT France United Arab Emirates HISTORY
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 except for the many organizations now operating in Dubai's Media Free Zone, most television and radio stations remain government-owned; widespread use of satellite dishes provides access to pan-Arab and other international broadcasts
Households with television 95%
Ranked 18th. 11% more than United Arab Emirates
85.91%
Ranked 67th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 364.71
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
103.39
Ranked 74th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 83
Ranked 23th.
85
Ranked 19th. 2% more than France

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 825.96
Ranked 22nd. The same as United Arab Emirates
825.21
Ranked 23th.
Internet > Users per 1000 464.04
Ranked 27th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates
396.73
Ranked 44th.

Internet users 44.63 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than United Arab Emirates
3.45 million
Ranked 60th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Agence France Presse (AFP) - Paris-based, founded in 1835</p> <p>Emirates News Agency (WAM) - official</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 574.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
196.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

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>Abu Dhabi Media Company - operates Abu Dhabi FM and other networks</p> </p>Radio Asia - commercial, broadcasts in Hindi, Urdu and Malayalam</p> </p>Al-Arabiya FM - commercial, Arabic pop</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704229">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 98.14
Ranked 112th.
169.94
Ranked 15th. 73% more than France

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 789.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
1,709.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 2 times 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>Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) - Dubai government-owned pan-Arab broadcaster, operates Dubai TV, Dubai One</p> </p>Abu Dhabi TV - pan-Arab broadcaster</p> </p>Ajman TV</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704229">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 597.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
116.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

Televisions per 1000 559.1
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates
92.01
Ranked 118th.
Personal computers per 1000 554.01
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
232.33
Ranked 33th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,375.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 8% more than United Arab Emirates
1,273.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 483.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
517.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 7% more than France

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 598.05
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
213.73
Ranked 75th.

Televisions 34.8 million
Ranked 8th. 112 times more than United Arab Emirates
310,000
Ranked 113th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 586.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 88% more than United Arab Emirates
311.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 67.95
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than United Arab Emirates
65.15
Ranked 26th.

Internet > Internet users 54.47 million
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than United Arab Emirates
4.52 million
Ranked 64th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 200,000 Mbps
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than United Arab Emirates
4,185 Mbps
Ranked 20th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 3,285.53 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
923.2 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 18th.

Personal computers 35 million
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than United Arab Emirates
850,000
Ranked 55th.

Television broadcast stations 584
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than United Arab Emirates
15
Ranked 10th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 10.71 billion min.
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.02 billion min.
Ranked 32nd.

Radios per 1000 888.46
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
243.38
Ranked 119th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 0.000942
Ranked 187th.
1,382.68
Ranked 21st. 1467822 times more than France

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $135.93 billion
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than United Arab Emirates
$12.55 billion
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Percent using internet 83%
Ranked 21st.
85%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than France

Telephones > Mobile cellular 59.84 million
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
11.73 million
Ranked 63th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.95 per capita
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.309 per capita
Ranked 92nd.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 0.000563
Ranked 193th.
202.25
Ranked 80th. 359197 times more than France

Telephone mainlines per 1000 565.09
Ranked 8th. 90% more than United Arab Emirates
298.12
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Le Monde - respected national daily, considered to be France&#039;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>Al-Bayan - Arabic daily, Dubai government-owned</p> </p>Gulf News - Dubai-based, English-language</p> </p>Khaleej Times - private, Dubai-based daily, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704229">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Television receivers per 1000 580.35
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
118.82
Ranked 94th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,448.68
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
534.1
Ranked 61st.
Internet > Users 29.52 million
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than United Arab Emirates
2.3 million
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Internet penetration 83%
Ranked 24th.
85%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than France
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 760.7
Ranked 43th.
1,092.94
Ranked 8th. 44% more than France

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 947.99
Ranked 118th.
1,496.39
Ranked 28th. 58% more than France

Telecoms > Telephone lines 39.29 million
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.97 million
Ranked 58th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.28 million
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
13.78 million
Ranked 60th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 62
Ranked 16th. 62 times more than United Arab Emirates
1
Ranked 195th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 23.96 million
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than United Arab Emirates
951,785
Ranked 57th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 39.88 million
Ranked 7th. 22 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.82 million
Ranked 61st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 61.45
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
21.37
Ranked 75th.

Active military personnel 222,215
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
51,000
Ranked 45th.
Radio receivers per 1000 922.22
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
314.3
Ranked 90th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 789.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
1,000.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 27% more than France

Internet > Hosts per 1000 49.49
Ranked 40th.
56.18
Ranked 55th. 14% more than France

Number of PCs per million 469.04
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
123
Ranked 60th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 62.28 million
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
13.78 million
Ranked 60th.

Radio receivers 55.3 million
Ranked 9th. 67 times more than United Arab Emirates
820,000
Ranked 117th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 2,070
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than United Arab Emirates
177
Ranked 2nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 72.18 million
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates
11.54 million
Ranked 51st.
Television receivers 34.8 million
Ranked 8th. 112 times more than United Arab Emirates
310,000
Ranked 109th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 10.1 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
3.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.84$
Ranked 83th.
1.73$
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than France

Mobile phone subscribers 48.06 million
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than United Arab Emirates
4.53 million
Ranked 58th.

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 - 971; linked to the international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia
Internet > ISP 62
Ranked 6th. 62 times more than United Arab Emirates
1
Ranked 141st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 149.83
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
30.97
Ranked 45th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 39.29 million
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.97 million
Ranked 58th.

Radios 55.3 million
Ranked 9th. 67 times more than United Arab Emirates
820,000
Ranked 118th.
Internet > Hosts 3.15 million
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates
381,915
Ranked 49th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 3,165.75 Mbps
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
1,008.71 Mbps
Ranked 16th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 9.97 million
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than United Arab Emirates
384,000
Ranked 67th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 103
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United Arab Emirates
9
Ranked 73th.

Internet > Top level domain .fr .ae
Television > Total number of channels 25
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates
3
Ranked 45th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.063$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 31st. 75% more than United Arab Emirates
0.036$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 60th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.393
Ranked 21st.
0.723
Ranked 36th. 84% more than France
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 157.87
Ranked 1st. 2% more than United Arab Emirates
155.41
Ranked 44th.
Telephone system > Domestic extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system microwave radio relay, fiber optic and coaxial cable
Internet country code metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re .ae
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 94.05 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
32.27 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 35th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 170.76 min.
Ranked 16th.
390.18 min.
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than France

Telephone mainlines 35.7 million
Ranked 6th. 29 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.24 million
Ranked 58th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 155.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
28.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering sub
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 12.43$/month
Ranked 131st.
13.07$/month
Ranked 127th. 5% more than France

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 176.91 min. per capita
Ranked 16th.
383.85 min. per capita
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than France

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 32.54
Ranked 13th.
48.38
Ranked 1st. 49% more than France
Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,331.99$ per capita
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
1,100.27$ per capita
Ranked 23th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,170.82
Ranked 17th.
$2,729.04
Ranked 8th. 26% more than France

Mobile cellular subscriptions 57.97 million
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates
9.36 million
Ranked 58th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 9.47 million
Ranked 7th. 74 times more than United Arab Emirates
128,493
Ranked 52nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.996
Ranked 113th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.297
Ranked 152nd.
Internet > IP addresses 95.08 million
Ranked 7th. 33 times more than United Arab Emirates
2.84 million
Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 5800000000 1364000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 28.41
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
12.43
Ranked 44th.

Number of PCs 29,410
Ranked 5th. 65 times more than United Arab Emirates
450
Ranked 69th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 598.05
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
213.73
Ranked 80th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 34.23 million
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than United Arab Emirates
2.7 million
Ranked 57th.
Television broadcast stations per million 9.81
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
4.1
Ranked 20th.

Radio > Total number of channels 56
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates
6
Ranked 50th.
Internet > TLD metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Reunion - .re .ae
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 93.09
Ranked 72nd.
208.65
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than France

Internet > Livejournal users 2,454
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than United Arab Emirates
258
Ranked 67th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 5,890
Ranked 8th. 23 times more than United Arab Emirates
252
Ranked 45th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 33 971
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,325.79
Ranked 26th.
1,391.06
Ranked 23th. 5% more than France

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 52.2%
Ranked 27th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates
50.9%
Ranked 30th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 17th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than France

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 96.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 44th. 78% more than United Arab Emirates
54.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 0.886
Ranked 45th.
1.45
Ranked 35th. 63% more than France
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 36.43 million
Ranked 7th. 24 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.51 million
Ranked 64th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 39.14
Ranked 95th.
70.52
Ranked 76th. 80% more than France
Website defacements 59
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
16
Ranked 55th.
Internet > Linux web servers 327
Ranked 7th. 164 times more than United Arab Emirates
2
Ranked 82nd.
Website defacements per million 0.962
Ranked 84th.
5.11
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than France
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 17.69 million
Ranked 5th. 32 times more than United Arab Emirates
557,577
Ranked 49th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.23%
Ranked 47th. 35% more than United Arab Emirates
5.34%
Ranked 71st.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 5.43%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.98%
Ranked 56th.

Television standard > VHF SECAM L PAL B
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 5.9 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 104th. 24 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.25 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 56th.

Telephone subscribers 83.76 million
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than United Arab Emirates
5.77 million
Ranked 54th.

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 30$/month
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates
4.12$/month
Ranked 163th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 585.24
Ranked 30th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates
485.19
Ranked 40th.

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.37% GDP
Ranked 65th.
2.71% GDP
Ranked 59th. 14% more than France

Television standard > UHF SECAM L PAL G
Internet servers using encryption 13,138
Ranked 8th. 17 times more than United Arab Emirates
758
Ranked 36th.

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 209.82
Ranked 36th. 27% more than United Arab Emirates
164.83
Ranked 41st.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.63
Ranked 4th.
2.46
Ranked 68th. 51% more than France

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 37.76
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
11.74
Ranked 66th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 408.96
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
183.69
Ranked 56th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 105th.
16.54$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 72nd. 41 times more than France

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.014$ per 1 million people
Ranked 99th.
0.4$ per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 29 times more than France

Phone subscribers 1,178.83
Ranked 20th. 23% more than United Arab Emirates
955.56
Ranked 30th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 92.58
Ranked 43th. 79% more than United Arab Emirates
51.69
Ranked 56th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.05 per 1 million people
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.308 per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1997 1976
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,375.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 8% more than United Arab Emirates
1,273.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Phone system > International dialling code +33 +971
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 519.07
Ranked 27th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates
494.07
Ranked 32nd.
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 51.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
82.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 60% more than France

Internet > ISP per million 1.02
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.33
Ranked 103th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 2.2
Ranked 7th. 22 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.1
Ranked 49th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 56.2
Ranked 11th. 67% more than United Arab Emirates
33.63
Ranked 48th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 61.92
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
24.27
Ranked 68th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 947.99
Ranked 116th.
1,496.39
Ranked 27th. 58% more than France

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 29.04$/month
Ranked 14th. 67% more than United Arab Emirates
17.4$/month
Ranked 37th.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 40500000000 12900000000
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 586.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
272.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
2.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 5% more than France

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 17.18%
Ranked 80th. 33% more than United Arab Emirates
12.92%
Ranked 52nd.

Telephone lines 35 million
Ranked 9th. 23 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.51 million
Ranked 60th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 5.33
Ranked 40th. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.639
Ranked 69th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.169 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.071 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 97th.

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