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  • Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • 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.
  • Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
  • Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
  • Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
  • Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
  • Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
  • Television broadcast stations > Per capita: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.
  • Mobile phone subscribers: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.
  • Telephone system > International: A brief characterization of the system with details on international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa. Arabsat
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines: Fixed telephone lines.
  • Internet > Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
     
     
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet > Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included."
  • Internet > Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Newspapers > 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 > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
  • Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • 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).
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
  • Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Telecommunications investment > % of revenue: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
  • 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."
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Broadcast media Doordarshan, India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; by 2011, more than 100 million homes had access to cable and satellite TV offering more than 700 TV channels; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately-owned FM stations have been permitted and their numbers have increased rapidly more than 30 television stations operating; cable TV subscription services are available; roughly 125 radio stations operating
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 		974.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 8 times more than India
Households with television 32%
Ranked 98th. 		97.03%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than India
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 11.57
Ranked 128th. 		151.07
Ranked 51st. 13 times more than India
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 12.58
Ranked 155th. 		51.41
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than India
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 124.18
Ranked 159th. 		516.45
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than India
Internet > Users per 1000 69.02
Ranked 111th. 		264.34
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than India
Internet users 61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 61 times more than Puerto Rico 		1,000,000
Ranked 97th.
Radio > List of radio stations <p>All India Radio - public, operates domestic and external networks</p> </p>Radio One - commercial radio network in six big cities</p> </p>Radio Mirchi - commercial network, stations in Mumbai, Delhi and other cities, mainly music, operated by The Times Group</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a> <p>WIAC 740 - commercial, news and talk</p> </p>WAPA - commercial, news and talk</p> </p>WIPR &#039;Radio 940&#039; - public</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17140680">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 68.72
Ranked 152nd. 		81.75
Ranked 136th. 19% more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 		857.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than India
Television > List of TV stations <p>Doordarshan - public TV; operates national, regional, local and satellite services</p> </p>CNN-IBN - 24-hour news channel in English, partially owned by CNN&#039;s parent, Turner International</p> </p>New Delhi TV (NDTV) - operates NDTV 24x7 and NDTV-India news channels in English and Hindi</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a> <p>Telemundo (channel 2) - commercial</p> </p>WAPA (channel 4) - commercial</p> </p>Univision (channel 11) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17140680">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		273.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than India
Televisions per 1000 57.6
Ranked 133th. 		266.85
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than India
Internet > Users > Per capita 70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th. 		253.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 4 times more than India
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 25.13
Ranked 157th. 		212.77
Ranked 76th. 8 times more than India
Televisions 63 million
Ranked 4th. 62 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.02 million
Ranked 80th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 		265.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than India
Internet users > Per 100 people 4.54
Ranked 145th. 		25.29
Ranked 83th. 6 times more than India
Internet > Internet users 151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 80 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.9 million
Ranked 92nd.
Television broadcast stations 562
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Puerto Rico 		32
Ranked 14th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 87% more than Puerto Rico 		1.65 billion min.
Ranked 17th.
Radios per 1000 106.05
Ranked 164th. 		705.68
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 555.73
Ranked 4th. 		726.12
Ranked 107th. 31% more than India
Internet > Percent using internet 12.58%
Ranked 153th. 		51.41%
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular 893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 288 times more than Puerto Rico 		3.11 million
Ranked 121st.
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th. 		0.723 per capita
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than India
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 29.67
Ranked 4th. 		232.62
Ranked 70th. 8 times more than India
Telephone mainlines per 1000 44.14
Ranked 103th. 		290.55
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than India
Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>The Times of India - Mumbai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindu - Chennai-based daily</p> </p>The Hindustan Times - New Delhi-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12557390">Full Article</a> <p>El Nuevo Dia - daily</p> </p>Primera Hora - daily</p> </p>El Vocero de Puerto Rico - daily</p>
Telephone system > General assessment supported by recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world; total telephone subscribership base exceeded 900 million in 2011, an overall teledensity of roughly 75%, and subscribership is currently growing more than 20 million per month; urban teledensity now exceeds 100% and rural teledensity is steadily growing modern system integrated with that of the US by high-capacity submarine cable and Intelsat with high-speed data capability
Television receivers per 1000 63.61
Ranked 112th. 		271.58
Ranked 53th. 4 times more than India
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 1,255
Ranked 1st. 126 times more than Puerto Rico 		10
Ranked 63th.
Internet > IP addresses per capita 28.78
Ranked 162nd. 		250.24
Ranked 91st. 9 times more than India
Internet > Users 80 million
Ranked 3rd. 80 times more than Puerto Rico 		1,000,000
Ranked 76th.
Internet > Internet penetration 12.6%
Ranked 162nd. 		51.4%
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than India
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 79.85
Ranked 131st. 		700.83
Ranked 44th. 9 times more than India
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 699.22
Ranked 148th. 		834.48
Ranked 133th. 19% more than India
Telecoms > Telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 40 times more than Puerto Rico 		780,229
Ranked 86th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 283 times more than Puerto Rico 		3.06 million
Ranked 129th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers 43
Ranked 27th. 		76
Ranked 13th. 77% more than India
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 26 times more than Puerto Rico 		558,054
Ranked 65th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 40 times more than Puerto Rico 		826,100
Ranked 87th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 2.51
Ranked 156th. 		19.12
Ranked 87th. 8 times more than India
Radio receivers per 1000 117.12
Ranked 148th. 		718.19
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than India
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th. 		688.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 8 times more than India
Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.3
Ranked 110th. 21 times more than Puerto Rico 		0.107
Ranked 154th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 284 times more than Puerto Rico 		3.05 million
Ranked 129th.
Radio receivers 116 million
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Puerto Rico 		2.7 million
Ranked 80th.
Television receivers 63 million
Ranked 4th. 62 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.02 million
Ranked 78th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th. 		8.14 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than India
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.19$
Ranked 66th. 37% more than Puerto Rico 		0.87$
Ranked 138th.
Mobile phone subscribers 90 million
Ranked 5th. 34 times more than Puerto Rico 		2.68 million
Ranked 66th.
Telephone system > International country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including Sea-Me-We-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), Sea-Me-We-4 with a landing site at Chennai, Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with a landing site at Mumbai (Bombay), South Africa - Far East (SAFE) with a landing site at Cochin, the i2i cable network linking to Singapore with landing sites at Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras), and Tata Indicom linking Singapore and Chennai (Madras), provide a significant increase in the bandwidth available for both voice and data traffic; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); 9 gateway exchanges operating from Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Ernakulam country code - 1-787, 939; submarine cables provide connectivity to the US, Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat
Internet > ISP 43
Ranked 16th. 		76
Ranked 4th. 77% more than India
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.15
Ranked 86th. 		5.95
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 40 times more than Puerto Rico 		780,229
Ranked 85th.
Radios 116 million
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Puerto Rico 		2.7 million
Ranked 81st.
Internet > Hosts 2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 6700 times more than Puerto Rico 		404
Ranked 162nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 167 times more than Puerto Rico 		475,000
Ranked 61st.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,874
Ranked 1st. 375 times more than Puerto Rico 		5
Ranked 91st.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 42nd. 		10%
Ranked 45th.
Internet > Top level domain .in .pr
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.03
Ranked 56th. 		2.71
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than India
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 71.35
Ranked 44th. 		127.53
Ranked 51st. 79% more than India
Telephone system > Domestic mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 very small aperture terminals (VSAT) digital telephone system; mobile-cellular services
Internet country code .in .pr
Telephone mainlines 49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.11 million
Ranked 66th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 2.88 min.
Ranked 112th. 		449.1 min.
Ranked 8th. 156 times more than India
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 		5.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than India
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th. 		449.48 min. per capita
Ranked 5th. 152 times more than India
Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Puerto Rico 		90%
Ranked 15th.
Mobile cellular subscriptions 346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 103 times more than Puerto Rico 		3.35 million
Ranked 68th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.3 million
Ranked 22nd. 57 times more than Puerto Rico 		22,732
Ranked 40th.
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0393
Ranked 192nd. 		19.86
Ranked 26th. 505 times more than India
Internet > IP addresses 34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 35 times more than Puerto Rico 		1 million
Ranked 78th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 165710000000 354702000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.46
Ranked 114th. 		5.42
Ranked 66th. 12 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 25.13
Ranked 161st. 		212.77
Ranked 81st. 8 times more than India
Television broadcast stations per million 0.567
Ranked 61st. 		8.41
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than India
Internet > TLD .in .pr
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 30.43
Ranked 147th. 		85.76
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than India
Internet > Livejournal users 1,602
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Puerto Rico 		370
Ranked 55th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 825
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Puerto Rico 		130
Ranked 57th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000 123.99
Ranked 112th. 		991.38
Ranked 47th. 8 times more than India
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th. 		33.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 67th. 45 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 30.79 million
Ranked 9th. 30 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.04 million
Ranked 78th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.44
Ranked 185th. 		96.68
Ranked 70th. 67 times more than India
Website defacements per million 0.112
Ranked 115th. 		0.262
Ranked 106th. 2 times more than India
Internet > Linux web servers 25
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Puerto Rico 		11
Ranked 49th.
Website defacements 119
Ranked 16th. 119 times more than Puerto Rico 		1
Ranked 114th.
Phone system > International dialling code +91 +1787
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.722
Ranked 132nd. 		34.16
Ranked 65th. 47 times more than India
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.57
Ranked 145th. 		112.9
Ranked 68th. 32 times more than India
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.14
Ranked 128th. 		14.9
Ranked 51st. 13 times more than India
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 23 times more than Puerto Rico 		0.102 per 1,000 people
Ranked 174th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.69
Ranked 89th. 29% more than Puerto Rico 		1.31
Ranked 96th.
Internet > ISP per million 0.0413
Ranked 131st. 		19.94
Ranked 19th. 483 times more than India
Telephone mainlines > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 		285.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than India
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th. 		1.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than India
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th. 		16.09$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 146th. 9 times more than India
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th. 		0.231$ per 1 million people
Ranked 94th. 231 times more than India
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 		974.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 8 times more than India
Telephone subscribers 139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Puerto Rico 		3.79 million
Ranked 67th.
Telephone subscribers per employee 107.93
Ranked 120th. 		474.61
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than India
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th. 		3.83% GDP
Ranked 51st. 98% more than India
Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.0236
Ranked 97th. 		2.88
Ranked 53th. 122 times more than India
Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M
Telephone lines 37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 37 times more than Puerto Rico 		1.04 million
Ranked 72nd.
Phone subscribers 43.78
Ranked 123th. 		642.87
Ranked 45th. 15 times more than India
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th. 		19.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 14th. 474 times more than India
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Puerto Rico 		62.4 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 53th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.32
Ranked 143th. 		26.25
Ranked 63th. 8 times more than India
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.8
Ranked 14th. 		0.0
Ranked 97th.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.47
Ranked 158th. 		20.84
Ranked 78th. 8 times more than India
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 3.28$/month
Ranked 110th. 		33.48$/month
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 699.22
Ranked 148th. 		831.64
Ranked 131st. 19% more than India
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 688000000000 2598000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.55
Ranked 128th. 		61.5
Ranked 63th. 40 times more than India
Internet servers using encryption 1,796
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Puerto Rico 		244
Ranked 59th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 45.93%
Ranked 15th. 94% more than Puerto Rico 		23.65%
Ranked 102nd.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 25 times more than Puerto Rico 		214,163
Ranked 62nd.

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