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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 state controls broadcast media; 8 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV service available; a total of 18 domestic radio stations broadcasting with MediaCorp operating more than a dozen and another 4 stations are closely linked to the ruling party or controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association; many Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available
Households with television 32%
Ranked 98th.
98.6%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than India

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 11.57
Ranked 128th.
258.08
Ranked 28th. 22 times more than India

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 12.58
Ranked 155th.
74.18
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than India

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 124.18
Ranked 159th.
727.31
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than India
Internet > Users per 1000 69.02
Ranked 111th.
676.68
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than India

Internet users 61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Singapore
3.23 million
Ranked 64th.
Personal computers > Per capita 15.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
620.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 40 times more than India

Personal computers per 1000 15.08
Ranked 48th.
620.21
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than India

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>MediaCorp - operates more than a dozen stations including English-language news and talk station 938Live, music stations and Chinese, Malay and Indian services</p> </p>SPH Unionworks - operates English-language Hot FM and Kiss 92, Mandarin station UFM</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 68.72
Ranked 152nd.
153.4
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than India

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
1,234.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 5 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>MediaCorp - operates entertainment-based Channel 5 and Channel 8, Malay channel Suria, Mandarin-language Channel U</p> </p>Channel NewsAsia - news TV operated by MediaCorp</p>
Television receivers > Per capita 65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
350.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than India

Televisions per 1000 57.6
Ranked 133th.
323.22
Ranked 52nd. 6 times more than India
Radio broadcast stations AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 70.94
Ranked 42nd.
360.78
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than India

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
1,434.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than India

Internet > Users > Per capita 70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
681.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than India

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 25.13
Ranked 157th.
374.5
Ranked 42nd. 15 times more than India

Televisions 63 million
Ranked 4th. 47 times more than Singapore
1.33 million
Ranked 71st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
408.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than India

Internet users > Per 100 people 4.54
Ranked 145th.
69.64
Ranked 20th. 15 times more than India

Internet > Internet users 151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Singapore
3.97 million
Ranked 70th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 60.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
272.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than India

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th.
24,704 Mbps
Ranked 19th. 24% more than India

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th.
5,826 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 14th. 319 times more than India

Personal computers 17 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Singapore
2.59 million
Ranked 29th.

Television broadcast stations 562
Ranked 2nd. 562 times more than Singapore
1
Ranked 31st.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Singapore
3.01 billion min.
Ranked 12th.

Radios per 1000 106.05
Ranked 164th.
631.87
Ranked 45th. 6 times more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 555.73
Ranked 4th.
1,333.71
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than India

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $52.35 billion
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Singapore
$12.19 billion
Ranked 35th.

Internet > Percent using internet 12.58%
Ranked 153th.
74.18%
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than India

Telephones > Mobile cellular 893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 115 times more than Singapore
7.79 million
Ranked 86th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th.
0.672 per capita
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than India

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 29.67
Ranked 4th.
371.32
Ranked 39th. 13 times more than India

Telephone mainlines per 1000 44.14
Ranked 103th.
432.37
Ranked 22nd. 10 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>Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) - publishes 15 newspapers and six periodicals</p> </p>The Straits Times - published by SPH</p> </p>Business Times - published by SPH</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15966553">Full Article</a>
Films produced 946
Ranked 1st. 118 times more than Singapore
8
Ranked 47th.
Cinema attendance 2.86 billion
Ranked 1st. 168 times more than Singapore
17 million
Ranked 24th.
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 excellent service
Cinema attendance per capita 2.61
Ranked 13th.
4.13
Ranked 5th. 58% more than India
Television receivers per 1000 63.61
Ranked 112th.
350.37
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than India

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 1,255
Ranked 1st. 84 times more than Singapore
15
Ranked 51st.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 28.78
Ranked 162nd.
1,068.38
Ranked 34th. 37 times more than India
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 89th. The same as Singapore
0.02
Ranked 83th.
Internet > Users 80 million
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Singapore
3.1 million
Ranked 50th.

Internet > Internet penetration 12.6%
Ranked 162nd.
74.2%
Ranked 38th. 6 times more than India
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 79.85
Ranked 131st.
1,027.85
Ranked 14th. 13 times more than India

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 699.22
Ranked 148th.
1,517.77
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than India

Telecoms > Telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Singapore
1.99 million
Ranked 57th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 107 times more than Singapore
8.06 million
Ranked 91st.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 43
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Singapore
9
Ranked 89th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14.31 million
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Singapore
1.37 million
Ranked 49th.

Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. The same as Singapore
0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Singapore
2.02 million
Ranked 58th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 2.51
Ranked 156th.
37.48
Ranked 40th. 15 times more than India

Active military personnel 1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Singapore
72,500
Ranked 36th.
Radio receivers per 1000 117.12
Ranked 148th.
671.76
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than India

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
1,009.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 12 times more than India

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.3
Ranked 110th.
173.07
Ranked 34th. 75 times more than India

Number of PCs per million 11.73
Ranked 129th.
621.6
Ranked 9th. 53 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 107 times more than Singapore
8.07 million
Ranked 91st.

Radio receivers 116 million
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Singapore
2.55 million
Ranked 83th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 904.48 million
Ranked 2nd. 124 times more than Singapore
7.29 million
Ranked 55th.
Television receivers 63 million
Ranked 4th. 47 times more than Singapore
1.33 million
Ranked 71st.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Singapore
0.228 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.19$
Ranked 66th. 72% more than Singapore
0.69$
Ranked 95th.

Mobile phone subscribers 90 million
Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Singapore
4.38 million
Ranked 60th.

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 - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage
Internet > ISP 43
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Singapore
9
Ranked 65th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.15
Ranked 86th.
156.01
Ranked 17th. 135 times more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Singapore
1.99 million
Ranked 57th.

Radios 116 million
Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Singapore
2.6 million
Ranked 82nd.
Films produced per million 0.865
Ranked 32nd.
1.94
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than India
Internet > Hosts 2.71 million
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Singapore
837,559
Ranked 39th.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 2.86 billion
Ranked 1st. 168 times more than Singapore
17 million
Ranked 20th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 58.57
Ranked 44th.
272.1
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than India

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.84
Ranked 10th.
4.48
Ranked 3rd. 58% more than India

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th.
5,928.91 Mbps
Ranked 13th. 334 times more than India

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,874
Ranked 1st. 170 times more than Singapore
11
Ranked 66th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than Singapore
1.54 million
Ranked 30th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 42nd.
26.67%
Ranked 27th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 59.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 54 times more than Singapore
1.1 million
Ranked 31st.

Internet > Top level domain .in .sg
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.058$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 39th.
0.094$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 6th. 62% more than India

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.03
Ranked 56th.
2.89
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than India

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 71.35
Ranked 44th.
370.08
Ranked 8th. 5 times 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) excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
Internet country code .in .sg
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st.
229.81 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than India

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 2.88 min.
Ranked 112th.
726.37 min.
Ranked 5th. 252 times more than India

Telephone mainlines 49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Singapore
1.84 million
Ranked 50th.

Cinemas 21,801
Ranked 2nd. 273 times more than Singapore
80
Ranked 41st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
153.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 129 times more than India

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.
20.48$/month
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than India

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th.
727.56 min. per capita
Ranked 3rd. 246 times more than India

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Singapore
73.33%
Ranked 31st.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $45.31
Ranked 66th.
$2,444.76
Ranked 14th. 54 times more than India

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 49.83$ per capita
Ranked 69th.
2,799.62$ per capita
Ranked 6th. 56 times more than India

Mobile cellular subscriptions 346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 54 times more than Singapore
6.38 million
Ranked 72nd.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.3 million
Ranked 22nd. 95% more than Singapore
665,500
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
2.19
Ranked 82nd. 56 times more than India
Cinemas per million 22.01
Ranked 34th.
22.7
Ranked 35th. 3% more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 5,221
Ranked 1st. 580 times more than Singapore
9
Ranked 50th.

Internet > IP addresses 34.69 million
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Singapore
5.72 million
Ranked 45th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 69.76
Ranked 31st.
272.16
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than India

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 165710000000 777000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.46
Ranked 114th.
20.73
Ranked 28th. 45 times more than India

Number of PCs 13,030
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Singapore
2,590
Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 25.13
Ranked 161st.
374.5
Ranked 47th. 15 times more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 59.05 million
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Singapore
6.6 million
Ranked 29th.
Television broadcast stations per million 0.567
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Singapore
0.227
Ranked 32nd.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 38,607
Ranked 1st. 12869 times more than Singapore
3
Ranked 57th.

Internet > TLD .in .sg
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 30.43
Ranked 147th.
131.74
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than India

Internet > Livejournal users 1,602
Ranked 24th.
8,213
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than India
Internet > Secure Internet servers 825
Ranked 29th.
1,307
Ranked 24th. 58% more than India

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 2.91 per capita
Ranked 11th.
4.48 per capita
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than India

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 67.3
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Singapore
28.55
Ranked 27th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 7 days
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Singapore
1 days
Ranked 7th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2011.01.20 2008.06.13
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price 19 free
Telecommunications > Country calling code 91 65
Telephone subscribers per 1000 123.99
Ranked 112th.
1,460.22
Ranked 18th. 12 times more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 4.9%
Ranked 109th.
123.3%
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than India
Television > Digital TV households 3,301
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Singapore
231
Ranked 11th.
E-Government rating 45.1
Ranked 57th.
53.5
Ranked 10th. 19% more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 5.18
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Singapore
2.23
Ranked 41st.

Non-Japanese Doraemon versions > Television series first broadcast First broadcast in 1991 on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STAR_TV_%28Asia%29">STAR TV</a> as . First broadcast on a local broadcaster by Hungama TV in 2005. 1992
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th.
297.5 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 400 times more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 30.79 million
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Singapore
1.86 million
Ranked 59th.
Television > Digital TV households per million 3.07
Ranked 11th.
55.32
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 38.31
Ranked 15th. 51 times more than Singapore
0.745
Ranked 54th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 39.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 53 times more than Singapore
0.747 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.44
Ranked 185th.
1,971.1
Ranked 13th. 1367 times more than India
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million 1.71
Ranked 10th.
16.04
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than India
Internet > Linux web servers 25
Ranked 41st.
48
Ranked 26th. 92% more than India
Website defacements 119
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Singapore
40
Ranked 37th.
Website defacements per million 0.112
Ranked 115th.
9.67
Ranked 16th. 86 times more than India
Phone system > International dialling code +91 +65
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 48.37
Ranked 111th.
1,208.81
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 699.22
Ranked 148th.
1,518.64
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than India

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.55
Ranked 128th.
420.84
Ranked 25th. 272 times more than India

Internet servers using encryption 1,796
Ranked 28th.
2,099
Ranked 24th. 17% more than India

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.
181.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 77 times more than India

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th.
6.42$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 82nd. 4 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.
0.163$ per 1 million people
Ranked 57th. 163 times more than India

ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $51.80 billion
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Singapore
$2.89 billion
Ranked 21st.

Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2004-05 : Abhijeet Sawant <br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Idol_%28Season_2%29">Season 2, 2005-06</a> : Sandeep Acharya <br> Season 3, 2007 : Auditions in progress Season 1, 2004 : Taufik Batisah <br> Season 2, 2006 : Hady Mirza
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
1,434.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than India

Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1992
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.39$/month
Ranked 178th.
6.14$/month
Ranked 143th. 3 times more than India

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 3.28$/month
Ranked 110th.
6.65$/month
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than India

Telephone subscribers 139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Singapore
6.23 million
Ranked 52nd.

Telephone subscribers per employee 107.93
Ranked 120th.
561.01
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than India

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th.
3.38% GDP
Ranked 74th. 75% more than India

Phone subscribers 43.78
Ranked 123th.
1,195.56
Ranked 18th. 27 times more than India
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.722
Ranked 132nd.
296.95
Ranked 28th. 412 times more than India

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 5,351
Ranked 3rd. 595 times more than Singapore
9
Ranked 74th.

Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.042 per 1 million people
Ranked 124th.
2.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 53 times more than India
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.69
Ranked 89th.
2.64
Ranked 64th. 56% more than India

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 77.48 million
Ranked 5th. 68 times more than Singapore
1.13 million
Ranked 21st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 91
Ranked 41st. 40% more than Singapore
65
Ranked 48th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.0236
Ranked 97th.
11.6
Ranked 28th. 492 times more than India
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th.
2.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than India

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
424.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than India

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 688000000000 6148000000
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.14
Ranked 128th.
26.08
Ranked 27th. 23 times more than India

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.57
Ranked 145th.
635.31
Ranked 33th. 178 times more than India

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 69.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Singapore
28.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.8
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Singapore
0.1
Ranked 42nd.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 11.79
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Singapore
2.85
Ranked 66th.

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 65.89%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Singapore
23.96%
Ranked 55th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 66.44%
Ranked 8th. 50% more than Singapore
44.42%
Ranked 24th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 43.07%
Ranked 28th. 9% more than Singapore
39.42%
Ranked 31st.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.82
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Singapore
2.16
Ranked 87th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 5.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Singapore
2.24 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 67.83 million
Ranked 2nd. 590 times more than Singapore
115,000
Ranked 31st.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.039 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 120th.
0.214 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than India
Telephone lines 37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 20 times more than Singapore
1.86 million
Ranked 56th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.28 million
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Singapore
1 million
Ranked 40th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.04%
Ranked 79th.
28.24%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than India

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.31%
Ranked 64th.
35.92%
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than India

Television > Subscription TV revenues 1,846
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than Singapore
67
Ranked 12th.
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 0.0413
Ranked 131st.
2.23
Ranked 57th. 54 times more than India
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 420 times more than Singapore
0.3 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 55th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.32
Ranked 143th.
38.37
Ranked 40th. 12 times more than India

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.47
Ranked 158th.
37.85
Ranked 39th. 15 times more than India

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 45.93%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Singapore
12.64%
Ranked 55th.

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