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Media Stats: compare key data on India & Taiwan

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STAT India Taiwan HISTORY
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 5
Internet > Internet users 151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Taiwan
17.66 million
Ranked 31st.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 124.18
Ranked 159th.
757.8
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than India
Internet > Users > Per capita 70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
645.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than India

Internet users 61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Taiwan
16.15 million
Ranked 24th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Press Trust of India (PTI) - non-profit, owned by newspaper titles</p> </p>Asian News International (ANI) - commercial, privately-owned multimedia news agency</p> </p>Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) - privately-owned newswire</p> <p>Focus Taiwan - English-language service of state-run Central News Agency (CNA)</p> </p>Central Daily News - Chinese-language, Nationalist (Kuomintang)</p>
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>United Daily News - Chinese-language</p> </p>China Times - Chinese-language daily</p> </p>The Liberty Times - Chinese-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16177291">Full Article</a>
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>Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) - national and regional networks</p> </p>CBS-Radio Taiwan International - national broadcaster; also beams services to mainland China and the rest of the world in various languages and Chinese dialects</p> </p>Public Radio System (PRS) - government-run; travel, weather, social information</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16177291">Full Article</a>
Radio broadcast stations AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 AM 218, FM 333, shortwave 50
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
626.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than India

Telephones > Mobile cellular 893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Taiwan
28.86 million
Ranked 32nd.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
1,063.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 4 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>China Television Company (CTV) - commercial</p> </p>Chinese Television System (CTS)</p> </p>Taiwan Television Enterprise (TTV) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16177291">Full Article</a>
Television broadcast stations 562
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Taiwan
76
Ranked 2nd.

Televisions 63 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Taiwan
8.8 million
Ranked 22nd.
Films produced 946
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Taiwan
24
Ranked 27th.
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 provides telecommunications service for every business and private need
Internet > IP addresses per capita 28.78
Ranked 162nd.
1,530.81
Ranked 22nd. 53 times more than India
Internet > Users 80 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Taiwan
14.76 million
Ranked 19th.

Internet > Internet penetration 12.6%
Ranked 162nd.
76%
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than India
Internet > Internet Service Providers 43
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Taiwan
8
Ranked 96th.
Telephones > Main lines in use 32.69 million
Ranked 10th. 93% more than Taiwan
16.91 million
Ranked 17th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 904.48 million
Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Taiwan
28.61 million
Ranked 35th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
3.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than India
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 - 886; roughly 15 submarine fiber cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2
Internet > ISP 43
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Taiwan
8
Ranked 70th.
Radios 116 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Taiwan
16 million
Ranked 25th.
Internet > Hosts 2.71 million
Ranked 24th.
5.22 million
Ranked 12th. 93% more than India

Internet > Top level domain .in .tw
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) thoroughly modern; completely digitalized
Internet country code .in .tw
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering
Internet hosts None None
Internet > IP addresses 34.69 million
Ranked 15th.
35.38 million
Ranked 14th. 2% more than India
Number of PCs 13,030
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Taiwan
11,975
Ranked 13th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 59.05 million
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Taiwan
10.72 million
Ranked 24th.
Internet > Broadband access 623,000
Ranked 31st.
4.21 million
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than India
Internet > TLD .in .tw
Internet > Livejournal users 1,602
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Taiwan
439
Ranked 48th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2011.01.20 2005.10.13
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price 19 NTD 240
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 7 days
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Taiwan
3 days
Ranked 3rd.
Telecommunications > Country calling code 91 886
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 4.9%
Ranked 109th.
46.1%
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than India
Television > Digital TV households 3,301
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Taiwan
1,355
Ranked 6th.
E-Government rating 45.1
Ranked 57th.
72.5
Ranked 1st. 61% more than India
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. 1996
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 30.79 million
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Taiwan
14.27 million
Ranked 18th.
Website defacements 119
Ranked 16th.
310
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than India
Internet > Linux web servers 25
Ranked 41st.
39
Ranked 29th. 56% more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 91
Ranked 41st.
886
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than India
Phone system > International dialling code +91 +886
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 48.37
Ranked 111th.
459.91
Ranked 34th. 10 times more than India
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.
227.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 97 times more than India

Television > Subscription TV revenues 1,846
Ranked 2nd. 85% more than Taiwan
998
Ranked 5th.
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.8
Ranked 14th. The same as Taiwan
0.8
Ranked 15th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.039 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 120th.
0.208 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than India
Television standard > VHF PAL B NTSC M

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Internet Movie Database 2003; http://www.iana.org/numbers; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; http://www.iana.org/numbers; ITU; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); Point Topic; LiveJournal; Wikipedia: Mobile number portability (America); Wikipedia: Mobile number portability (Europe); Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) ("Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012" , Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union . Retrieved on 29 June 2013.); Informa Media Group; report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); Wikipedia: List of non-Japanese Doraemon versions; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of telephone lines in use; attrition.org; Netcraft Linux server survey; Wikipedia: Telephone numbers in Asia (States and territories with country calling codes); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions (List of countries) (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Tenlab May 2002

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