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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 public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available
Households with television 32%
Ranked 98th.
97.5%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than India

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 11.57
Ranked 128th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 29 times more than India

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 12.58
Ranked 155th.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than India

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 124.18
Ranked 159th.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than India

Internet > Users per 1000 69.02
Ranked 111th.
659.16
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than India

Internet users 61.34 million
Ranked 6th. 19% more than United Kingdom
51.44 million
Ranked 7th.
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>The Press Association</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 15.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
599.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 39 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>BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live</p> </p>BBC Radio Scotland</p> </p>BBC Radio nan Gaidheal - Gaelic-language station for Scotland</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 68.72
Ranked 152nd.
130.75
Ranked 47th. 90% more than India

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 257.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
1,184.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 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>BBC TV - operates BBC1, BBC2 and digital services including BBC News channel</p> </p>BBC World News - commercially-funded international news channel</p> </p>ITV - major commercial network, organised around regional franchises</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 65.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
521.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than India

Televisions per 1000 57.6
Ranked 133th.
512.03
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than India
Personal computers per 1000 15.08
Ranked 48th.
599.49
Ranked 12th. 40 times more than India

Radio broadcast stations AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 70.94
Ranked 42nd.
289.75
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than India

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than India

Internet > Users > Per capita 70.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than India

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 25.13
Ranked 157th.
522.08
Ranked 13th. 21 times more than India

Televisions 63 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
30.5 million
Ranked 9th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.
554.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than India

Internet users > Per 100 people 4.54
Ranked 145th.
76.02
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than India

Internet > Internet users 151.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
54.86 million
Ranked 9th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 60.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
320.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than India

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 20,000 Mbps
Ranked 8th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than India

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 18.27 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 59th.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 715 times more than India

Personal computers 17 million
Ranked 4th.
35.89 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India

Television broadcast stations 562
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
228
Ranked 7th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.1 billion min.
Ranked 8th.
15.6 billion min.
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than India

Radios per 1000 106.05
Ranked 164th.
1,418.59
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than India
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 555.73
Ranked 4th.
1,300.33
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than India

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $52.35 billion
Ranked 11th.
$153.19 billion
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than India

Internet > Percent using internet 12.58%
Ranked 153th.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than India

Telephones > Mobile cellular 893.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United Kingdom
81.61 million
Ranked 1st.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 147th.
1.45 per capita
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than India

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 29.67
Ranked 4th.
519.6
Ranked 15th. 18 times more than India

Telephone mainlines per 1000 44.14
Ranked 103th.
527.96
Ranked 11th. 12 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>The Daily Telegraph - broadsheet</p> </p>Financial Times - daily, business</p> </p>The Guardian - daily, former broadsheet</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18027956">Full Article</a>
Films produced 946
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than United Kingdom
132
Ranked 8th.
Cinema attendance 2.86 billion
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than United Kingdom
139.5 million
Ranked 8th.
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 technologically advanced domestic and international system
Cinema attendance per capita 2.61
Ranked 13th. 12% more than United Kingdom
2.34
Ranked 16th.
Television receivers per 1000 63.61
Ranked 112th.
523
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than India

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 1,255
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
299
Ranked 6th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 28.78
Ranked 162nd. 15 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
Average cost of local call 0.02
Ranked 89th.
0.17
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than India
Internet > Users 80 million
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as United Kingdom
40.2 million
Ranked 6th.

Internet > Internet penetration 12.6%
Ranked 162nd.
87%
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than India
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 79.85
Ranked 131st.
1,087.6
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than India

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 699.22
Ranked 148th.
1,298.63
Ranked 46th. 86% more than India

Telecoms > Telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 6% more than India

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United Kingdom
82.11 million
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 43
Ranked 27th.
400
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than India
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 14.31 million
Ranked 10th.
21.37 million
Ranked 6th. 49% more than India

Cinemas > Per capita 0.023 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
0.035 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 52% more than India
Telephones > Main lines in use 32.69 million
Ranked 10th.
33.23 million
Ranked 9th. 2% more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 2.51
Ranked 156th.
52.88
Ranked 12th. 21 times more than India

Active military personnel 1.32 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United Kingdom
205,850
Ranked 16th.
Radio receivers per 1000 117.12
Ranked 148th.
1,448.98
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than India

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 82.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
1,087.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than India

Internet > Hosts per 1000 2.3
Ranked 110th.
134.69
Ranked 38th. 58 times more than India

Number of PCs per million 11.73
Ranked 129th.
599.49
Ranked 11th. 51 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 864.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than United Kingdom
84.94 million
Ranked 18th.

Radio receivers 116 million
Ranked 4th. 37% more than United Kingdom
84.5 million
Ranked 5th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 904.48 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than United Kingdom
75.75 million
Ranked 17th.
Television receivers 63 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
30.5 million
Ranked 9th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 1,150
Ranked 7th.
5,199
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.582 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.
3.91 per 1 million people
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than India
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.19$
Ranked 66th. 55% more than United Kingdom
0.77$
Ranked 89th.

Mobile phone subscribers 90 million
Ranked 5th. 37% more than United Kingdom
65.5 million
Ranked 9th.

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 - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 1.15
Ranked 86th.
163.79
Ranked 16th. 142 times more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 31.08 million
Ranked 10th.
33.01 million
Ranked 9th. 6% more than India

Films produced per million 0.865
Ranked 32nd.
2.22
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than India
Radios 116 million
Ranked 4th. 37% more than United Kingdom
84.5 million
Ranked 5th.
Internet > Hosts 2.71 million
Ranked 24th.
8.27 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than India

Cinemas > Annual attendance 2.86 billion
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than United Kingdom
139.5 million
Ranked 5th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 58.57
Ranked 44th.
325.32
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than India

Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.84
Ranked 10th. 19% more than United Kingdom
2.38
Ranked 12th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 17.74 Mbps
Ranked 59th.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 736 times more than India

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 1,874
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than United Kingdom
109
Ranked 14th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 79.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than United Kingdom
17.38 million
Ranked 6th.

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 0.0
Ranked 42nd.
25.75%
Ranked 28th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 59.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
19.16 million
Ranked 5th.

Internet > Top level domain .in .uk
Television > Total number of channels 27
Ranked 17th.
31
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than India
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.058$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 39th.
0.073$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than India

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 1.03
Ranked 56th.
4.76
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences 570
Ranked 16th.
8,902
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than India

Television > Total number of channels per million people 0.024
Ranked 66th.
0.512
Ranked 17th. 21 times more than India
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 71.35
Ranked 44th.
290.22
Ranked 13th. 4 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) equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
Internet country code .in .uk
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 24.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than India

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 2.88 min.
Ranked 112th.
263.92 min.
Ranked 17th. 92 times more than India

Telephone mainlines 49.75 million
Ranked 4th. 56% more than United Kingdom
31.8 million
Ranked 7th.

Cinemas 21,801
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United Kingdom
2,019
Ranked 6th.
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total > Per capita 0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
1.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 135 times more than India

Internet > Specific websites > LinkedIn penetration 2.02%
Ranked 10th.
22.41%
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than India
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 138 times more than India

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering Selective filtering No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 6.78$/month
Ranked 169th.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than India

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 2.96 min. per capita
Ranked 110th.
262.18 min. per capita
Ranked 17th. 89 times more than India

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 100%
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than United Kingdom
74.25%
Ranked 30th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $45.31
Ranked 66th.
$2,477.32
Ranked 13th. 55 times more than India

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 49.83$ per capita
Ranked 69th.
2,729.11$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 55 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology 275
Ranked 18th.
4,274
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature 5,294
Ranked 5th.
22,104
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India

Mobile cellular subscriptions 346.89 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
77.36 million
Ranked 12th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.3 million
Ranked 22nd.
9.86 million
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than India

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.0393
Ranked 192nd.
6.72
Ranked 46th. 171 times more than India
Cinemas per million 22.01
Ranked 34th.
34.8
Ranked 27th. 58% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences 760
Ranked 23th.
17,106
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than India

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 5,221
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than United Kingdom
108
Ranked 14th.

Internet > IP addresses 34.69 million
Ranked 15th.
123.5 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than India
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 69.76
Ranked 31st.
750.09
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than India

Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 165710000000 8999999000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 0.46
Ranked 114th.
28.13
Ranked 14th. 61 times more than India

Number of PCs 13,030
Ranked 12th.
35,890
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than India
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 25.13
Ranked 161st.
522.08
Ranked 16th. 21 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total 14,085
Ranked 9th.
110,965
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 59.05 million
Ranked 7th. 30% more than United Kingdom
45.42 million
Ranked 9th.
Internet > Broadband access 623,000
Ranked 31st.
8.86 million
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than India
Television broadcast stations per million 0.567
Ranked 61st.
3.93
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation 573
Ranked 15th.
10,520
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total per million 13.98
Ranked 57th.
1,897.25
Ranked 6th. 136 times more than India

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily 38,607
Ranked 1st. 83 times more than United Kingdom
467
Ranked 12th.

Internet > TLD .in .uk
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 30.43
Ranked 147th.
125.98
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than India

Internet > Livejournal users 1,602
Ranked 24th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 45 times more than India
Internet > Secure Internet servers 825
Ranked 29th.
33,892
Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than India

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 2.91 per capita
Ranked 11th. 23% more than United Kingdom
2.38 per capita
Ranked 12th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000 67.3
Ranked 22nd.
106.06
Ranked 16th. 58% more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 7 days
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than United Kingdom
1 days
Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2011.01.20 1999.01.??
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price 19 Free
Telecommunications > Country calling code 91 44
Telephone subscribers per 1000 123.99
Ranked 112th.
1,615.56
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 4.9%
Ranked 109th.
72%
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than India
E-Government rating 45.1
Ranked 57th.
54.8
Ranked 9th. 22% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature > Per capita 5.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.
377.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 70 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences per million 0.566
Ranked 53th.
152.2
Ranked 7th. 269 times more than India

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 5.18
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.83
Ranked 48th.

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists 16,079
Ranked 6th. 20% more than United Kingdom
13,437
Ranked 5th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 25.93%
Ranked 35th.
80.65%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than India
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 0.743 per 1 million people
Ranked 133th.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 756 times more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 30.79 million
Ranked 9th.
33.21 million
Ranked 8th. 8% more than India
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History 1,299
Ranked 8th.
12,433
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature per million 5.25
Ranked 49th.
377.93
Ranked 7th. 72 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities > Per capita 0.413 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
36.57 per 1 million people
Ranked 10th. 89 times more than India

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million 38.31
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
7.93
Ranked 34th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita 39.31 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
7.82 per 1 million people
Ranked 34th.

Internet > Livejournal users per million 1.44
Ranked 185th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 831 times more than India
Website defacements 119
Ranked 16th.
301
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than India
Website defacements per million 0.112
Ranked 115th.
5.09
Ranked 34th. 45 times more than India
Internet > Linux web servers 25
Ranked 41st.
1,339
Ranked 4th. 54 times more than India
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.039 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 120th.
0.201 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than India
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $51.80 billion
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
$19.68 billion
Ranked 4th.

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, 2001-02 : Will Young <br> Season 2, 2003 : Michelle McManus
Telephone system > Regulation 1997 1984
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 126 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than United Kingdom
11 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 54th.

Telephone subscribers 139.75 million
Ranked 4th. 44% more than United Kingdom
97.3 million
Ranked 6th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology > Per capita 0.28 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
72.94 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 261 times more than India

Telephone subscribers per employee 107.93
Ranked 120th.
353.44
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology > Per capita 1.17 per 1 million people
Ranked 48th.
88.73 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 76 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology per million 0.405
Ranked 48th.
61.04
Ranked 6th. 151 times more than India

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 1.93% GDP
Ranked 69th.
3.15% GDP
Ranked 81st. 63% more than India

Royalties and fees $0.10
Ranked 54th.
$123.90
Ranked 7th. 1239 times more than India
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 688000000000 36631000000
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History per million 1.29
Ranked 53th.
212.58
Ranked 4th. 165 times more than India

Newspapers > Newspaper journalists per million people 14.48
Ranked 41st.
223.12
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than India

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.14
Ranked 128th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 30 times more than India

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 3.57
Ranked 145th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 414 times more than India

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 96th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 107th.

My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Series Premiere Thursdays 8:30 pm 15th March 2007 January 6 2006
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles 5,351
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United Kingdom
1,010
Ranked 9th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.001$ per 1 million people
Ranked 111th.
0.013$ per 1 million people
Ranked 101st. 13 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences > Per capita 0.774 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
291.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 377 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography > History > Per capita 1.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
212.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 160 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology > Per capita 0.415 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.
60.93 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 147 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities per million 0.403
Ranked 53th.
36.64
Ranked 12th. 91 times more than India

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation 77.48 million
Ranked 5th. 73% more than United Kingdom
44.91 million
Ranked 6th.

Phone system > International dialling code +91 +44
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 48.37
Ranked 111th.
716.45
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than India
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 127.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
1,615.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities 406
Ranked 10th.
2,143
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 65.89%
Ranked 3rd. 68% more than United Kingdom
39.11%
Ranked 23th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 66.44%
Ranked 8th. 46% more than United Kingdom
45.41%
Ranked 23th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 43.07%
Ranked 28th. 37% more than United Kingdom
31.51%
Ranked 53th.

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 4.82
Ranked 72nd.
16.87
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences > Per capita 3.41 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th.
421.77 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 124 times more than India

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 58 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences > Per capita 0.58 per 1 million people
Ranked 49th.
151.92 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 262 times more than India

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 1.31%
Ranked 64th.
7.74%
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than India

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.04%
Ranked 79th.
10.08%
Ranked 23th. Twice as much as India

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.28 million
Ranked 15th.
17.28 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than India

Telephone lines 37.9 million
Ranked 8th. 14% more than United Kingdom
33.21 million
Ranked 10th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily 67.83 million
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United Kingdom
6.25 million
Ranked 4th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 5.32 per 1 million people
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 47th.

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences 3,350
Ranked 9th.
24,714
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy > Psychology 408
Ranked 14th.
3,570
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than India

Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people 11.79
Ranked 47th.
20.62
Ranked 34th. 75% more than India

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.8
Ranked 14th.
2.9
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than India
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita 69.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
104.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 51% more than India

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 0.722
Ranked 132nd.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 775 times more than India

Phone subscribers 43.78
Ranked 123th.
1,358.44
Ranked 8th. 31 times more than India
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 3.32
Ranked 143th.
54.08
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than India

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 2.39$/month
Ranked 178th.
14.02$/month
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than India

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.69
Ranked 89th.
1.82
Ranked 84th. 8% more than India

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 2.47
Ranked 158th.
52.57
Ranked 13th. 21 times more than India

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 45.93%
Ranked 15th. 67% more than United Kingdom
27.48%
Ranked 47th.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 3.28$/month
Ranked 110th.
31.28$/month
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than India

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 699.22
Ranked 148th.
1,343.35
Ranked 40th. 92% more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences per million 3.32
Ranked 55th.
422.55
Ranked 8th. 127 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation per million 0.569
Ranked 54th.
179.87
Ranked 5th. 316 times more than India

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 1.55
Ranked 128th.
904.85
Ranked 16th. 584 times more than India

Internet servers using encryption 1,796
Ranked 28th.
55,564
Ranked 4th. 31 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences per million 0.754
Ranked 54th.
292.47
Ranked 7th. 388 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology per million 0.273
Ranked 52nd.
73.08
Ranked 5th. 268 times more than India

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 45.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
527.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than India

Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology per million 1.14
Ranked 49th.
88.89
Ranked 5th. 78 times more than India

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 0.404 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th.
3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than India

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.0236
Ranked 97th.
22.65
Ranked 15th. 960 times more than India

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