Media Stats: compare key data on Ireland & Italy

Definitions

Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Televisions: The total number of televisions
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Internet > Internet users: Internet users.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Personal computers: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual.
Television broadcast stations: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations.
Television viewing: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes).
Radios per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Internet > Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
Telephones > Mobile cellular: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use.
Radio receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telephone mainlines per 1000: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Newspapers > List of newspapers: List of newspapers.
Films produced: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB
Telephone system > General assessment: A brief characterization of the system with details on the domestic and international components. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Africa ONE - a fiber-optic submarine cable link encircling the continent of Africa.
Cinema attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Television receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced: Number of national feature films produced.
Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
Average cost of local call: Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes). Cost of local call is the cost of a three-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's equipment (that is, not from a public phone).
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.
Cable TV subscribers: Cable TV subscribers per 1000 population .
Telephones > Main lines in use: The total number of main telephone lines in use.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people: Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Active military personnel: Active military.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Radio receivers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita: Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Number of PCs per million: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions.
Cinema > Number of cinemas: Number of cinemas.
Television viewing per million: Mean hours of television watched by each person per week. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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.
Films produced per million: Amount of films created in specified country as catalogued by IMDB. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Mobile phones: Mobile cellular per 100 population (2002).
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of daily newspapers circulated each day.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities.
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.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
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).
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.

“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.

“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.

“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films: Percentage of feature films that are 100% funded by national companies.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment."
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005: Percentage of single records sold physically, i.e. in CDs, cassettes, DVDs, etc.
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.
Pay TV subscribers: Percentage of households subscribing to pay TV service (Data is for 1999).
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Telecommunications revenue: Telecommunications revenue as % of GDP.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
Number of PCs: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people: Fixed telephone lines. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions: Mobile subscriptions Number.
Television broadcast stations per million: This entry gives the total number of separate broadcast stations plus any repeater stations. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access: For the OECD member countries and China, total communication access paths are the total of fixed lines (standard analogue access lines and ISDN lines) plus the number of DSL, cable modem subscribers and mobile telephone subscribers. For Brazil, India, Russian Federation and South Africa, total communication access paths are the sum of main telephone lines in operation, ISDN lines, DSL and cable modem subscribers and cellular mobile telephone subscribers.
Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Date mobile number portability service was implemented in various countries.
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.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people: Total number of film distribution companies. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies: Total number of film distribution companies.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Telecommunications > Country calling code:
The calling code for each country. A calling code should not be confused with an area or city code. For instance, the calling code for the United States is 1, and the area code for Detroit is 313. In order to dial Detroit from overseas you must dial the 1, plus 313, then the actual phone number. It's also common to see a “+” in front of the calling code, e.g., +1 313 XXX-XXXX.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price: Price.
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Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
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Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

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Internet > Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
Telephone subscribers per 1000: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration: Mobile subscriptions %.
Internet > Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
Internet > Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Population covered by mobile telephony: Population covered by mobile telephony is the percentage of people within range of a mobile cellular signal regardless of whether they are subscribers.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television reception through satellite: Media - Television reception by satellite.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > Web sites: Websites per 1000 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.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telecommunications employment: Telecommunications employment as a share (%) of national employment (Data is for 2001).
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.
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.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
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.
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
Television reception by terrestrial means: Percentage of households receiving television through terrestrial means only.
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch: Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
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.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
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).
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.
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.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
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.
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.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
Telephone system > Regulation: The year that the nation established an industry regulator for its telecommunication providers. "n/a" indicates that no regulator has been established.
Television revenue from subscriptions: Percentage of television revenue from advertisements (1999).
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month: Price basket for mobile is calculated as the pre-paid price for 25 calls per month spread over the same mobile network, other mobile networks, and mobile to fixed calls and during peak, off-peak, and weekend times. It also includes 30 text messages per month.
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.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods.
Public share of broadcasting revenue: Public share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP: The OECD has developed a commodity-based definition of the ICT sector based on the CPC (Central Product Classification) and the Harmonised System (HS). The definition of ICT goods includes the following broad categories: telecommunications equipment; computer and related equipment; electronic components; audio and video equipment; and other ICT goods. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
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.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people: Number of non-daily newspaper titles per 1,000,000 literate inhabitants.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue: Commercial share as a % of total broadcasting revenue (Data is for 1999).

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STAT	Ireland	Italy
Broadcast media	-	two Italian media giants dominate - the publicly owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite TV network; RAI operates 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; some 1,300 commercial radio stations
Households with television	95.3% Ranked 17th.	95.5% Ranked 16th. About the same as Ireland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	226.56 Ranked 39th. 2% more than Italy	221.33 Ranked 40th.
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	79 Ranked 33th. 36% more than Italy	58 Ranked 65th.
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	781.08 Ranked 33th. 35% more than Italy	577.91 Ranked 67th.
Internet > Users per 1000	392.02 Ranked 46th.	538.94 Ranked 28th. 37% more than Ireland
Internet users	3.04 million Ranked 27th.	30.03 million Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Ireland
Personal computers > Per capita	494.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 35% more than Italy	366.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.
Personal computers per 1000	494.07 Ranked 18th. 35% more than Italy	366.61 Ranked 9th.
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>RTE - public, operates flagship station Radio 1, pop music station 2 FM, Irish-language Raidio na Gaeltachta, classical and cultural station Lyric FM, and digital-only services</p> </p>Today FM - national, commercial</p> </p>Newstalk - semi-national, commercial</p>	<p>Rai - public, stations include flagship national network Radio 1, entertainment-based Radio 2, cultural station Radio 3 and parliamentary station GR Parlamento</p> </p>Radio 24 - commercial, news and business</p> </p>R101 - commercial, pop music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17433146">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	107.13 Ranked 92nd.	159.48 Ranked 19th. 49% more than Ireland
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	1,202.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.	1,341.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 12% more than Ireland
Television > List of TV stations	<p>RTE - public, operates RTE 1, RTE 2, RTE News Now, RTE Jnr, TRTE</p> </p>TG4 - public, Irish-language</p> </p>TV3 - national, commercial; also operates 3e</p>	<p>Rai - public, stations include Rai Uno, Rai Due, Rai Tre, rolling news channel Rai News 24 and cable/satellite services</p> </p>Mediaset - main private broadcaster, operates Italia 1, Rete 4 and Canale 5</p> </p>La7 - private, owned by Telecom Italia Media</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	400.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.	532.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 33% more than Ireland
Televisions per 1000	455.4 Ranked 28th.	526 Ranked 18th. 16% more than Ireland
Radio broadcast stations	AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0	AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	182.41 Ranked 22nd. 33% more than Italy	137.1 Ranked 29th.
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,501.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.	1,659.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 11% more than Ireland
Internet > Users > Per capita	415.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 45th.	550.32 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 32% more than Ireland
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	437.53 Ranked 26th. 23% more than Italy	355.49 Ranked 45th.
Televisions	1.82 million Ranked 65th.	30.3 million Ranked 10th. 17 times more than Ireland
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	513.98 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 12% more than Italy	459.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Internet users > Per 100 people	62.7 Ranked 28th. 50% more than Italy	41.77 Ranked 52nd.
Internet > Internet users	3.73 million Ranked 74th.	35.53 million Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	148.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 35% more than Italy	110.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	24,587 Mbps Ranked 20th.	119,794 Mbps Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Ireland
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	6,043.33 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Italy	2,079.59 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 16th.
Personal computers	2.01 million Ranked 42nd.	21.49 million Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Ireland
Television broadcast stations	4 Ranked 18th.	358 Ranked 6th. 90 times more than Ireland
Television viewing	23 hours per person per wee Ranked 4th.	27 hours per person per wee Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Ireland
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	2.7 billion min. Ranked 16th.	13.59 billion min. Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Ireland
Radios per 1000	638.05 Ranked 44th.	876.67 Ranked 25th. 37% more than Ireland
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,092.41 Ranked 57th.	1,505.38 Ranked 9th. 38% more than Ireland
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$11.55 billion Ranked 36th.	$104.47 billion Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Ireland
Internet > Percent using internet	79% Ranked 31st. 36% more than Italy	58% Ranked 64th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular	4.91 million Ranked 101st.	96 million Ranked 11th. 20 times more than Ireland
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.694 per capita Ranked 34th.	0.888 per capita Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Ireland
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	466.48 Ranked 19th. 32% more than Italy	353.86 Ranked 42nd.
Telephone mainlines per 1000	488.71 Ranked 16th. 14% more than Italy	427.41 Ranked 23th.
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>The Irish Times - national daily</p> </p>Irish Independent - national daily</p> </p>Irish Examiner - Cork-based national daily</p>	<p>Corriere della Sera - Milan-based, major daily</p> </p>La Repubblica - Rome-based daily, owned by L'Espresso group</p> </p>Il Messaggero - Rome-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17433146">Full Article</a>
Films produced	12 Ranked 45th.	134 Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Ireland
Cinema attendance	12.41 million Ranked 35th.	104.9 million Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Ireland
Telephone system > General assessment	modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay	modern, well-developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services
Cinema attendance per capita	3.11 Ranked 9th. 71% more than Italy	1.82 Ranked 21st.
Television receivers per 1000	400.09 Ranked 34th.	532.6 Ranked 16th. 33% more than Ireland
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	32 Ranked 35th.	155 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Ireland
Internet > IP addresses per capita	1,262.86 Ranked 30th. 52% more than Italy	832.5 Ranked 41st.
Average cost of local call	0.14 Ranked 10th. 27% more than Italy	0.11 Ranked 25th.
Internet > Users	1.71 million Ranked 60th.	32 million Ranked 8th. 19 times more than Ireland
Internet > Internet penetration	79% Ranked 35th. 36% more than Italy	58% Ranked 69th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	1,012.04 Ranked 17th.	1,231.93 Ranked 4th. 22% more than Ireland
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,069.11 Ranked 94th.	1,596.01 Ranked 18th. 49% more than Ireland
Telecoms > Telephone lines	2.01 million Ranked 56th.	21.66 million Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Ireland
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	4.91 million Ranked 113th.	97.23 million Ranked 14th. 20 times more than Ireland
Internet > Internet Service Providers	22 Ranked 46th.	93 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Ireland
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.04 million Ranked 55th.	13.48 million Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Ireland
Cable TV subscribers	177 Ranked 11th. 177 times more than Italy	1 Ranked 18th.
Telephones > Main lines in use	2.05 million Ranked 57th.	22.12 million Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	43.88 Ranked 24th. 24% more than Italy	35.4 Ranked 44th.
Active military personnel	10,460 Ranked 97th.	180,270 Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Ireland
Radio receivers per 1000	694.03 Ranked 34th.	887.67 Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Ireland
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	1,012.24 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th.	1,231.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 22% more than Ireland
Internet > Hosts per 1000	280.63 Ranked 20th.	295.86 Ranked 18th. 5% more than Ireland
Number of PCs per million	494.07 Ranked 17th. 58% more than Italy	311.99 Ranked 28th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	4.91 million Ranked 112th.	97.27 million Ranked 13th. 20 times more than Ireland
Radio receivers	2.55 million Ranked 84th.	50.5 million Ranked 10th. 20 times more than Ireland
Cinema > Number of cinemas	64 Ranked 37th.	1,910 Ranked 6th. 30 times more than Ireland
Television receivers	1.47 million Ranked 70th.	30.3 million Ranked 10th. 21 times more than Ireland
Television viewing per million	5.85 hours per person per wee Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Italy	0.472 hours per person per wee Ranked 9th.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	1.03 per 1 million people Ranked 15th.	6.3 per 1 million people Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Ireland
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.71$ Ranked 93th.	0.79$ Ranked 87th. 11% more than Ireland
Mobile phone subscribers	4.21 million Ranked 62nd.	72.2 million Ranked 8th. 17 times more than Ireland
Telephone system > International	country code - 353; landing point for the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, and UK; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	country code - 39; a series of submarine cables provide links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat
Internet > ISP	22 Ranked 29th.	93 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Ireland
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	65.07 Ranked 35th.	115.69 Ranked 26th. 78% more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	2.01 million Ranked 56th.	21.66 million Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Ireland
Radios	2.55 million Ranked 84th.	50.5 million Ranked 10th. 20 times more than Ireland
Films produced per million	3 Ranked 10th. 29% more than Italy	2.33 Ranked 14th.
Internet > Hosts	1.24 million Ranked 35th.	17.7 million Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Ireland
Cinemas > Annual attendance	12.4 million Ranked 23th.	104.9 million Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	148.22 Ranked 25th. 35% more than Italy	110.16 Ranked 31st.
Mobile phones	75.53 per 100 people Ranked 19th.	92.65 per 100 people Ranked 4th. 23% more than Ireland
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	3.3 Ranked 7th. 79% more than Italy	1.84 Ranked 17th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	6,040.64 Mbps Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Italy	2,079.59 Mbps Ranked 16th.
Internet penetration	65.8 Ranked 18th. 27% more than Italy	51.7 Ranked 28th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	742,000 Ranked 37th.	8.02 million Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Ireland
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	7 Ranked 81st.	96 Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Ireland
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	56.25% Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Italy	14.84% Ranked 41st.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	564,000 Ranked 38th.	6.27 million Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Ireland
Internet > Top level domain	.ie	.it
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.044$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Italy	0.043$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 53th.
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	6.99 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Italy	2.55 Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	182.3 Ranked 21st. 32% more than Italy	137.81 Ranked 30th.
Telephone system > Domestic	system privatized but dominated by former state monopoly operator; increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas	high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks
Internet country code	.ie	.it
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	133.3 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 20th. 68% more than Italy	79.48 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 24th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000	$5.28 Million US dollars Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Italy	$0.26 Million US dollars Ranked 23th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	709.56 min. Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Italy	235.97 min. Ranked 21st.
Telephone mainlines	2.03 million Ranked 48th.	25.05 million Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Ireland
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	65.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	115.69 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 78% more than Ireland
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering		No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	31.06$/month Ranked 55th. 25% more than Italy	24.8$/month Ranked 75th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	709.52 min. per capita Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Italy	235.97 min. per capita Ranked 20th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	15.02 Ranked 26th.	32.41 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Ireland
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	12.5% Ranked 59th.	85.16% Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Ireland
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$2,595.29 Ranked 11th. 50% more than Italy	$1,734.71 Ranked 20th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	2,237.51$ per capita Ranked 15th. 63% more than Italy	1,369.21$ per capita Ranked 21st.
Mobile cellular subscriptions	5.36 million Ranked 79th.	90.34 million Ranked 10th. 17 times more than Ireland
Internet > Broadband subscribers	270,700 Ranked 40th.	6.78 million Ranked 8th. 25 times more than Ireland
Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005	0.2-0.5	0.3-1.0
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	5.5 Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Italy	1.61 Ranked 95th.
Pay TV subscribers	60% Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Italy	11% Ranked 18th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	6 Ranked 56th.	89 Ranked 20th. 15 times more than Ireland
Internet > IP addresses	5.96 million Ranked 43th.	51 million Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications revenue	2.4 % of GDP Ranked 17th.	2.48 % of GDP Ranked 16th. 3% more than Ireland
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	257000000	7887000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	20.14 Ranked 29th. 7% more than Italy	18.86 Ranked 31st.
Number of PCs	2,011 Ranked 44th.	18,150 Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	437.53 Ranked 29th. 23% more than Italy	355.49 Ranked 50th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	3.03 million Ranked 53th.	31.71 million Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Ireland
Television broadcast stations per million	1.03 Ranked 15th.	6.3 Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Ireland
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access	172.67 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 12th.	203.55 Number of telecommunicati Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Ireland
Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.07.25	2002.04.01
Internet > TLD	.ie	.it
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	121.04 Ranked 32nd.	150.99 Ranked 7th. 25% more than Ireland
Internet > Livejournal users	2,730 Ranked 16th. 45% more than Italy	1,881 Ranked 22nd.
Internet > Secure Internet servers	1,770 Ranked 20th.	3,119 Ranked 13th. 76% more than Ireland
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	1.75 Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Italy	0.611 Ranked 36th.
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	8 Ranked 31st.	36 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Ireland
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	3.3 per capita Ranked 6th. 79% more than Italy	1.84 per capita Ranked 17th.
Telecommunications > Country calling code	353	39
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	Free	free (1 to 1.6 \u20ac if the subscriber wants to bring his prepaid credit to the new carrier)
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2003.07.25	2002.04.01
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	0.0 Ranked 35th.	1 days Ranked 30th.
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere	2007	March 14, 2007
Internet > Communication technology patents	1.3 per 1000000 people Ranked 16th. 30% more than Italy	1 per 1000000 people Ranked 17th.
Telephone subscribers per 1000	1,500.75 Ranked 12th.	1,659.34 Ranked 4th. 11% more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	64.2% Ranked 19th. 24% more than Italy	51.8% Ranked 28th.
Internet > Secure servers	15.1 per 100,000 people Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Italy	2 per 100,000 people Ranked 18th.
Internet > Internet charges	$45.00 Ranked 8th.	$50.00 Ranked 4th. 11% more than Ireland
E-Government rating	48 Ranked 38th.	48.3 Ranked 30th. 1% more than Ireland
Population covered by mobile telephony	99% Ranked 21st.	99.8% Ranked 8th. 1% more than Ireland
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.58 Ranked 51st. 1% more than Italy	1.56 Ranked 52nd.
Television reception through satellite	9% Ranked 13th.	10% Ranked 11th. 11% more than Ireland
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	420.48 per 1 million people Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Italy	53.25 per 1 million people Ranked 58th.
Internet > Web sites	5.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.	12.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	2.2 million Ranked 55th.	20.03 million Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Ireland
Internet > Livejournal users per million	670.72 Ranked 23th. 21 times more than Italy	32.33 Ranked 102nd.
Internet > Linux web servers	79 Ranked 21st.	226 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Ireland
Website defacements per million	10.09 Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Italy	2.81 Ranked 54th.
Website defacements	39 Ranked 39th.	160 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	4070000000	43115000000
Telecommunications employment	0.99% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Italy	0.43% Ranked 16th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points	11 Ranked 8th.	18 Ranked 2nd. 64% more than Ireland
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	298.84 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	304.44 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 2% more than Ireland
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	3.85$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 89th. 8 times more than Italy	0.458$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 104th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.175$ per 1 million people Ranked 55th. 12 times more than Italy	0.014$ per 1 million people Ranked 98th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.159 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 40th. 41% more than Italy	0.113 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 67th.
Internet usage % > 2007	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.3</a>	<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">50.1</a>
Telephone lines	2.2 million Ranked 51st.	21.25 million Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Ireland
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	891,243 Ranked 43th.	11.28 million Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Ireland
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	17.52% Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Italy	5.73% Ranked 66th.
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	16.28% Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Italy	2.82% Ranked 50th.
Television reception by terrestrial means	41% Ranked 6th.	90% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ireland
Internet > ISP per million	5.78 Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Italy	1.63 Ranked 66th.
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005	< 0.2%	< 0.2%
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1996	1998
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	1,501.05 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.	1,659.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 11% more than Ireland
Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date	September 21 2007	October 5 2007
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	5.6 per 100 mainlines Ranked 40th.	16.2 per 100 mainlines Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Ireland
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points	79 Ranked 11th.	91 Ranked 5th. 15% more than Ireland
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points	10 Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Italy	5 Ranked 13th.
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere	April 2006	May 8 2006
DB Boulevard > Point of View > Date	February 23, 2002	December 31, 2001
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	49.79 Ranked 19th. 40% more than Italy	35.51 Ranked 46th.
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	1999-2002( Licensing abandoned; <br>)2006-2008 (Trial; <br>) 31 October 2010 (90%)<ref name="Irish Independent">) DTT launch, 31 December 2011(98%) )( Network testing, publicly receivable with MPEG4 compatible equipment pre October 31, 2010.	1/1/2004
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	43.84 Ranked 26th. 23% more than Italy	35.52 Ranked 44th.
Telephone subscribers	6.24 million Ranked 51st.	97.25 million Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Ireland
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	39.51$/month Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Italy	26.6$/month Ranked 12th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	400.57 Ranked 52nd.	947.84 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Ireland
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	2.51% GDP Ranked 63th.	3.04% GDP Ranked 52nd. 21% more than Ireland
Television standard > UHF	PAL I	PAL G
Internet > Linux web servers per million	20.43 Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Italy	3.97 Ranked 49th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	1,003.09 Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Italy	208.07 Ranked 54th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	22.7 Ranked 37th. 3% more than Italy	22.12 Ranked 40th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	63 Ranked 48th.	70 Ranked 46th. 11% more than Ireland
Internet > ISP > Per capita	5.78 per 1 million people Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Italy	1.63 per 1 million people Ranked 59th.
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch	August 2006 (trial)	1 January 2004
Royalties and fees	$132.50 Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Italy	$9.80 Ranked 23th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.72 Ranked 87th. 4% more than Italy	1.65 Ranked 91st.
Phone system > International dialling code	+353	+39
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	635.1 Ranked 19th. 23% more than Italy	515.77 Ranked 28th.
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.1 Ranked 59th.	1.2 Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Ireland
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$33.64 billion Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Italy	$2.50 billion Ranked 19th.
Television standard > VHF	PAL I	PAL B
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	415.46 Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Italy	52.92 Ranked 55th.
Phone subscribers	1,213.89 Ranked 16th.	1,310.82 Ranked 11th. 8% more than Ireland
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	66.3% Ranked 2nd. 90% more than Italy	34.87% Ranked 30th.
Telephone system > Regulation	1997	1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points	80 Ranked 11th. 8% more than Italy	74 Ranked 13th.
Television revenue from subscriptions	43% Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Italy	11% Ranked 14th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,069.11 Ranked 93th.	1,596.75 Ranked 15th. 49% more than Ireland
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	19.67$/month Ranked 24th. 36% more than Italy	14.43$/month Ranked 53th.
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	7.1% Ranked 94th.	24.27% Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Ireland
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment	$23,531.67 Million US dollars Ranked 9th. 51% more than Italy	$15,551.80 Million US dollars Ranked 14th.
Public share of broadcasting revenue	43% Ranked 16th.	47% Ranked 15th. 9% more than Ireland
Music sales > Singles > Millions	0.5 Ranked 9th. 67% more than Italy	0.3 Ranked 12th.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	744.2 Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Italy	109.28 Ranked 49th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP	1.05e-05% Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Italy	7.37e-07% Ranked 23th.
Internet servers using encryption	3,312 Ranked 22nd.	6,581 Ranked 12th. 99% more than Ireland
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	488.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 14% more than Italy	427.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	3.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Italy	1.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points	68 Ranked 9th.	115 Ranked 3rd. 69% more than Ireland
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	61.85% Ranked 8th. 56% more than Italy	39.56% Ranked 30th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	72.99% Ranked 4th. 57% more than Italy	46.46% Ranked 20th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	15.48 Ranked 54th. 13 times more than Italy	1.2 Ranked 96th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.58 per 1 million people Ranked 49th. 1% more than Italy	1.56 per 1 million people Ranked 50th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Titles per million literate people	19.68 Ranked 36th. 14 times more than Italy	1.41 Ranked 74th.
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue	57% Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Italy	41% Ranked 5th.

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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.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; 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. 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.; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; World Development Indicators database. 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.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. 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; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. 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.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; 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); Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. 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.; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet Movie Database 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. 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.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; 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); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. 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.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; OECD Communications Outlook 2005; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); ITU. 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.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996). 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Internet Movie Database 2003. 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.; International Telecommunication Union; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009. 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.; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's Music industry; OECD Communications Outlook 2001; http://www.iana.org/numbers; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 3.2; ITU; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. 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.; 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); OECD Country statistical profiles 2009; Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's Mobile number portability; LiveJournal; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. 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.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of country calling codes (Alphabetical listing by country or region); Wikipedia: Mobile number portability (America); Wikipedia: Mobile number portability (Europe); Wikipedia: Brothers & Sisters; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 3.12; 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.); OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 5.7; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 6.5; 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. 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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.; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators.; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1973; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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