Media Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Singapore

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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.
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.
Cinemas > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones: Number of mobile phones.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.

Values

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

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

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

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

“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.

“nd”, no data.
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.
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.
Cinemas per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port: Time to port days.
Belarus had range specified: 0-3

No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date: Implementation date yyyy.mm.dd.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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 %.
E-Government rating: Darrell M. West, Center for Public Policy, Brown University
Television > Digital TV households: Number of households with digital television in 2002
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.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Television > Digital TV households per million: Number of households with digital television in 2002. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million: Subscription television revenues in 2002 (millions of $US). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for mobile > US$ 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.
Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month: Price basket for residential fixed line is calculated as one-fifth of the installation charge, the monthly subscription charge, and the cost of local calls (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls of three minutes each).
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.
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.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
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).
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.
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.
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).
Television > Subscription TV revenues: Subscription television revenues in 2002 (millions of $US)
Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people: Number of individual daily newspaper titles by country. "Titles" do not indicate companies, as newspaper companies can have different titles in different countries, regions and cities. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Internet > Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP: Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
Telephone subscribers per employee: Telephone subscribers per employee are telephone subscribers (fixed-line plus mobile) divided by total telecommunications employees.
Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Telephone systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita: Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Telephone 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.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles: Number of non-daily newspaper titles by country.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation: Estimated number of individual non-daily newspapers in circulation by country.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
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 > 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.
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."
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.
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.

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STAT	Malaysia	Singapore
Broadcast media	state-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 TV networks with relays throughout the country, and the leading private commercial media group operates 4 TV stations with numerous relays throughout the country; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates multiple national networks as well as regional and local stations; many private commercial radio broadcasters and some subscription satellite radio services are available; about 55 radio stations overall	state controls broadcast media; 8 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV service available; a total of 18 domestic radio stations broadcasting with MediaCorp operating more than a dozen and another 4 stations are closely linked to the ruling party or controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association; many Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available
Households with television	88.91% Ranked 57th.	98.6% Ranked 10th. 11% more than Malaysia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	84.13 Ranked 80th.	258.08 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	65.8 Ranked 49th.	74.18 Ranked 36th. 13% more than Malaysia
Internet > Internet users per thousand people	648.04 Ranked 54th.	727.31 Ranked 40th. 12% more than Malaysia
Internet > Users per 1000	591.78 Ranked 23th.	676.68 Ranked 14th. 14% more than Malaysia
Internet users	15.36 million Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Singapore	3.23 million Ranked 64th.
Personal computers > Per capita	196.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	620.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Personal computers per 1000	193.18 Ranked 38th.	620.21 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates some 30 radio stations and external service Voice of Malaysia</p> </p>Era FM - private</p> </p>Hot FM - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a>	<p>MediaCorp - operates more than a dozen stations including English-language news and talk station 938Live, music stations and Chinese, Malay and Indian services</p> </p>SPH Unionworks - operates English-language Hot FM and Kiss 92, Mandarin station UFM</p>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	140.94 Ranked 33th.	153.4 Ranked 24th. 9% more than Malaysia
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	940.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	1,234.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 31% more than Malaysia
Television > List of TV stations	<p>Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates TV1, TV2</p> </p>TV3 - commercial terrestrial network</p> </p>ntv7 - commercial terrestrial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a>	<p>MediaCorp - operates entertainment-based Channel 5 and Channel 8, Malay channel Suria, Mandarin-language Channel U</p> </p>Channel NewsAsia - news TV operated by MediaCorp</p>
Television receivers > Per capita	168.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 83th.	350.55 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Televisions per 1000	433.9 Ranked 34th. 34% more than Singapore	323.22 Ranked 52nd.
Radio broadcast stations	AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15	AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	109.28 Ranked 33th.	360.78 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	943.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	1,434.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 52% more than Malaysia
Internet > Users > Per capita	639.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.	681.97 per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 7% more than Malaysia
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	156.94 Ranked 103th.	374.5 Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Televisions	10.8 million Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Singapore	1.33 million Ranked 71st.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	175.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th.	408.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Internet users > Per 100 people	55.8 Ranked 36th.	69.64 Ranked 20th. 25% more than Malaysia
Internet > Internet users	19.2 million Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Singapore	3.97 million Ranked 70th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita	95.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	272.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	3,193 Mbps Ranked 41st.	24,704 Mbps Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Malaysia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita	128.26 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 58th.	5,826 Mbps per 1 million peop Ranked 14th. 45 times more than Malaysia
Personal computers	4.9 million Ranked 23th. 89% more than Singapore	2.59 million Ranked 29th.
Television broadcast stations	88 Ranked 7th. 88 times more than Singapore	1 Ranked 31st.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes	2.03 billion min. Ranked 14th.	3.01 billion min. Ranked 12th. 48% more than Malaysia
Radios per 1000	437.92 Ranked 77th.	631.87 Ranked 45th. 44% more than Malaysia
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000	1,093.15 Ranked 56th.	1,333.71 Ranked 26th. 22% more than Malaysia
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$	$21.98 billion Ranked 23th. 80% more than Singapore	$12.19 billion Ranked 35th.
Internet > Percent using internet	65.8% Ranked 46th.	74.18% Ranked 33th. 13% more than Malaysia
Telephones > Mobile cellular	36.66 million Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Singapore	7.79 million Ranked 86th.
Radio receivers > Per capita	0.425 per capita Ranked 70th.	0.672 per capita Ranked 40th. 58% more than Malaysia
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000	155.16 Ranked 101st.	371.32 Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Telephone mainlines per 1000	168.94 Ranked 68th.	432.37 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Newspapers > List of newspapers	<p>New Straits Times - English-language daily</p> </p>The Star - English-language daily</p> </p>The Sun - English-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15384221">Full Article</a>	<p>Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) - publishes 15 newspapers and six periodicals</p> </p>The Straits Times - published by SPH</p> </p>Business Times - published by SPH</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15966553">Full Article</a>
Films produced	22 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Singapore	8 Ranked 47th.
Cinema attendance	336,000 Ranked 70th.	17 million Ranked 24th. 51 times more than Malaysia
Telephone system > General assessment	modern system featuring good intercity service on Peninsular Malaysia provided mainly by microwave radio relay and an adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; international service excellent	excellent service
Cinema attendance per capita	0.0135 Ranked 77th.	4.13 Ranked 5th. 306 times more than Malaysia
Television receivers per 1000	165.09 Ranked 82nd.	350.37 Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced	49 Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Singapore	15 Ranked 51st.
Internet > IP addresses per capita	216.67 Ranked 98th.	1,068.38 Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Average cost of local call	0.02 Ranked 95th. The same as Singapore	0.02 Ranked 83th.
Internet > Users	15.87 million Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Singapore	3.1 million Ranked 50th.
Internet > Internet penetration	65.8% Ranked 51st.	74.2% Ranked 38th. 13% more than Malaysia
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000	756.28 Ranked 44th.	1,027.85 Ranked 14th. 36% more than Malaysia
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000	1,413.3 Ranked 34th.	1,517.77 Ranked 26th. 7% more than Malaysia
Telecoms > Telephone lines	4.59 million Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Singapore	1.99 million Ranked 57th.
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions	41.32 million Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Singapore	8.06 million Ranked 91st.
Internet > Internet Service Providers	7 Ranked 100th.	9 Ranked 89th. 29% more than Malaysia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	2.46 million Ranked 32nd. 79% more than Singapore	1.37 million Ranked 49th.
Cinemas > Per capita	0.007 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.	0.023 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Telephones > Main lines in use	4.24 million Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Singapore	2.02 million Ranked 58th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people	15.69 Ranked 103th.	37.48 Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Active military personnel	109,000 Ranked 27th. 50% more than Singapore	72,500 Ranked 36th.
Radio receivers per 1000	417.32 Ranked 70th.	671.76 Ranked 40th. 61% more than Malaysia
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita	771.09 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.	1,009.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 31% more than Malaysia
Internet > Hosts per 1000	13.83 Ranked 71st.	173.07 Ranked 34th. 13 times more than Malaysia
Number of PCs per million	193.18 Ranked 39th.	621.6 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions	41.32 million Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Singapore	8.07 million Ranked 91st.
Radio receivers	9.1 million Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Singapore	2.55 million Ranked 83th.
Cinema > Number of cinemas	91 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore	27 Ranked 45th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones	30.38 million Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Singapore	7.29 million Ranked 55th.
Television receivers	3.6 million Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Singapore	1.33 million Ranked 71st.
Television broadcast stations > Per capita	3.42 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 15 times more than Singapore	0.228 per 1 million people Ranked 34th.
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	0.71$ Ranked 94th. 3% more than Singapore	0.69$ Ranked 95th.
Mobile phone subscribers	19.55 million Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Singapore	4.38 million Ranked 60th.
Telephone system > International	country code - 60; landing point for several major international submarine cable networks that provide connectivity to Asia, Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean)	country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage
Internet > ISP	7 Ranked 74th.	9 Ranked 65th. 29% more than Malaysia
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000	18.98 Ranked 55th.	156.01 Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines	4.59 million Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Singapore	1.99 million Ranked 57th.
Films produced per million	0.884 Ranked 30th.	1.94 Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Radios	10.9 million Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Singapore	2.6 million Ranked 82nd.
Internet > Hosts	377,716 Ranked 50th.	837,559 Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Cinemas > Annual attendance	300,000 Ranked 49th.	17 million Ranked 20th. 57 times more than Malaysia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000	93.55 Ranked 36th.	272.1 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Mobile phones	34.88 per 100 people Ranked 33th.	79.14 per 100 people Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita	0.0131 Ranked 51st.	4.48 Ranked 3rd. 342 times more than Malaysia
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million	125.88 Mbps Ranked 61st.	5,928.91 Mbps Ranked 13th. 47 times more than Malaysia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation	2.75 million Ranked 21st. 79% more than Singapore	1.54 million Ranked 30th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles	35 Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Singapore	11 Ranked 66th.
Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced	0.0 Ranked 60th.	26.67% Ranked 27th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	2.19 million Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Singapore	1.1 million Ranked 31st.
Internet > Top level domain	.my	.sg
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.07$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 26th.	0.094$ per $1 of GDP Ranked 6th. 34% more than Malaysia
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people	1.7 Ranked 51st.	2.89 Ranked 34th. 70% more than Malaysia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	108.54 Ranked 34th.	370.08 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Telephone system > Domestic	domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 140 per 100 persons	excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
Internet country code	.my	.sg
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP	26.95 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 63th.	229.81 Mbps per $1 trillion of Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Malaysia
Telephone mainlines	4.37 million Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Singapore	1.84 million Ranked 50th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita	83.23 min. Ranked 43th.	726.37 min. Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Malaysia
Cinemas	162 Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Singapore	80 Ranked 41st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita	19.36 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th.	153.28 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Censorship > Political filtering	No evidence of filtering	No evidence of filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	7.39$/month Ranked 165th.	20.48$/month Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita	84.77 min. per capita Ranked 42nd.	727.56 min. per capita Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Malaysia
Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people	3.33 Ranked 1st.	6.13 Ranked 42nd. 84% more than Malaysia
Internet hosts	None	None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films	100% Ranked 15th. 36% more than Singapore	73.33% Ranked 31st.
Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$	$800.34 Ranked 32nd.	$2,444.76 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita	393.42$ per capita Ranked 37th.	2,799.62$ per capita Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Malaysia
Mobile cellular subscriptions	27.71 million Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Singapore	6.38 million Ranked 72nd.
Internet > Broadband subscribers	490,630 Ranked 34th.	665,500 Ranked 32nd. 36% more than Malaysia
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million	0.281 Ranked 154th.	2.19 Ranked 82nd. 8 times more than Malaysia
Cinemas per million	7.25 Ranked 43th.	22.7 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	31 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Singapore	9 Ranked 50th.
Internet > IP addresses	6.32 million Ranked 42nd. 11% more than Singapore	5.72 million Ranked 45th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people	67 Ranked 33th.	272.16 Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU	4905000000	777000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	4.93 Ranked 72nd.	20.73 Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Number of PCs	4,900 Ranked 23th. 89% more than Singapore	2,590 Ranked 36th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people	156.94 Ranked 108th.	374.5 Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions	3.95 million Ranked 44th.	6.6 million Ranked 29th. 67% more than Malaysia
Television broadcast stations per million	3.34 Ranked 17th. 15 times more than Singapore	0.227 Ranked 32nd.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	3 Ranked 59th. The same as Singapore	3 Ranked 57th.
Internet > TLD	.my	.sg
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	102.59 Ranked 57th.	131.74 Ranked 18th. 28% more than Malaysia
Internet > Livejournal users	1,538 Ranked 25th.	8,213 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Secure Internet servers	446 Ranked 35th.	1,307 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people	0.972 Ranked 34th.	1.59 Ranked 23th. 64% more than Malaysia
Cinema > Number of distribution companies	27 Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Singapore	7 Ranked 31st.
Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita	0.013 per capita Ranked 52nd.	4.48 per capita Ranked 3rd. 345 times more than Malaysia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily per 1000	14.31 Ranked 39th.	28.55 Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port	1 days Ranked 8th. The same as Singapore	1 days Ranked 7th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date	2008.10.01	2008.06.13
Telecommunications > Country calling code	60	65
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price	free	free
Telephone subscribers per 1000	925.22 Ranked 48th.	1,460.22 Ranked 18th. 58% more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration	13.5% Ranked 84th.	123.3% Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Malaysia
E-Government rating	51.5 Ranked 21st.	53.5 Ranked 10th. 4% more than Malaysia
Television > Digital TV households	1,144 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Singapore	231 Ranked 11th.
Population covered by mobile telephony	95% Ranked 49th.	100% Ranked 1st. 5% more than Malaysia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million	1.32 Ranked 55th.	2.23 Ranked 41st. 69% more than Malaysia
Non-Japanese Doraemon versions > Television series first broadcast	1992	1992
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita	17.31 per 1 million people Ranked 81st.	297.5 per 1 million people Ranked 29th. 17 times more than Malaysia
Television > Digital TV households per million	46.86 Ranked 6th.	55.32 Ranked 5th. 18% more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines	4.29 million Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Singapore	1.86 million Ranked 59th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily > Per capita	0.14 per 1 million people Ranked 56th.	0.747 per 1 million people Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily per million	0.138 Ranked 57th.	0.745 Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Non-Japanese Doraemon versions > Manga first published	1993	1997
Internet > Livejournal users per million	60.63 Ranked 80th.	1,971.1 Ranked 13th. 33 times more than Malaysia
Television > Subscription TV revenues per million	6.72 Ranked 7th.	16.04 Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Linux web servers	29 Ranked 39th.	48 Ranked 26th. 66% more than Malaysia
Website defacements per million	4.93 Ranked 35th.	9.67 Ranked 16th. 96% more than Malaysia
Website defacements	118 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Singapore	40 Ranked 37th.
Music sales > Singles > Millions	0.01 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Singapore	0.003 Ranked 29th.
Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU	21752000000	6148000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people	33.6 Ranked 73th.	420.84 Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Malaysia
Telephone lines > Per 100 people	15.89 Ranked 97th.	38.37 Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	5.02$/month Ranked 156th.	6.14$/month Ranked 143th. 22% more than Malaysia
Internet servers using encryption	923 Ranked 33th.	2,099 Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people	15.65 Ranked 103th.	37.85 Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	8.72$/month Ranked 82nd. 31% more than Singapore	6.65$/month Ranked 95th.
Telephone mainlines > Per capita	172.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th.	424.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Telephone employees > Total > Per capita	0.994 per 1,000 people Ranked 52nd.	2.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	22.55% Ranked 25th. 78% more than Singapore	12.64% Ranked 55th.
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily > Per capita	14.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.	28.62 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 97% more than Malaysia
Internet > ISP > Per capita	0.304 per 1 million people Ranked 98th.	2.24 per 1 million people Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Malaysia
Internet > IP addresses (share)	0.1 Ranked 60th. The same as Singapore	0.1 Ranked 42nd.
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP	27.86% Ranked 45th. 16% more than Singapore	23.96% Ranked 55th.
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports	31.97% Ranked 47th.	44.42% Ranked 24th. 39% more than Malaysia
Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	41.41% Ranked 27th. 5% more than Singapore	39.42% Ranked 31st.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	2.07 Ranked 75th.	2.16 Ranked 87th. 4% more than Malaysia
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita	1.35 per 1 million people Ranked 54th.	2.24 per 1 million people Ranked 40th. 66% more than Malaysia
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	312,000 Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Singapore	115,000 Ranked 31st.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP	0.214 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 17th. The same as Singapore	0.214 per $10 million of GDP Ranked 16th.
Telephone lines	4.29 million Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Singapore	1.86 million Ranked 56th.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$	$1.63 billion Ranked 27th.	$2.89 billion Ranked 21st. 78% more than Malaysia
Television > Subscription TV revenues	164 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Singapore	67 Ranked 12th.
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners	Season 1, 2004 : Jaclyn Victor <br> Season 2, 2005 : Daniel Lee Chee Hun	Season 1, 2004 : Taufik Batisah <br> Season 2, 2006 : Hady Mirza
Internet > ISP per million	0.299 Ranked 104th.	2.23 Ranked 57th. 7 times more than Malaysia
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people	1.38 Ranked 94th.	2.64 Ranked 64th. 91% more than Malaysia
Internet > Linux web servers per million	1.21 Ranked 62nd.	11.6 Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Malaysia
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	4.83% GDP Ranked 37th. 43% more than Singapore	3.38% GDP Ranked 74th.
Telephone subscribers per employee	769.9 Ranked 13th. 37% more than Singapore	561.01 Ranked 12th.
Telephone subscribers	23.91 million Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Singapore	6.23 million Ranked 52nd.
Telephone subscribers > Per capita	943.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	1,434.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 52% more than Malaysia
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1990	1993
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita	0.029$ per 1 million people Ranked 85th.	0.163$ per 1 million people Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP	5.99$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 83th.	6.42$ per $1 trillion of GD Ranked 82nd. 7% more than Malaysia
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people	1,413.3 Ranked 33th.	1,518.64 Ranked 25th. 7% more than Malaysia
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people	8.39 Ranked 79th.	26.08 Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people	65.66 Ranked 79th.	635.31 Ranked 33th. 10 times more than Malaysia
Phone subscribers	509.92 Ranked 55th.	1,195.56 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million	16.94 Ranked 80th.	296.95 Ranked 28th. 18 times more than Malaysia
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Number of titles	44 Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Singapore	9 Ranked 74th.
Newspapers > Non-daily newspapers > Total average circulation	1.42 million Ranked 14th. 26% more than Singapore	1.13 million Ranked 21st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code	60 Ranked 51st.	65 Ranked 48th. 8% more than Malaysia
Phone system > International dialling code	+60	+65
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people	133.15 Ranked 83th.	1,208.81 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Malaysia
Internet > Hosts > Per capita	14.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 84th.	181.75 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Malaysia
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers	1.33 million Ranked 36th. 33% more than Singapore	1 million Ranked 40th.
ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	25.27% Ranked 3rd.	28.24% Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Malaysia
ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports	26.18% Ranked 5th.	35.92% Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Malaysia
Television standard > VHF	PAL B	PAL B
Telephone system > Regulation	1998	1992
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines	7.27 per 100 mainlines Ranked 36th. 24 times more than Singapore	0.3 per 100 mainlines Ranked 55th.

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