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Media Stats: compare key data on Paraguay & Uruguay

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions: Percentage of Government (public) television institutions.
  • 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.
  • Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • 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
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people: Total number of combined radio and television institutions. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
  • Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code: Country Code.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet servers using encryption: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Telephone subscribers: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile.
  • 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.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Television > Percentage of private television institutions: Percentage of private television institutions.
  • Total number of combined radio and television institutions: Total number of radio and television institutions.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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 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.
  • Telephone employees > Total > Per capita: Telephone employees refer to the total full-time telecommunications staff. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Royalties and fees: Receipts of royalties and licence fees ($US per person)
  • Phone subscribers: Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people). Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita: Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$). Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$: Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).
  • Internet > ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines: Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.
  • Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people: Telephone lines (per 100 people). Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ 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).
STAT Paraguay Uruguay HISTORY
Broadcast media 6 m mixture of privately-owned and state-run broadcast media; more than 100 commercial radio stations and about 20 television channels broadcasting; cable TV is available; large number of community radio and TV stations; adopted the hybrid Japanese/Brazilian HDTV standard (ISDB-T) in December 2010
Households with television 76.1%
Ranked 31st.
92.9%
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Paraguay

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 11.1
Ranked 129th.
165.85
Ranked 49th. 15 times more than Paraguay

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 27.08
Ranked 122nd.
55.11
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Paraguay

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 267.42
Ranked 127th.
549.8
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Paraguay
Internet > Users per 1000 45.71
Ranked 120th.
289.96
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Paraguay

Internet users 1.1 million
Ranked 92nd.
1.41 million
Ranked 84th. 27% more than Paraguay
Personal computers > Per capita 77.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
130.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 67% more than Paraguay

Personal computers per 1000 77.91
Ranked 26th.
129.37
Ranked 54th. 66% more than Paraguay

Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Nacional del Paraguay - state-owned</p> </p>Radio Cardinal - private, news, talk</p> </p>Radio Nanduti - private, news, talk</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19968174">Full Article</a> <p>Radio El Espectador - Montevideo</p> </p>Radio Sarandi - Montevideo</p> </p>AM Libre - Montevideo</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20041850">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 101.66
Ranked 106th.
147.3
Ranked 29th. 45% more than Paraguay

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 649.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
868.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 34% more than Paraguay

Television > List of TV stations <p>RED Guarani (Canal 2) - private</p> </p>Telefuturo (Canal 4) - private</p> </p>Sistema Nacional de Television (Canal 9) - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19968174">Full Article</a> <p>Teledoce - Montevideo</p> </p>Canal 10 - Montevideo</p> </p>Monte Carlo TV Canal 4 - Montevideo</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20041850">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 102.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.
240.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Paraguay

Televisions per 1000 174.22
Ranked 90th.
235.16
Ranked 73th. 35% more than Paraguay
Radio broadcast stations AM 41, FM 121, shortwave 6 (3 inactive) AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 374.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
623.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 67% more than Paraguay

Internet > Users > Per capita 41.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
279.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 7 times more than Paraguay

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 56.23
Ranked 141st.
297.75
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Paraguay

Televisions 990,000
Ranked 81st. 27% more than Uruguay
782,000
Ranked 88th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 68.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
278.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Paraguay

Internet users > Per 100 people 14.34
Ranked 105th.
40.19
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Paraguay

Internet > Internet users 1.77 million
Ranked 97th.
1.83 million
Ranked 95th. 3% more than Paraguay
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 256 Mbps
Ranked 43th.
1,600 Mbps
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Paraguay

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 43.4 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 51st.
484.01 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Paraguay

Personal computers 460,000
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Uruguay
430,000
Ranked 69th.

Television broadcast stations 5
Ranked 8th.
62
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Paraguay

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 159.8 million min.
Ranked 51st.
201.22 million min.
Ranked 78th. 26% more than Paraguay

Radios per 1000 162.78
Ranked 145th.
592.41
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Paraguay
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 885.25
Ranked 86th.
1,223.65
Ranked 38th. 38% more than Paraguay

Internet > Percent using internet 27.08%
Ranked 123th.
55.11%
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Paraguay

Telephones > Mobile cellular 6.53 million
Ranked 92nd. 37% more than Uruguay
4.76 million
Ranked 105th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.184 per capita
Ranked 125th.
0.605 per capita
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Paraguay

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 61.02
Ranked 133th.
283.71
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Paraguay

Telephone mainlines per 1000 54.25
Ranked 100th.
302.54
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Paraguay

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>ABC Color - private daily</p> </p>La Nacion - private daily</p> </p>Ultima Hora - private daily</p> <p>El Pais - Montevideo daily</p> </p>El Observador - Montevideo daily</p> </p>La Republica - Montevideo daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20041850">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment the fixed-line market is a state monopoly and fixed-line telephone service is meager; principal switching center is in Asuncion fully digitalized
Television receivers per 1000 102.56
Ranked 98th.
239.1
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Paraguay

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 5
Ranked 83th.
8
Ranked 66th. 60% more than Paraguay

Internet > IP addresses per capita 55.84
Ranked 144th.
355.94
Ranked 81st. 6 times more than Paraguay
Average cost of local call 0.09
Ranked 39th.
0.17
Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Paraguay
Internet > Users 280,000
Ranked 105th.
968,000
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Paraguay

Internet > Internet penetration 27.1%
Ranked 130th.
55.1%
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Paraguay
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 319.6
Ranked 90th.
347.33
Ranked 85th. 9% more than Paraguay

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,015.9
Ranked 105th.
1,471.31
Ranked 30th. 45% more than Paraguay

Telecoms > Telephone lines 376,030
Ranked 104th.
1.01 million
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Paraguay

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.79 million
Ranked 94th. 36% more than Uruguay
5 million
Ranked 110th.

Internet > Internet Service Providers 4
Ranked 123th.
14
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Paraguay
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 74,200
Ranked 103th.
563,108
Ranked 64th. 8 times more than Paraguay

Telephones > Main lines in use 372,400
Ranked 108th.
964,900
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Paraguay

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 6.15
Ranked 140th.
29.78
Ranked 53th. 5 times more than Paraguay

Active military personnel 10,650
Ranked 95th.
24,621
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Paraguay
Radio receivers per 1000 184.22
Ranked 124th.
602.35
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Paraguay

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 319.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
349.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 9% more than Paraguay

Internet > Hosts per 1000 3.16
Ranked 103th.
143.51
Ranked 37th. 45 times more than Paraguay

Number of PCs per million 61.45
Ranked 80th.
129.37
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Paraguay
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 6.79 million
Ranked 94th. 36% more than Uruguay
5 million
Ranked 109th.

Radio receivers 925,000
Ranked 112th.
1.97 million
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Paraguay

Television receivers 515,000
Ranked 95th.
782,000
Ranked 85th. 52% more than Paraguay

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 0.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 9th.
18.75 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 25 times more than Paraguay

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.9$
Ranked 79th. 73% more than Uruguay
0.52$
Ranked 104th.

Mobile phone subscribers 1.89 million
Ranked 79th. 63% more than Uruguay
1.15 million
Ranked 93th.

Telephone system > International country code - 595; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) country code - 598; the UNISOR submarine cable system provides direct connectivity to Brazil and Argentina; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Internet > ISP 4
Ranked 86th.
14
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Paraguay
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 0.948
Ranked 90th.
18.4
Ranked 56th. 19 times more than Paraguay

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 376,030
Ranked 104th.
1.01 million
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Paraguay

Radios 925,000
Ranked 114th.
1.97 million
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Paraguay
Internet > Hosts 19,691
Ranked 92nd.
480,593
Ranked 47th. 24 times more than Paraguay

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 43.36 Mbps
Ranked 51st.
481.18 Mbps
Ranked 24th. 11 times more than Paraguay

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 213,000
Ranked 78th.
950,000
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Paraguay
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 5
Ranked 94th.
36
Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Paraguay
Internet > Top level domain .py .uy
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 0.788
Ranked 68th.
2.36
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Paraguay

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 5.05$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 45th. 10 times more than Uruguay
0.5$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 80th.

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 43.37
Ranked 86th.
292.53
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Paraguay
Telephone system > Domestic deficiencies in provision of fixed-line service have resulted in a rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services fostered by competition among multiple providers most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo; nationwide microwave radio relay network; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has reached 170 telephones per 100 persons
Internet country code .py .uy
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 34.94 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 32nd.
95.29 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Paraguay

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 27.58 min.
Ranked 54th.
60.59 min.
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Paraguay

Telephone mainlines 320,294
Ranked 89th.
1.01 million
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Paraguay

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ $43.00 million
Ranked 63th.
$79.50 million
Ranked 56th. 85% more than Paraguay

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 0.949 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
18.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 20 times more than Paraguay

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 11.7$/month
Ranked 139th.
23.87$/month
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Paraguay

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 27.61 min. per capita
Ranked 54th.
60.96 min. per capita
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Paraguay

Internet hosts None None
Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.95 million
Ranked 75th. 70% more than Uruguay
3.51 million
Ranked 94th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 5,600
Ranked 85th.
61,186
Ranked 59th. 11 times more than Paraguay

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 0.704
Ranked 122nd.
4.21
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Paraguay
Internet > IP addresses 365,312
Ranked 101st.
1.18 million
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Paraguay
Television > Percentage of Government (public) television institutions 0.0
Ranked 65th.
10.54%
Ranked 31st.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 334797000000 1266623000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.43
Ranked 98th.
7.33
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Paraguay

Number of PCs 356
Ranked 75th.
430
Ranked 71st. 21% more than Paraguay
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 56.23
Ranked 147th.
297.75
Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Paraguay

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 358,545
Ranked 101st.
1.06 million
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Paraguay
Television broadcast stations per million 0.816
Ranked 8th.
18.65
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than Paraguay

Radio > Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions 235
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Uruguay
10.36
Ranked 35th.
Internet > TLD .py .uy
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 95.46
Ranked 68th.
105.21
Ranked 55th. 10% more than Paraguay

Internet > Livejournal users 29
Ranked 187th.
133
Ranked 103th. 5 times more than Paraguay
Internet > Secure Internet servers 8
Ranked 122nd.
101
Ranked 61st. 13 times more than Paraguay

Telecommunications > Country calling code 595 598
Telephone subscribers per 1000 373.85
Ranked 88th.
649.87
Ranked 64th. 74% more than Paraguay

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 5.5%
Ranked 105th.
32%
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than Paraguay
E-Government rating 40
Ranked 102nd. 25% more than Uruguay
32
Ranked 155th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 1.33 per 1 million people
Ranked 127th.
30.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 68th. 23 times more than Paraguay

Total number of combined radio and television institutions per million people 0.169 Number
Ranked 33th.
0.0
Ranked 62nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 491,000
Ranked 99th.
959,300
Ranked 83th. 95% more than Paraguay
Radio > Percentage of government (public) radio institutions 0.424%
Ranked 64th.
8.8%
Ranked 31st. 21 times more than Paraguay
Radio > Percentage of private radio institutions 99.58%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Uruguay
91.2%
Ranked 38th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 5.01
Ranked 164th.
40.01
Ranked 93th. 8 times more than Paraguay
Internet > Linux web servers 2
Ranked 83th.
10
Ranked 51st. 5 times more than Paraguay
Website defacements 14
Ranked 58th.
29
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Paraguay
Website defacements per million 2.56
Ranked 56th.
8.72
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Paraguay
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 10.92
Ranked 124th.
80.41
Ranked 77th. 7 times more than Paraguay

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 1.11
Ranked 129th.
16.6
Ranked 49th. 15 times more than Paraguay

Telecommunications > Telephone > International calling code 595
Ranked 4th.
598
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Paraguay
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 1.02
Ranked 105th.
11.09
Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than Paraguay
Phone system > International dialling code +595 +598
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 54.13
Ranked 106th.
318.99
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than Paraguay
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,015.9
Ranked 103th.
1,471.31
Ranked 29th. 45% more than Paraguay

ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 1.94%
Ranked 129th.
15.87%
Ranked 82nd. 8 times more than Paraguay

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 68.19%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Uruguay
15.4%
Ranked 88th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 3.08%
Ranked 128th.
18.9%
Ranked 98th. 6 times more than Paraguay

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 1880820000000 9511769000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 5.67
Ranked 110th.
35.58
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Paraguay

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 2.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th.
138.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 48 times more than Paraguay

Internet servers using encryption 36
Ranked 97th.
119
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Paraguay

Telephone lines 491,000
Ranked 93th.
959,286
Ranked 77th. 95% more than Paraguay

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 88,951
Ranked 83th.
244,531
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Paraguay

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 21.3%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Uruguay
6.22%
Ranked 58th.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 0.24%
Ranked 92nd. 60% more than Uruguay
0.15%
Ranked 99th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 176.15$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Uruguay
39.35$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 62nd.

Television standard > VHF PAL N PAL N
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.155$ per 1 million people
Ranked 59th.
0.157$ per 1 million people
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Paraguay

Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita 6.27$
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Uruguay
2.53$
Ranked 68th.

Telephone subscribers > Per capita 374.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
653.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 75% more than Paraguay

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 3.35$/month
Ranked 171st.
16.06$/month
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Paraguay

Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$, % of GDP 0.169%
Ranked 71st. 4% more than Uruguay
0.162%
Ranked 73th.

Telephone subscribers 2.21 million
Ranked 75th. 2% more than Uruguay
2.16 million
Ranked 76th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 122.63
Ranked 114th.
259.55
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Paraguay

Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 4.15% GDP
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Uruguay
3.85% GDP
Ranked 49th.

Television standard > UHF PAL N PAL N
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ 37 million$
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Uruguay
8.4 million$
Ranked 77th.

Television > Percentage of private television institutions 100%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Uruguay
89.46%
Ranked 37th.
Total number of combined radio and television institutions 1 Number
Ranked 33th.
0.0
Ranked 63th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 0.748 per 1 million people
Ranked 77th.
4.23 per 1 million people
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Paraguay
Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per capita 6.27$ per capita
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Uruguay
2.54$ per capita
Ranked 68th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 0.366
Ranked 79th.
3.01
Ranked 52nd. 8 times more than Paraguay
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 26.42%
Ranked 60th. 96% more than Uruguay
13.45%
Ranked 120th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 26% more than Uruguay
1.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 54.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.
304.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Paraguay

Royalties and fees $36.90
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 72nd.
Phone subscribers 255.25
Ranked 78th.
437.62
Ranked 59th. 71% more than Paraguay
Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 1.33
Ranked 125th.
30.33
Ranked 66th. 23 times more than Paraguay

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.0
Ranked 159th.
0.0
Ranked 88th.
Telecoms > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ per capita $6.43
Ranked 54th.
$23.42
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Paraguay

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.119 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 61st. 37% more than Uruguay
0.087 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 82nd.
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $20.40 million
Ranked 68th.
$199.34 million
Ranked 53th. 10 times more than Paraguay

Internet > ISP per million 0.748
Ranked 84th.
4.21
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Paraguay
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 8.22 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 32nd. 47% more than Uruguay
5.6 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 87th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 7.87
Ranked 125th.
28.77
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Paraguay

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 5.63
Ranked 140th.
29.81
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Paraguay

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 6.41$/month
Ranked 96th.
10.73$/month
Ranked 69th. 67% more than Paraguay

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Development Indicators database; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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