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Media Stats: compare key data on Portugal & United Arab Emirates

Definitions

  • Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Internet > IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Television > Total number of channels: Total number of television channels.
  • 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.
  • Television > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of television channels. 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.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Telephone mainlines: Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.
  • Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita: International voice traffic is the sum of international incoming and outgoing telephone traffic (in minutes). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people: Number of cinemas. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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 > Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
  • 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 %.
  • 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.
  • Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Radio > Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines: Number of telephone lines.
  • Internet > Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Internet > Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
  • Website defacements per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
  • Internet servers using encryption: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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 systems > Privatisation: The year a nation privatised its telecommunications services. "n/a" indicates that the relevant firm was not privatized.
  • Telephone subscribers > Per capita: Telephone subscribers are the total of fixed-line subscribers plus mobile. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Internet > IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Internet > ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Phone system > International dialling code: Country international dialling code.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Number of PCs > Per $ GDP: The number of PC(personal computer) thousands in 2004. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Telephone lines: Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology."
  • ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports: Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people: Mobile subscriptions Number. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
  • 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.
STAT Portugal United Arab Emirates HISTORY
Broadcast media Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP),the publicly-owned TV broadcaster, operates 2 domestic channels and external service channels to Africa; overall, roughly 40 domestic TV stations; viewers have widespread access to international broadcasters with more than half of all households connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV systems; publicly owned radio operates 3 national networks and provides regional and external services; several privately owned national radio stations and some 300 regional and local commercial radio stations except for the many organizations now operating in Dubai's Media Free Zone, most television and radio stations remain government-owned; widespread use of satellite dishes provides access to pan-Arab and other international broadcasts
Households with television 99.4%
Ranked 4th. 16% more than United Arab Emirates
85.91%
Ranked 67th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 227.11
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
103.39
Ranked 74th.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 64
Ranked 54th.
85
Ranked 19th. 33% more than Portugal

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 638.94
Ranked 55th.
825.21
Ranked 23th. 29% more than Portugal
Internet > Users per 1000 334.55
Ranked 53th.
396.73
Ranked 44th. 19% more than Portugal

Internet users 5.17 million
Ranked 18th. 50% more than United Arab Emirates
3.45 million
Ranked 60th.
News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Lusa News Agency</p> <p>Emirates News Agency (WAM) - official</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 133.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
196.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 47% more than Portugal

Radio > List of radio stations <p>RDP - public, operates national networks, regional and external services</p> </p>Radio Comercial - national, commercial</p> </p>TSF - national, commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17760434">Full Article</a> <p>Abu Dhabi Media Company - operates Abu Dhabi FM and other networks</p> </p>Radio Asia - commercial, broadcasts in Hindi, Urdu and Malayalam</p> </p>Al-Arabiya FM - commercial, Arabic pop</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704229">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 115.07
Ranked 74th.
169.94
Ranked 15th. 48% more than Portugal

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,260.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.
1,709.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Portugal

Television > List of TV stations <p>RTP - public, operates RTP1, RTP2 and external services RTP Africa, RTP Internacional</p> </p>SIC - commercial, channels include cable news station SIC Noticias</p> </p>TVI - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17760434">Full Article</a> <p>Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) - Dubai government-owned pan-Arab broadcaster, operates Dubai TV, Dubai One</p> </p>Abu Dhabi TV - pan-Arab broadcaster</p> </p>Ajman TV</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704229">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 328.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
116.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

Televisions per 1000 317.02
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
92.01
Ranked 118th.
Personal computers per 1000 133.5
Ranked 52nd.
232.33
Ranked 33th. 74% more than Portugal

Radio broadcast stations AM 47, FM 172 (many are repeaters), shortwave 2 AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,486.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates
1,273.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Users > Per capita 333.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
517.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 55% more than Portugal

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 432.99
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
213.73
Ranked 75th.

Televisions 3.31 million
Ranked 45th. 11 times more than United Arab Emirates
310,000
Ranked 113th.
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 388.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 25% more than United Arab Emirates
311.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 42.13
Ranked 51st.
65.15
Ranked 26th. 55% more than Portugal

Internet > Internet users 6.9 million
Ranked 48th. 53% more than United Arab Emirates
4.52 million
Ranked 64th.
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 8,746 Mbps
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
4,185 Mbps
Ranked 20th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 832.8 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 33th.
923.2 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Portugal

Personal computers 1.4 million
Ranked 48th. 65% more than United Arab Emirates
850,000
Ranked 55th.

Television broadcast stations 62
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
15
Ranked 10th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.43 billion min.
Ranked 17th. 41% more than United Arab Emirates
1.02 billion min.
Ranked 32nd.

Radios per 1000 289.24
Ranked 107th. 19% more than United Arab Emirates
243.38
Ranked 119th.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,427.51
Ranked 18th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates
1,382.68
Ranked 21st.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $13.47 billion
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than United Arab Emirates
$12.55 billion
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Percent using internet 64%
Ranked 52nd.
85%
Ranked 18th. 33% more than Portugal

Telephones > Mobile cellular 12.34 million
Ranked 61st. 5% more than United Arab Emirates
11.73 million
Ranked 63th.

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.299 per capita
Ranked 95th.
0.309 per capita
Ranked 92nd. 3% more than Portugal

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 380.81
Ranked 36th. 88% more than United Arab Emirates
202.25
Ranked 80th.

Telephone mainlines per 1000 401.36
Ranked 31st. 35% more than United Arab Emirates
298.12
Ranked 42nd.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Diario de Noticias - daily</p> </p>Publico - daily</p> </p>Correio da Manha - daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17760434">Full Article</a> <p>Al-Bayan - Arabic daily, Dubai government-owned</p> </p>Gulf News - Dubai-based, English-language</p> </p>Khaleej Times - private, Dubai-based daily, English-language</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704229">Full Article</a>
Telephone system > General assessment Portugal's telephone system has a state-of-the-art network with broadband, high-speed capabilities modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Television receivers per 1000 328.01
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
118.82
Ranked 94th.

Internet > IP addresses per capita 541.07
Ranked 60th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates
534.1
Ranked 61st.
Internet > Users 3.55 million
Ranked 45th. 54% more than United Arab Emirates
2.3 million
Ranked 54th.

Internet > Internet penetration 64%
Ranked 57th.
85%
Ranked 20th. 33% more than Portugal
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,085.15
Ranked 10th.
1,092.94
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Portugal

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,169.56
Ranked 69th.
1,496.39
Ranked 28th. 28% more than Portugal

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.56 million
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.97 million
Ranked 58th.

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.31 million
Ranked 69th.
13.78 million
Ranked 60th. 12% more than Portugal

Internet > Internet Service Providers 16
Ranked 66th. 16 times more than United Arab Emirates
1
Ranked 195th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.39 million
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
951,785
Ranked 57th.

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.53 million
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.82 million
Ranked 61st.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 42.99
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
21.37
Ranked 75th.

Active military personnel 43,330
Ranked 52nd.
51,000
Ranked 45th. 18% more than Portugal
Radio receivers per 1000 299.27
Ranked 93th.
314.3
Ranked 90th. 5% more than Portugal

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,085.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 8% more than United Arab Emirates
1,000.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.

Internet > Hosts per 1000 174.91
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
56.18
Ranked 55th.

Number of PCs per million 133.5
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than United Arab Emirates
123
Ranked 60th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 12.31 million
Ranked 69th.
13.78 million
Ranked 60th. 12% more than Portugal

Radio receivers 3.02 million
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
820,000
Ranked 117th.

Cinema > Number of cinemas 141
Ranked 29th.
177
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than Portugal
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 13.4 million
Ranked 47th. 16% more than United Arab Emirates
11.54 million
Ranked 51st.
Television receivers 3.31 million
Ranked 45th. 11 times more than United Arab Emirates
310,000
Ranked 109th.

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.18 per 1 million people
Ranked 11th. 78% more than United Arab Emirates
3.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 1.04$
Ranked 74th.
1.73$
Ranked 51st. 66% more than Portugal

Mobile phone subscribers 11.45 million
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
4.53 million
Ranked 58th.

Telephone system > International country code - 351; a combination of submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, North and East Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to Azores country code - 971; linked to the international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia
Internet > ISP 16
Ranked 48th. 16 times more than United Arab Emirates
1
Ranked 141st.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 114.89
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
30.97
Ranked 45th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.56 million
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.97 million
Ranked 58th.

Radios 3.02 million
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
820,000
Ranked 118th.
Internet > Hosts 1.86 million
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
381,915
Ranked 49th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 832.8 Mbps
Ranked 34th.
1,008.71 Mbps
Ranked 16th. 21% more than Portugal

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 686,000
Ranked 30th. 79% more than United Arab Emirates
384,000
Ranked 67th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 27
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
9
Ranked 73th.

Internet > Top level domain .pt .ae
Television > Total number of channels 11
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
3
Ranked 45th.
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.044$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 51st. 22% more than United Arab Emirates
0.036$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 60th.

Television > Total number of channels per million people 1.04
Ranked 11th. 44% more than United Arab Emirates
0.723
Ranked 36th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 67.44
Ranked 35th.
155.41
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Portugal
Telephone system > Domestic integrated network of coaxial cables, open-wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic satellite earth stations microwave radio relay, fiber optic and coaxial cable
Internet country code .pt .ae
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 49.25 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 41st. 53% more than United Arab Emirates
32.27 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 35th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 136.62 min.
Ranked 19th.
390.18 min.
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Portugal

Telephone mainlines 4.23 million
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.24 million
Ranked 58th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 114.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
28.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering sub
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 37.76$/month
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
13.07$/month
Ranked 127th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 136.62 min. per capita
Ranked 18th.
383.85 min. per capita
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Portugal

Cinema > Number of cinemas per million people 13.32
Ranked 31st.
48.38
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Portugal
Internet hosts None None
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 796.55$ per capita
Ranked 27th.
1,100.27$ per capita
Ranked 23th. 38% more than Portugal

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $1,266.80
Ranked 27th.
$2,729.04
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Portugal

Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.91 million
Ranked 41st. 59% more than United Arab Emirates
9.36 million
Ranked 58th.

Internet > Broadband subscribers 1.21 million
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates
128,493
Ranked 52nd.

Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 1.53
Ranked 97th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.297
Ranked 152nd.
Internet > IP addresses 5.83 million
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
2.84 million
Ranked 55th.
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 1016000000 1364000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 15.39
Ranked 38th. 24% more than United Arab Emirates
12.43
Ranked 44th.

Number of PCs 1,402
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
450
Ranked 69th.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 432.99
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
213.73
Ranked 80th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.5 million
Ranked 47th. 29% more than United Arab Emirates
2.7 million
Ranked 57th.
Television broadcast stations per million 6.18
Ranked 11th. 51% more than United Arab Emirates
4.1
Ranked 20th.

Radio > Total number of channels 8
Ranked 46th. 33% more than United Arab Emirates
6
Ranked 50th.
Internet > TLD .pt .ae
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 140.36
Ranked 13th.
208.65
Ranked 1st. 49% more than Portugal

Internet > Livejournal users 1,359
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
258
Ranked 67th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers 691
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
252
Ranked 45th.

Telecommunications > Country calling code 351 971
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,486.5
Ranked 14th. 7% more than United Arab Emirates
1,391.06
Ranked 23th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 32.5%
Ranked 52nd.
50.9%
Ranked 30th. 57% more than Portugal
Population covered by mobile telephony 100%
Ranked 4th. The same as United Arab Emirates
100%
Ranked 6th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 65.25 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 20% more than United Arab Emirates
54.35 per 1 million people
Ranked 57th.

Radio > Total number of channels per million people 0.758
Ranked 49th.
1.45
Ranked 35th. 91% more than Portugal
Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 4.12 million
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.51 million
Ranked 64th.
Internet > Livejournal users per million 129.4
Ranked 57th. 84% more than United Arab Emirates
70.52
Ranked 76th.
Internet > Linux web servers 36
Ranked 32nd. 18 times more than United Arab Emirates
2
Ranked 82nd.
Website defacements per million 4.86
Ranked 36th.
5.11
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Portugal
Website defacements 50
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
16
Ranked 55th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 240.91
Ranked 51st. 31% more than United Arab Emirates
183.69
Ranked 56th.

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 22.34
Ranked 38th. 90% more than United Arab Emirates
11.74
Ranked 66th.

Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
Internet > ISP per million 1.56
Ranked 69th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.33
Ranked 103th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.57
Ranked 65th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates
2.46
Ranked 68th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,169.56
Ranked 67th.
1,496.39
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Portugal

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 7313748000 12900000000
Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 136.29
Ranked 43th.
164.83
Ranked 41st. 21% more than Portugal

Internet servers using encryption 1,449
Ranked 31st. 91% more than United Arab Emirates
758
Ranked 36th.

Telephone lines > Per 100 people 38.7
Ranked 38th. 15% more than United Arab Emirates
33.63
Ranked 48th.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 401.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 47% more than United Arab Emirates
272.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 1.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
2.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 65% more than Portugal

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 23.58$/month
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates
4.12$/month
Ranked 163th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 5.86$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 84th.
16.54$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Portugal

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 31.84$/month
Ranked 7th. 83% more than United Arab Emirates
17.4$/month
Ranked 37th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.099$ per 1 million people
Ranked 67th.
0.4$ per 1 million people
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Portugal

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1995 1976
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,486.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates
1,273.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.1
Ranked 61st. The same as United Arab Emirates
0.1
Ranked 49th.
Internet > ISP > Per capita 1.56 per 1 million people
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.308 per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.
Phone system > International dialling code +351 +971
Internet > Hosts > Per capita 174.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
82.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Phone subscribers 1,201.1
Ranked 17th. 26% more than United Arab Emirates
955.56
Ranked 30th.
Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.074 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 93th. 4% more than United Arab Emirates
0.071 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 97th.
Telephone lines 4.11 million
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.51 million
Ranked 60th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.63 million
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
557,577
Ranked 49th.

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 7.91%
Ranked 42nd. 48% more than United Arab Emirates
5.34%
Ranked 71st.

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 7.38%
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates
1.98%
Ranked 56th.

Internet > Linux web servers per million 3.5
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.639
Ranked 69th.
Television standard > UHF PAL G PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 5.11% GDP
Ranked 31st. 89% more than United Arab Emirates
2.71% GDP
Ranked 59th.

Telephone subscribers per employee 987.98
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
485.19
Ranked 40th.

Telephone subscribers 15.68 million
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
5.77 million
Ranked 54th.

Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 13.89%
Ranked 48th. 8% more than United Arab Emirates
12.92%
Ranked 52nd.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 65.29
Ranked 48th. 26% more than United Arab Emirates
51.69
Ranked 56th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 324.15
Ranked 52nd.
494.07
Ranked 32nd. 52% more than Portugal
Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 9.7 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 30th. 39 times more than United Arab Emirates
0.25 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 56th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 42.6
Ranked 29th. 76% more than United Arab Emirates
24.27
Ranked 68th.

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