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LATEST FIGURES: INFORMATION SOCIETY, 2006
11/09/2007



According to the latest figures of the Statistical Service, mobile subscriptions per 1.000 inhabitants reached 1.115 in 2006, compared to 1.021 in 2005 and 584 in 2002. The number of analogue telephone lines per 1.000 inhabitants decreased from 524 in 2005 to 495 in 2006.

In 2006 the subscriptions for Internet access per 1.000 inhabitants reached 140, compared to 123 in 2005. There was a significant change in the type of Internet connection. Dial-up and ISDN decreased, whereas broadband connections were significantly increased, 58,2% of total subscriptions in 2006 compared to 36,5 in 2005.

The percentage of households in Cyprus having a computer reached 52% in 2006 compared to 46% in 2005. In 2006, 37% of households had Internet access.

Internet access in the different education levels is as follows: In 2006, in Primary education there were 6,4 computers connected to Internet per 100 pupils (5,7 computers in 2005), in Secondary education 13,1 computers connected to Internet per 100 pupils (12,2 computers in 2005) and in Tertiary education 14,0 computers connected to Internet per 100 students (11,7 computers in 2005).



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