Telecommunications Database (ed. 2013)
methods, notes and classification
OECD Telecommunications Database
The Telecommunications and Internet Statistics is produced in association with the biennial publication OECD Communications Outlook.
The Database provides time-series data covering thirtyfour OECD Member countries. It contains both telecommunication and economic indicators.
The data are provided for the years 1980 to 2011, where available.
Further information about the OECDÆs work on telecommunications is available at: http://www.oecd.org/sti/telecom
Methods 
Explanatory Notes 
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CLASSIFICATION PLAN:
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STRUCTURE OF THE CODE : XXX / XXXXXX
SUB-CODES :
1 XXX...... Country
2 ...XXXXXX Indicator
SUB-CODE 1 : Country
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OEC OECD - Total
AUS Australia
AUT Austria
BEL Belgium
CAN Canada
CHL Chile
CZE Czech Republic
DNK Denmark
EST Estonia
FIN Finland
FRA France
DEU Germany
GRC Greece
HUN Hungary
ISL Iceland
IRE Ireland
ISR Israel
ITA Italy
JPN Japan
KOR Korea
LUX Luxembourg
MEX Mexico
NLD Netherlands
NZL New Zealand
NOR Norway
POL Poland
PRT Portugal
SVK Slovak Republic
SVN Slovenia
ESP Spain
SWE Sweden
CHE Switzerland
TUR Turkey
GBR United Kingdom
USA United States
SUB-CODE 2 : Indicator
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O11 Access channels
O11POP Access channels per 100 inhabitants
O12 Standard access lines
O12POP Standard access lines per 100 inhabitants
O131 ISDN subscribers - basic rate
O132 ISDN subscribers - primary rate
O151 Mobile subscribers
O151PP Mobile cellular subscribers using prepaid services
O21 Internet subscribers
O211 Number of Dial-up Internet subscribers
O212 Total broadband
O212CA Cable Modem Internet subscribers
O212DS DSL Lines
O212OT Other broadband access technologies to Internet
O410 Total PTO revenue
O410US Total PTO revenue in USD
O411US Revenue from mobile services USD
O421 Total PTO revenue per capita
O421US Total PTO revenue per capita in USD
O51 Total PTO Investment
O51USD Total PTO Investment in USD
O532 Total PTO investment per inhabitant
O532US Total PTO investment per inhabitant in USD
O533 Total PTO investment as a percentage of gross fixed capital formation
O534 Total PTO investment as a percentage of revenue
O71 Outgoing Minutes of International Telecommunications Traffic (MiTT)
O722 Cellular mobile traffic
O911 Average annual exchange rate (local currency per USD)
O912 Purchasing power parities (in local currency per USD)
O93 Population
O96 Gross Domestic Product
O96USD Gross Domestic Product, in USD
Units:
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Data are given in national currency unless specified. Data for EMU Member
countries are given in euros (EUR). Data relating to years prior to year of
Euro Zone accession (1999) has been converted from national denomination into
EUR denomination by applying the irrevocable EUR/national currency conversion rate.
Abbreviation:
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PTO = Public Telecommunications Operator, defined as any company offering
telecommunication services to the public.