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LATEST FIGURES: INFORMATION SOCIETY, 2007
29/10/2008


According to the latest figures of the Statistical Service, mobile subscriptions per 1.000 inhabitants reached 1.219 in 2007, compared to 1.114 in 2006. The number of analogue telephone lines per 1.000 inhabitants decreased from 495 in 2006 to 486 in 2007.

In 2007 the subscriptions for Internet access per 1.000 inhabitants reached 173, compared to 140 in 2006. There was a significant change in the type of Internet connection. Dial-up and ISDN decreased, whereas broadband connections were significantly increased, 75,1% of total subscriptions in 2007 compared to 58,2% in 2006.

The percentage of households in Cyprus having a computer reached 53% in 2007 compared to 52% in 2006. In 2007, 39% of households had Internet access.

There was a significant increase in the number of computers connected to the Internet with high speed connections in the Primary education, from 2,8 computers per 100 pupils in 2006 to 5,1 in 2007. A smaller increase was observed in the secondary education where the number of computers was 13,0 in 2007 compared to 11,7 in 2006.



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