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Here are all the latest facts and figures about communications in the UK today.
| INTERNET | |
|---|---|
| Number of fixed residential broadband connections in the UK | 18.8m (End 2011) |
| Proportion of adults with broadband in the UK (fixed + mobile) | 76% (Q1 2012) |
| Proportion of adults with mobile broadband in the UK | 13% (Q1 2012) |
| Market shares of fixed broadband providers in the UK | BT 29.3%
Virgin Media 20.2% TalkTalk 18.5% Sky 17.9% Others 14.2% (End 2011) |
| Average broadband speed in the UK | 12.0Mbit/s (Nov 2012) |
| Proportion of adults who use social networking sites at home | 50% (Q1 2012) |
| Proportion of people who use their mobile handset to access the internet | 39% (Q1 2012) |
| Number of mobile broadband (Dongles/PC datacard) subscriptions | 5.1m (Q4 2011) |
| LANDLINE/MOBILE PHONES | |
| Number of residential fixed landlines in the UK | 23.9m (End 2011) |
| Number of fixed landlines in the UK (including ISDN channels) | 33.2m (End 2011) |
| Market shares of fixed line providers in the UK | BT 36%
Virgin Media 12% Others 52% (End 2011) |
| Proportion of adults who personally own/use a mobile phone in the UK | 92% (Q1 2012) |
| Proportion of adults who live in a home that has a mobile phone but no landline phone in the UK | 15% (Q1 2012) |
| Number of mobile subscriptions in the UK | 81.6m (Q4 2011) |
| Percentage of mobile subscriptions in the UK that are postpaid/contract | 49% (Q4 2011) |
| Number of SMS and MMS sent per person per month | 200 (Q4 2011) |
| TELEVISION | |
| Number of UK homes with digital TV | 96.2% (Q1 2012) |
| Number of TVs in the UK | 60m (End 2011) |
| Claimed take-up of HD TV service | 42% (Q1 2012) |
| Number of minutes of TV people aged 4+ watch each day | 242 (2011 average) |
| Proportion of UK homes with Freeview on their main set | 37% (Q1 2012) |
| RADIO | |
| Proportion of households with access to a DAB Digital Radio | 42.6% (Q1 2012) |
| Proportion of listener hours through a digital platform (DAB, online, DTV) | 29.2% (Q1 2012) |
| Number of local radio stations (excluding community stations) | 342 (May 2012) |
| Number of national radio stations (Analogue and DAB) | 27 (May 2012) |
| POST | |
| Mail market revenue | £6.7bn (2011) |
| Addressed mail volume | 16.6bn items (2011) |
| Approximate number of letters and cards received by residential consumers each week | 8.5 (2011 average) |
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