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Annual Info-Comm & Transport Statistical Bulletin 2019 Annual Info-Comm and Transport Statistical Bulletin (10th Edition, 2019) Policy and Planning Division Ministry of Information and Communications Royal Government of Bhutan 1 FOREWORD The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) is pleased to present the 10th edition of the Annual Info-Comm and Transport Statistical Bulletin 2019. The data and other information provided in this annual bulletin is valid as of December end 2018. Like in the past publications, this annual bulletin covers statistical data and information covering the ICT, Telecommunications, Media, Films, Postal, Surface Transport and Civil Aviation sectors. The information has been compiled from various sectors, and MoIC wishes to thank all the agencies for their kind cooperation and support. The Annual Statistical Bulletin has been formatted for easy understanding and the information may be used freely for planning and other purposes. Every effort has been made to ensure consistency of the data with the Statistical Yearbook of Bhutan and other similar publications with additional statistical information has been added for quick analysis. For easier, wider and better access to information provided in this annual bulletin as well as to support the government’s effort in reducing paper usage, MoIC is posting this publication online with no printed copies. As usual, MoIC welcomes feedback and suggestions on the content, structure or design of this bulletin from our partner agencies, stakeholders and users. Efforts are also being made to update the basic data every three months to ensure the availability of most recent data at any given time. TASHI DELEK Pemba Wangchuk Offtg. Secretary Ministry of Information and Communications 11th February 2019 2 Table Contents I. ABOUT THE ANNUAL INFO-COMM AND TRANSPORT STATISTICAL BULLETIN 4 II. SUMMARY OF ICT, MEDIA AND TRANSPORT SECTOR INDICATORS 5 CHAPTER 1- INFORMATION SOCIETY 7 A. ICT and Telecommunication Development 7 1.1. Fixed-Line Telephony 7 1.2. Mobile Cellular Telephony 10 1.3. Internet Services 12 B. Basic Postal Infrastructure Information 18 C. Media Profile: Current scenario 25 1.4. Print Media 25 1.5. Radio Broadcasters 26 1.6. Magazines 27 1.7. Television Network 27 1.8. Cable Television Services 27 1.9. Films 30 A. Civil Aviation 31 2.1. Airlines, Aircraft and route 31 2.2 Airport Details 32 2.4 Helipads 32 2.5 International Air Services 35 2.6. International Air Passengers 35 2.7. Domestic Air Services 38 2.8. Helicopter Services 40 B. Surface Transport 40 2.9. Motor Vehicle growth trend 40 2.10. Vehicle Distribution and Ownership pattern, 2018 42 2.11. Vehicle Growth Trend by type 53 2.12. Motor Vehicle Crashes and Casualties 57 III. TECHNICAL NOTES 66 3 I. ABOUT THE ANNUAL INFO-COMM AND TRANSPORT STATISTICAL BULLETIN The Annual Info-Comm. and Transport Statistical Bulletin is aimed at disseminating up-to date and correct information and statistical data on ICT, Media, Transport and postal services in the country. The data in this report were collected and compiled by the Policy and Planning Division of the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC). However, agencies dealing with ICT/telecom, Media, Transport and Postal services are the direct source of information concerning their respective areas. The statistical bulletin provides data until December 2018, and therefore, valid as of that period. Attempt has been made to provide detailed statistical information keeping most parameters into account; however, there are many areas that still lack information. MoIC will continue its endeavour to improve and include missing information in subsequent publications. This bulletin is divided into two chapters. Chapter One provides statistical information on information society broadly dealing with ICT, Telecommunications, Media and Postal sectors. Chapter Two deals with transport sector focusing on Civil Aviation and Surface Transport activities. It is hoped that the information provided in this publication will prove useful for use by Government agencies, general public, development partners, training institutions and students alike. 4 II. SUMMARY OF ICT, MEDIA AND TRANSPORT SECTOR INDICATORS Sectors Data (as of December 2018) ICT ➢ Internet subscribers1 779,966 (726,138 in 2017): 7.4% increase ➢ Fixed Line telephone subscribers 22,015 (21,364 in 2017): 3.05 % increase ➢ Number of Dzongkhags HQ’s with All 20 Dzongkhags Fixed Line connections 703,554 (730,623 in 2017): 3.7% decrease ➢ Mobile Cellular subscribers 2 ➢ % of population using Mobile 95.8% (93.71 % in 2017)- 2.09% increase phones ➢ Number of Gewog HQ’s with access All 205 Gewogs to Mobile network Information, Media and Postal ➢ Television Stations 1 (BBS Channel 1 & 2) ➢ Radio Stations 11 (Including community and campus radio) ➢ Number of Newspapers 4 8 ➢ Number of Magazines3 5 Ø Number of films approved and 23 released for public viewing during 2018 Surface Transport ➢ Vehicle Number 100,544 (92,008 in 2017): 9.28 % increase ➢ Number of Taxis 4,672 (4,455 in 2017): 4.87% increase ➢ Number of Motor Vehicle Crashes 1,360 (862 in 2017) – 57.77% increase ➢ Number of deaths due to vehicle 135 (104 in 2017): 29.8 % increase crashes 1 Internet subscribers here refer to those household/organizations/individuals connected by Fixed Broadband, GPRS/EDGE/3G/4G and Lease line only. The figure does not take into account the actual number of internet users via their Offices, community centers, Internet Cafes or homes. 2 Using 2018 NSB projected population of 734,374 3 The list excludes those magazines published by respective airlines 4 License for Bhutan Observer, Druk Melong, Bhutan Youth and Druk Yoedzer cancelled 5 ➢ Number of injuries due to vehicle 807 (457in 2017) – 76.59% increase crashes Air Transport ➢ Domestic Airports 3 ➢ International Airport 1 ➢ No. of Airlines operating domestic 1 (Drukair) routes 2 ➢ No. of Airlines operating international routes ➢ No. of international Air Passengers 348,448 (322,961 in 2017): 7.89% increase (excluding connecting sectors) carried by Bhutanese Airlines only ➢ No. of Air Passengers (Domestic 12,293(11,974 in 2017)- 2.7% increase sector) Ø No. of Helicopter Service Operator 1 6 CHAPTER 1- INFORMATION SOCIETY This Chapter deals with basic statistical information relating to the information society such as ICT, Telecommunication, Post and the Media. A. ICT and Telecommunication Development Bhutan Telecom Limited (BTL), Tashi InfoComm Limited (TICL), DrukComm, Supernet InfoComm, Bitcom Systems, Datanet Wifi, Nano and Drangdhen Tshonglay are the eight licensed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country. Bhutan Telecom Limited is the sole provider of Fixed-line telecommunication services, while Cellular Mobile services are provided by B-Mobile (Bhutan Telecom Limited) and Tashi-Cell (Tashi Info-Comm. Ltd). With the exception of Bhutan Telecom, which is a state-Owned Enterprise, all other ISPs are private sector ventures. Table 1: Key ICT indicators- as of December 2018 Sl. Indicators Number No. 1 Fixed line subscribers 22,015 2 Cellular Mobile subscribers 703,554 Internet subscribers5: 779,966 i. Lease line subscribers 1,591 3 ii. Fixed Broadband subscribers 9,211 iii. GPRS/EDGE subscribers6 2,396 iv. Mobile Broadband subscribers, of which: a. 4G subscribers/users 157,874 b. 3G subscribers/users 608,894 4 No. of Gewogs with access to Mobile services All 205 Gewogs 5 No. of Dzongkhags head-offices with Fixed line and Mobile All 20 Dzongkhags services 1.1. Fixed-Line Telephony Unlike the global trend, Fixed-Line subscriptions in Bhutan has increased over the past two years. Fixed-line subscriptions peaked in 2005 with 32,709 subscribers, and since then the number of subscribers kept declining. However, in the past two years, the number has seen a slight increase in comparison to previous years. As of December 2018, the total number of fixed line subscriptions reached 22,015, 651 more subscribers than in 2017. For 2018, Fixed- telephone line subscriptions per 100 inhabitants7 stands at 2.99. 5 Dial up internet connection discontinued by all ISP providers 6 Decrease in this figure is attributed to Bhutan Telecom converting all its GPRS/EDGE users to 3G users. The figure reflects Tashi Cell’s subscribers only 7 Total projected population of Bhutan as of 2018 December is taken as 734,374 (NSB-estimated projection) 7 Chart 1: Yearly Fixed-telephone Line Subscriptions trend, 2004-2018 35,000 32,709 31,526 30,285 30,279 30,000 27,937 27,490 27,005 26,485 26,348 26,292 25,000 23,823 22,015 21,811 21,364 21,081 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 TOTAL NUMBER OF SUB SCRIBERS 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YEAR Source: Bhutan Telecom Chart 2: Fixed-telephone line subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, Bhutan, 2004-2018 7.00 5.90 6.00 5.10 4.90 5.00 4.60 4.20 3.80 3.78 3.88 3.70 4.00 3.60 3.20 3.00 2.81 2.67 2.74 3.00 2.00 Per 100 inhabitants 1.00 0.00 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Year Source: Bhutan Telecom & MoIC Table 2: Fixed-telephone line subscriptions, by Dzongkhags and quarter wise, 2018 Sl. No. Dzongkhag 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q 1 Bumthang 531 530 606 612 2 Chukha 2470 2455 2459 2475 3 Dagana 179 176 180 176 4 Gasa 72 72 73 73 5 Haa 325 287 292 289 8 6 Lhuntse 130 130 134 134 7 Mongar 590 581 567 556 8 Paro 1596 1615 1636 1621 9 Punakha 378 377 385 373 10 Pemagatshel 208 209 211 214 11 Samtse 542 549 540 560 12 Sarpang 981 988 989 985 13 Samdrupjongkhar 905 913 921 928 14 Thimphu 10239 10481 10605 10525 15 Trongsa 371 370 375 375 16 Trashigang 645 633 643 637 17 Tashi Yangtse 180 186 187 189 18 Tsirang 202 200 204 217 Wangdue 765 767 19 Phodrang 778 784 20 Zhemgang 285 284 292 292 Grand Total 21594 21803 22077 22015 Source: Bhutan Telecom Table 3: Fixed-telephone line subscriptions trend, by Dzongkhags, 2013-2018 Sl.
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