Individuals Having Used the Internet to Obtain Information from Public Authorities in the Last 12 Months by Household Type in Portugal

Internet Penetration

Number of internet subscriptions, usually measured per 100 inhabitants. The penetration rate measures a product's degree of adoption among the population. Based on: Eurostat.

Internet Subscribers

Subscriptions giving access to the public Internet (TCP/IP connection). The statistic is measured irrespective of the type or speed of access, the type of device used to access the Internet, or the method of payment. Based on: International Telecommunication Union.

Internet Revenue

Revenue generated by the supply of internet access, usually expressed in millions of national currency.

Internet Services Expenditure

Total direct household expenditure on internet services, usually expressed in million or billion of national currency.

International Internet Bandwidth

Maximum quantity of data transmission from a country to the rest of the world. It consists of the addition of the capacity of all international data lines from a country toward others, usually measured in megabits per second (mbps) or in gigabits per second (gbps). Based on: International Telecommunication Union.

Broadband Subscribers

Subscriptions to high-speed access to the public internet (TCP/IP connection). This statistic is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscribers that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. Based on: International Telecommunication Union.

Broadband Speed

Maximum theoretical download speed of a broadband connection. Usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps). Based on: International Telecommunication Union.