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Number of Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
NUMBER OF INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISPs)
NUMBER OF INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISPs)
ISPs in the IAS have been classified by size according to the number of subscribers that ISPs reported at the end of the reference period. For further detail about the scope refer to Explanatory Note 4.
ISPs WITH MORE THAN 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS
Number of Internet Service Providers with more than 1,000 subscribers |
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| | Jun 2012 | Dec 2012 | Jun 2013 |
| | no. | no. | no. |
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ISP size | | | |
| Medium ISPs (1,001 - 10,000 subscribers) | 49 | 46 | 51 |
| Large ISPs (10,001 - 100,000 subscribers) | 24 | 22 | 17 |
| Very large ISPs (100,001 or more subscribers) | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Total number of ISPs | 81 | 76 | 77 |
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At 30 June 2013 there were 77 ISPs with more than 1,000 subscribers operating in Australia, compared with 76 ISPs in December 2012 and 81 ISPs in June 2012.
ISP CENSUS
The June 2013 iteration of the Internet Activity Survey is a full census of all ISPs operating in Australia. Comparison is made between June 2013 Census and the previous census cycle, conducted in respect of June 2010.
Number of Internet Service Providers for ISP Census |
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| | June Quarter 2010 | June Quarter 2013 |
| | no. | no. |
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ISP size | | |
| Very small ISPs (1 - 100 subscribers) | 99 | 215 |
| Small ISPs (101 - 1,000 subscribers) | 166 | 127 |
| Medium ISPs (1,001 - 10,000 subscribers) | 72 | 51 |
| Large ISPs (10,001 - 100,000 subscribers) | 23 | 17 |
| Very large ISPs (100,001 or more subscribers | 12 | 9 |
Total number of ISPs | 372 | 419 |
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In June 2013 there were 419 ISPs compared to 372 ISPs in June 2010.