164

Socio-economic services

Table 13.27
Telecommunication Services 2007 – 2016

Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016(a)

Fixed Access Services

Subscriber Base (’000)
Wire-line Services (’000)
Wireless Access Services (’000)
Growth Rate of the Subscribers
Telephone Density(d)
  (Telephones per 100 persons)
2,742 3,446 3,436 3,535 3,608 3,449 2,707 2,710 2,601 2,550
932 934 872 897 942 999 1,062 1,123 1,128 1,166
1,810 2,513 2,564 2,638 2,667 2,450(b) 1,645(c) 1,587 1,473 1,384
45.5 25.7 -0.3 2.9 2.1 -4.4 -21.5 0.1 -4.0 -2.0
13.7 17.0 16.8 17.1 17.3 16.9 13.2 13.0 12.4 12.0

Other Services
Cellular Phones (’000)
Cellular Mobiles per 100 Persons
Public Pay Phone Booths
Internet Connections(e)
7,983 11,083 14,264 17,267 18,319 20,324 20,315(c) 22,123 24,385 26,228
40 55 70 84 88 100 99 107 116 124
8,526 7,417 7,378 6,958 6,458 6,983 6,773 6,642 5,809 5,301
202,348 234,000 240,000 502,000 844,749 1,365,655 2,009,456 3,396,295 4,090,920 4,920,554

(a) Provisional Sources : Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka

(b) Wireless Local Loop telephones declined in 2012 due the rectification of Central Bank of Sri Lanka
statistical reportings subsequent to the merger of two companies.
(c) Wireless Local Loop telephones and Cellular phones declined in 2013
due to a revision in the classification of active subscribers in January
2013.
(d) Include Wireline Services and Wireless Services only
(e) Includes mobile internet connections from 2010 onwards

Table 13.28
Mass Media 2007 – 2016

Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016(a)

Circulation of Newspapers(b)

Daily Newspapers, ’000 173,579 161,578 164,547 170,240 173,255 228,269 334,348 345,029 383,129 411,760
Sinhala 118,721 117,136 123,245 126,730 128,163 156,375 210,805 206,979 226,490 258,995
Tamil 23,520 12,927 9,347 8,884 10,194 28,748 47,302 62,625 75,906 60,969
English 31,338 31,516 31,955 34,627 34,897 43,146 76,241 75,424 80,734 91,796
Copies per ’000 persons
per day, No. 28 25 26 26 27 36 52 53 58 62

Weekly Newspapers, ’000 98,266 88,696 82,801 80,295 88,281 90,403 106,574 117,544 124,949 127,064
Sinhala 69,537 66,178 62,096 62,948 70,453 66,710 68,699 74,960 80,811 83,288
Tamil 14,376 8,007 7,071 3,233 3,964 9,698 15,432 20,335 21,653 19,324
English 14,353 14,511 13,635 14,115 13,864 13,995 22,443 22,250 22,485 24,452
Copies per ’000 persons
per week, No. 94 84 78 75 81 85 100 109 115 115

Televisions
No. of TV Channels 14 18 20 21 22 25 25 25 25 24

Radios
No. of Radio Services 39 56 48 51 51 54 54 54 54 53

(a) Provisional. Sources : Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.

(b) National newspapers only. Express Newspapers (Ceylon) Ltd.
Sumathi Publications
Upali Newspapers Ltd.
Wijeya Publications Ltd.
Ministry of Mass Media and Information

Item
Training Schools for Youthful Offenders
Admission
Average daily population
Admission to Prisons by Offence
Murder
Attempted Murder
Culpable Homicide and Attempted
Culpable Homicide
Kidnapping
Rape
Simple & Grievous Hurt
Criminal Force & Intimidation
Unlawful Intercourse & Attempt
Attempt Suicide & Abetment of Suicide
Burglary & Robbery
Trespass, House Breaking &
Possession of House Breaking Tools
Extortion & Looting
Cheating & Criminal Breach of Trust
Theft
Other Offences
Total
Admissions to Prisons by Length of Sentence
Under one Month
One Month to Six Months
Six Months to One Year
One Year to Two Years
Two Years to Five Years
Five Years to Ten Years
Over Ten Years and Death Sentences
Total
Death Sentences
Sentenced to Death
Death Sentences Commuted to
Imprisonment
Awaiting Execution or Final Decision
for Commutation or Execution
Admission Rate
(Per 100,000 Population)
165
Socio-economic services
Table 13.29
Prisoners 2007 – 2016
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
22 36 26 32 28 16 29 16 21 14
90 75 69 67 70 63 57 37 40 41
321 124 108 96 103 125 118 136 175 174
144 166 121 149 113 144 115 95 74 94
241 529 335 470 210 273 228 200 136 189
12 2 11 87 6 11 14 43 6 7
235 319 227 250 166 273 244 281 211 199
267 290 317 347 217 284 307 301 374 348
64 46 31 85 18 17 21 29 50 50
24 65 163 208 142 195 33 14 35 18
14 2 0 0 0 3 3 15 9 13
948 894 1,130 1,438 819 1,097 1,536 1,422 910 937
615 550 868 502 488 636 656 606 485 536
597 583 519 683 537 603 1,065 603 504 671
321 344 321 493 405 501 885 513 369 379
1,191 1,216 1,268 1,356 1,282 1,893 1,780 1,689 1,218 1,220
26,312 28,436 32,453 25,964 22,512 22,336 23,755 21,641 19,530 19,225
31,306 33,566 37,872 32,128 27,018 28,391 30,760 27,588 24,086 24,060
2,616 2,440 3,034 2,972 2,098 3,826 2,961 3,518 2,243 4,774
11,812 13,647 12,973 11,150 11,147 13,192 15,013 12,559 12,317 11,780
5,285 6,895 8,566 6,424 5,706 4,984 6,003 5,421 5,509 3,214
8,410 7,103 9,375 8,367 5,757 3,772 4,104 3,651 2,322 2,502
2,057 2,377 3,105 2,433 1,698 2,003 2,024 1,783 1,043 1,203
580 576 453 415 357 296 352 311 205 226
546 528 366 367 255 318 303 345 447 361
31,306 33,566 37,872 32,128 27,018 28,391 30,760 27,588 24,086 24,060
176 128 108 96 107 131 124 153 186 180
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
176 128 108 96 107 131 124 153 186 180
157 166 185 156 130 140 151 133 115 114
Source : Department of Prisons