Telephones - main lines in use:
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4 million (consisting of 3,600,000 analog main lines plus 400,000 Integrated Services Digital Network connections); in addition, there are 100,000 Asymmetric Digital Services lines (2001)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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6 million (2001)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: highly developed and efficient
domestic: there are 48 main lines for every 100 persons; the fiber optic net is very extensive; all telephone applications and Internet services are available
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Eutelsat; in addition, there are about 600 VSAT (very small aperture terminals) (2002)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 160 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2001)
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Radios:
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6.08 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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45 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)
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Televisions:
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4.25 million (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.at
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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37 (2000)
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Internet users:
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3.7 million (2002)
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