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Telephones - main lines in use:
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34.86 million (yearend 1998)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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11.078 million (yearend 1998)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: highly developed
domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
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Radios:
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55.3 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
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Televisions:
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34.8 million (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.fr
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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62 (2000)
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Internet users:
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16.97 million (2002)
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