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Iceland: Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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196,984 (2001)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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248,131 (221,231 GSM, 26,900 NMT) (2001)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: extensive domestic service
domestic: the trunk network consists of coaxial and fiber-optic cables and microwave radio relay links
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Iceland shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3, FM about 70 (including repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
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Radios:
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260,000 (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997)
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Televisions:
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98,000 (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.is
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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20 (2001)
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Internet users:
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220,000 (2002)
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