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Telephones - main lines in use:
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675,000 (1997); note - an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April war
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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NA; service available in northern Iraq (2001)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: an unknown number of telecommunication facilities were damaged during the March-April 2003 war
domestic: the network consists of coaxial cables and microwave radio relay links
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Arabsat (inoperative); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; Kuwait line is probably nonoperational
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 19 (5 are inactive), FM 51, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Radios:
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4.85 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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13 (1997); note - unknown number were destroyed during the March-April 2003 war
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Televisions:
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1.75 million (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.iq
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000)
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Internet users:
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12,500 (2001)
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