Telephones - main lines in use:
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24 million (2000)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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28 million (September 2000)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: excellent domestic and international services
domestic: NA
international: fiber-optic submarine cable to China; the Russia-Korea-Japan submarine cable; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 104, FM 136, shortwave 5 (2001)
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Radios:
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47.5 million (2000)
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Television broadcast stations:
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121 (plus 850 repeater stations and the eight-channel American Forces Korea Network) (1999)
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Televisions:
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15.9 million (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.kr
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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11 (2000)
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Internet users:
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25.6 million (2002)
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