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Telephones - main lines in use:
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700,000 (1999)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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580,000 (1999)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: telecommunications system severely damaged by civil war; rebuilding well underway
domestic: primarily microwave radio relay and cable
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean) (erratic operations); coaxial cable to Syria; microwave radio relay to Syria but inoperable beyond Syria to Jordan; 3 submarine coaxial cables
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Radios:
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2.85 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)
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Televisions:
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1.18 million (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.lb
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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22 (2000)
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Internet users:
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300,000 (2001)
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