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Norway: Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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2.735 million (1998)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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2,080,408 (1998)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe
domestic: Norway has a domestic satellite system; moreover, the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of cellular mobile systems instead of fixed-wire systems
international: 2 buried coaxial cable systems; 4 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) (1999)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Radios:
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4.03 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995)
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Televisions:
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2.03 million (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.no
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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13 (2000)
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Internet users:
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2.68 million (2002)
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