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Telephones - main lines in use:
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34.878 million (1997)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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43.5 million (yearend 1998)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: technologically advanced domestic and international system
domestic: equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
international: 40 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998)
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Radios:
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84.5 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)
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Televisions:
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30.5 million (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.uk
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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more than 400 (2000)
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Internet users:
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34.3 million (2002)
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