Communications Of Cyprus

Telephones main lines in use	Greek Cypriot area: 427,400 (2002); Turkish Cypriot area: 86,228 (2002)
Telephones mobile cellular	Greek Cypriot area: 417,900 (2002); Turkish Cypriot area: 143,178 (2002)
Telephone system	general assessment: excellent in both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot areas domestic: open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay international: country code - 357; tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat
Radio broadcast stations	Greek Cypriot area: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios	Greek Cypriot area: 310,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 56,450 (1994)
Television broadcast stations	Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995);; Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995)
Televisions	Greek Cypriot area: 248,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 52,300 (1994)
Internet country code	.cy
Internet hosts	5,901 (2004)
Internet Service Providers ISPs	6 (2000)
Internet users	210,000 (2002)