Communications Of Italy

Telephones main lines in use	26.596 million (2003)
Telephones mobile cellular	55.918 million (2003)
Telephone system	general assessment: modern, well developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services domestic: high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks international: country code - 39; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat; 21 submarine cables
Radio broadcast stations	AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)
Radios	50.5 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations	358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)
Televisions	30.3 million (1997)
Internet country code	.it
Internet hosts	1,437,511 (2004)
Internet Service Providers ISPs	93 (Italy and Holy See) (2000)
Internet users	18.5 million (2003)