Communications Of Saudi Arabia

Telephones main lines in use 3,502,600 (2003)
 
Telephones mobile cellular 7,238,200 (2003)
 
Telephone system
general assessment: modern system
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and fiber-optic cable systems
international: country code - 966; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; submarine cable to Djibouti, Egypt and Bahrain; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
 
Radio broadcast stations AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998)
 
Radios 6.25 million (1997)
 
Television broadcast stations 117 (1997)
 
Televisions 5.1 million (1997)
 
Internet country code .sa
 
Internet hosts 15,931 (2004)
 
Internet Service Providers ISPs   22 (2003)
Internet users 1.5 million (2003)

 

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