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Algeria: Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1,447,310 (2003)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: telephone density in Algeria is very low, not exceeding five telephones per 100 persons; the number of fixed main lines increased in the last few years to a little more than 2,000,000, but only about two-thirds of these have subscribers; much of the infrastructure is outdated and inefficient
domestic: good service in north but sparse in south; domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations (20 additional domestic earth stations are planned)
international: country code - 213; 5 submarine cables; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat (1998)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)
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Radios:
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7.1 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)
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Televisions:
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3.1 million (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.dz
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Internet hosts:
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897 (2004)
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2000)
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Internet users:
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500,000 (2002) |
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