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 | CIA World Factbook 2005 |
United Kingdom: Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use: |
34.898 million (2002) | |
Telephones - mobile cellular: |
49.677 million (2002) | |
Telephone system: |
general assessment: technologically advanced domestic and international system
domestic: equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
international: country code - 44; 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 | |
Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998) | |
Radios: |
84.5 million (1997) | |
Television broadcast stations: |
228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995) | |
Televisions: |
30.5 million (1997) | |
Internet country code: |
.uk | |
Internet hosts: |
3,398,708 (2004) | |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
more than 400 (2000) | |
Internet users: |
25 million (2002)
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