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Algeria - Communications (Facts) |
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Telephones - main lines in use: |
2.841 million (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: |
20.998 million (2006) |
Telephone system: |
general assessment: telephone density in Algeria is very low, not exceeding 5 telephones per 100 persons; the number of fixed main lines increased in the last few years to nearly 2.6 million, but only about two-thirds of these have subscribers; much of the infrastructure is outdated and inefficient domestic: good service in north but sparse in south; domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations (20 additional domestic earth stations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; submarine cables - 5; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations - 51 (Intelsat, Intersputnik, and Arabsat) (2005) |
Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999) |
Television broadcast stations: |
46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995) |
Internet country code: |
.dz |
Internet hosts: |
1,202 (2006) |
Internet users: |
2.46 million (2006) |
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