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Brunei - Communications (Facts)

Telephones - main lines in use: 80,200 (2006) Telephones - mobile cellular: 254,000 (2006) Telephone system: general assessment: service throughout the country is excellent; international service is good to Southeast Asia, Middle East, Western Europe, and the US domestic: every service available international: country code - 673; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean); digital submarine cable links to Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore (2006) Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 2 (transmitting on 18 different frequencies), shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) station transmits two FM signals with English and Nepali service) (2006) Television broadcast stations: 4 (includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service) (2006) Internet country code: .bn Internet hosts: 27 (2005) Internet users: 165,600 (2006)