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World > Middle East
> Saudi Arabia > Communications (Facts)
| Saudi Arabia - Communications (Facts) |
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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
4.5 million (2006) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
19.663 million (2006) |
| 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) |
| Television broadcast stations: |
117 (1997) |
| Internet country code: |
.sa |
| Internet hosts: |
10,931 (2006) |
| Internet users: |
4.7 million (2006) |
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