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World > Middle East
> Syria > Communications (Facts)
| Syria - Communications (Facts) |
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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
2.903 million (2005) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
4.675 million (2006) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology
domestic: coaxial cable and microwave radio relay network
international: country code - 963; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 1 submarine cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel |
| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998) |
| Television broadcast stations: |
44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995) |
| Internet country code: |
.sy |
| Internet hosts: |
66 (2006) |
| Internet users: |
1.5 million (2006) |
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