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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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