Lebanon's Communications | Lebanese Communications

Telephones - main lines in use: 678,800 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 775,100 (2002)

Telephone system: general assessment: telecommunications system severely damaged by civil war; rebuilding well underway domestic: primarily microwave radio relay and cable international: country code - 961; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean) (erratic operations); coaxial cable to Syria; microwave radio relay to Syria but inoperable beyond Syria to Jordan; 3 submarine coaxial cables

Radio broadcast stations: AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4 (1998)

Television broadcast stations: 15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)

Internet country code: .lb

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

Internet users: 400,000 (2002)



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