Saudi Arabia's Communications | Saudi or Saudi Arabian Communications

Telephones - main lines in use: 3,502,600 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 7,238,200 (2003)

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 Service Providers (ISPs):

Internet users: 1.5 million (2003)



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