Afghanistan

Telephones - main lines in use:

29,000 (1996)
note:  there were 21,000 main lines in service in Kabul in 1998

Telephones - mobile cellular:

NA

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 7 (6 are inactive; the active station is in Kabul), FM 1, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pushtu, Dari, Urdu, and English) (1999)

Radios:

167,000 (1999)

Television broadcast stations:

at least 10 (one government run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 30 provinces; the regional stations operate on a reduced schedule; also, in 1997, there was a station in Mazar-e Sharif reaching four northern Afghanistan provinces) (1998)

Televisions:

100,000 (1999)

Internet country code:

.af

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

NA

Albania

Telephones - main lines in use:

87,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

3,100 (1999)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 2 (1999)

Radios:

810,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

9 (plus 264 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

405,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.al

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

7 (2000)

Internet users:

2,500 (2000)

Algeria

Telephones - main lines in use:

2.3 million (1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

33,500 (1999)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)

Radios:

7.1 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

3.1 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.dz

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

2 (2000)

Internet users:

20,000 (2000)

Argentina

Telephones - main lines in use:

7.5 million (1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

3 million (December 1999)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 260 (including 10 inactive stations), FM NA (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998)

Radios:

24.3 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

7.95 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.ar

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

33 (2000)

Internet users:

900,000 (2000)

Armenia

Telephones - main lines in use:

568,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

6,220 (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 9, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

850,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

4 (1998)

Televisions:

825,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.am

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (1999)

Internet users:

30,000 (2000)

Australia

Telephones - main lines in use:

9.58 million (1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

6.4 million (1998)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

25.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

104 (1997)

Televisions:

10.15 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.au

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

264 (2000)

Internet users:

7.77 million (2000)

Austria

Telephones - main lines in use:

4 million (3,600,000 analog main lines plus 400,000 ISDN or Integrated Services Digital Network connections) (1999)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

4.5 million (2000)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 61 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

6.08 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

45 (plus 960 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

4.25 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.at

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

37 (2000)

Internet users:

2.6 million (2000)

Belgium

Telephones - main lines in use:

4.769 million (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

974,494 (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

FM 79, AM 7, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

8.075 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

4.72 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.be

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

61 (2000)

Internet users:

2.7 million (2000)

Bolivia

Telephones - main lines in use:

327,600 (1996)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

116,000 (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999)

Radios:

5.25 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

48 (1997)

Televisions:

900,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.bo

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

9 (2000)

Internet users:

35,000 (2000)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Telephones - main lines in use:

303,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

9,000 (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 8, FM 16, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

940,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995)

Televisions:

NA

Internet country code:

.ba

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

3 (2000)

Internet users:

3,500 (2000)

Brazil

Telephones - main lines in use:

17.039 million (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

4.4 million (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999)

Radios:

71 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

138 (1997)

Televisions:

36.5 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.br

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

50 (2000)

Internet users:

8.65 million (2000)

Bulgaria

Telephones - main lines in use:

3.255 million (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

596,000 (2000)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 24, FM 93, shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios:

4.51 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

96 (plus 1,030 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

3.31 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.bg

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

26 (2000)

Internet users:

200,000 (2000)

Canada

Telephones - main lines in use:

18.5 million (1999)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

4.207 million (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 535, FM 53, shortwave 6 (1998)

Radios:

32.3 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

21.5 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.ca

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

760 (2000 est.)

Internet users:

13.28 million (1999)

Chile

Telephones - main lines in use:

2.603 million (1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

944,225 (1998)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 180 (eight inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (one inactive) (1998)

Radios:

5.18 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

3.15 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.cl

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

7 (2000)

Internet users:

625,000 (2000)

China

Telephones - main lines in use:

135 million (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

65 million (January 2001)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 (1998)

Radios:

417 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

3,240 (of which 209 are operated by China Central Television, 31 are provincial TV stations and nearly 3,000 are local city stations) (1997)

Televisions:

400 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.cn

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

3 (2000)

Internet users:

22 million (January 2001)

Croatia

Telephones - main lines in use:

1.488 million (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

187,000 (yearend 1998)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 16, FM 98, shortwave 5 (1999)

Radios:

1.51 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)

Televisions:

1.22 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.hr

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

9 (2000)

Internet users:

100,000 (1999)

Cuba

Telephones - main lines in use:

473,031 (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2,994 (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

3.9 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

58 (1997)

Televisions:

2.64 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.cu

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

4 (2001)

Internet users:

60,000 (2000)

Cyprus

Telephones - main lines in use:

Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999)

Radio broadcast stations:

Greek Cypriot area: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

Greek Cypriot area: 310,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 56,450 (1994)

Television broadcast stations:

Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995); Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995)

Televisions:

Greek Cypriot area: 248,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 52,300 (1994)

Internet country code:

.cy

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

6 (2000)

Internet users:

80,000 (2000)

Czech Republic

Telephones - main lines in use:

3.869 million (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

4.346 million (2000)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 31, FM 304, shortwave 17 (2000)

Radios:

3,159,134 (December 2000)

Television broadcast stations:

150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000)

Televisions:

3,405,834 (December 2000)

Internet country code:

.cz

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

more than 300 (2000)

Internet users:

900,000 (2000)

Denmark

Telephones - main lines in use:

4.785 million (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

1,444,016 (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 2, FM 355, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:

6.02 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998)

Televisions:

3.121 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.dk

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

13 (2000)

Internet users:

2.3 million (2000)

Dominican Republic

Telephones - main lines in use:

709,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

130,149 (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998)

Radios:

1.44 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

25 (1997)

Televisions:

770,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.do

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

24 (2000)

Internet users:

25,000 (1999)

Ecuador

Telephones - main lines in use:

899,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

160,061 (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 392, FM 27, shortwave 29 (1998)

Radios:

4.15 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

15 (including one station on the Galapagos Islands) (1997)

Televisions:

1.55 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.ec

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

13 (2000)

Internet users:

20,000 (2000)

Egypt

Telephones - main lines in use:

3,971,500 (December 1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

380,000 (1999)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 (1999)

Radios:

20.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

98 (September 1995)

Televisions:

7.7 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.eg

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

50 (2000)

Internet users:

300,000 (2000)

Estonia

Telephones - main lines in use:

476,078 (yearend 1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

475,000 (yearend 2000)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 3 (all AM stations inactive since July 1998), FM 82, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

1.01 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

31 (plus five repeaters) (September 1995)

Televisions:

605,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.ee

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

28 (2000)

Internet users:

309,000 (2000)

Finland

Telephones - main lines in use:

2.861 million (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2,162,574 (1997)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

7.7 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

130 (plus 385 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

3.2 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.fi

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

23 (2000)

Internet users:

2.27 million (2000)

France

Telephones - main lines in use:

34.86 million (yearend 1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

11.078 million (yearend 1998)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios:

55.3 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

34.8 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.fr

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

62 (2000)

Internet users:

9 million (2000)