| Communications | Algeria |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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3.314 million (2008) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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97 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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31.871 million (2008) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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933 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: a weak network of fixed-main lines, which remains at roughly 10 telephones per 100 persons, is offset by the rapid increase in mobile cellular subscribership; in 2008, combined fixed-line and mobile telephone density surpassed 100 telephones per 100 persons
domestic: privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile cellular licenses have been issued and, in 2005, a consortium led by Egypt's Orascom Telecom won a 15-year license to build and operate a fixed-line network in Algeria; the license will allow Orascom to develop high-speed data and other specialized services and contribute to meeting the large unfulfilled demand for basic residential telephony; Internet broadband services began in 2003
international: country code - 213; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations - 51 (Intelsat, Intersputnik, and Arabsat) (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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1,367,128 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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34,178,188 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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4,272,274 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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743,005 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.dz |
Internet hosts:
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510 (2009) |
Internet users:
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4.1 million (2008) |
Internet users - density:
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120 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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