| Communications | Iraq |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.547 million (2005) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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54 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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14.021 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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485 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: the 2003 liberation of Iraq severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq including international connections; widespread government efforts to rebuild domestic and international communications through fiber optic links are in progress; the mobile cellular market has expanded rapidly with an estimated 14 million current users in 2007
domestic: repairs to switches and lines destroyed during 2003 continue; additional switching capacity is improving access; cellular service is available and centered on 3 GSM networks which are being expanded beyond their regional roots, improving country-wide connectivity; wireless local loop licenses have been issued with the hope of overcoming the lack of fixed-line infrastructure
international: country code - 964; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region, and 1 Arabsat (inoperative)); local microwave radio relay connects border regions to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; planned international fiber-optic connections to Iran (terrestrial) with a link to the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine fiber-optic cable (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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52 (station frequency types NA) (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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void |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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void |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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void |
Television broadcast stations:
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47 (2008) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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615,866 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.iq |
Internet hosts:
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3 (2008) |
Internet users:
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54,000 (2007) |
Internet users - density:
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2 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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