| Communications | Ireland |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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2.078 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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445 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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4.702 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,007 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay
domestic: system privatized but dominated by former state monopoly operator; increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas
international: country code - 353; landing point for the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, and UK; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
Broadcast media:
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publicly-owned broadcaster Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE) operates 2 TV stations; commercial television stations are available; about 75% of households utilize multi-channel satellite and TV services that provide access to a wide range of stations; RTE operates 4 national radio stations and has launched digital audio broadcasts on several stations; a number of commercial broadcast stations operate at the national, regional, and local levels (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 (1998) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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518,998 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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44,066 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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void |
Television broadcast stations:
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4 (many repeaters) (2008) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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1,167,744 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.ie |
Internet hosts:
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1.339 million (2010) |
Internet users:
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3.042 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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652 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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