| Communications | Morocco |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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2.394 million (2007) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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69 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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20.029 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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575 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern system with all important capabilities; however, density is low with only 7 fixed lines available for each 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership reached 60 per 100 persons in 2007
domestic: good system composed of open-wire lines, cables, and microwave radio relay links; Internet available but expensive; principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat; national network nearly 100% digital using fiber-optic links; improved rural service employs microwave radio relay
international: country code - 212; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Gibraltar, Spain, and Western Sahara; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria; participant in Medarabtel; fiber-optic cable link from Agadir to Algeria and Tunisia (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 27, FM 25, shortwave 6 (1998) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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1,291,088 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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1,394,375 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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5,809,894 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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995,982 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.ma |
Internet hosts:
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275,889 (2008) |
Internet users:
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7.3 million (2007) |
Internet users - density:
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210 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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