| Communications | Netherlands |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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7.169 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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426 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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19.31 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,147 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: highly developed and well maintained
domestic: extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
international: country code - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (2007) |
Broadcast media:
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more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and a large number of commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations operating with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 4, FM 567, shortwave 1 (2009) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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4,211,752 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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29,713 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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16,847,007 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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342 (2009) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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49,261 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.nl |
Internet hosts:
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12.607 million (2010) |
Internet users:
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14.872 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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883 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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