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Telephones - main lines in use:
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283,900 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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94 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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4.606 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,522 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable; domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations
domestic: fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership both increasing with fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems
international: country code - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2008) |
Broadcast media:
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1 state-run TV broadcaster; TV stations transmitting from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Yemen are accessible via satellite TV; state-run radio operates multiple stations; first private radio station began operation in 2007 and 2 additional stations now operating (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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1,009,320 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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336,440 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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1,513,980 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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232,920 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.om |
Internet hosts:
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9,114 (2010) |
Internet users:
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1.465 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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484 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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