| Communications | Saudi Arabia |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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4.166 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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160 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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51.564 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,974 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables
domestic: mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
international: country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) (2008) |
Broadcast media:
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broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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607,715 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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842,959 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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13,065,852 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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117 (1997) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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223,348 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.sa |
Internet hosts:
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488,598 (2010) |
Internet users:
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9.774 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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375 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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