| Communications | Switzerland |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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4.488 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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588 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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9.475 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,241 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services
domestic: ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 120 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks
international: country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean) |
Broadcast media:
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the publicly-owned radio and television broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national television networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial television stations broadcast regionally and locally; television broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely accessed using multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage (2009) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3, FM 106 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 3 (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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2,546,654 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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72,076 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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2,546,654 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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106 (2007) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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72,076 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.ch |
Internet hosts:
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4.816 million (2010) |
Internet users:
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6.152 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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806 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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