| Communications | Tunisia |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.29 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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122 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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11.114 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,046 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; telephone network is completely digitized; Internet access available throughout the country
domestic: in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government has awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between the two mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a strong surge in subscribership; a third mobile, fixed, and ISP operator was licensed in 2009 and will begin offering services in 2010; expansion of mobile-cellular services to include multimedia messaging and e-mail and Internet to mobile phone services also leading to a surge in subscribership; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 100 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 216; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches |
Broadcast media:
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broadcast media is mainly government-controlled; the state-run Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment (ERTT) operates 2 national television networks, several national radio networks, and a number of regional radio stations; 1 TV and 3 radio stations are privately-owned and report domestic news stories directly from the official Tunisian news agency; the state retains control of broadcast facilities and transmitters through L'Office National de la Telediffusion; Tunisians also have access to Egyptian, pan-Arab, and European satellite TV channels (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 7, FM 38, shortwave 2 (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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1,518,456 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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279,716 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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5,314,593 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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408,815 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.tn |
Internet hosts:
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490 (2010) |
Internet users:
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3.5 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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330 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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