| Communications | United Kingdom |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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33.32 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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532 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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80.799 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,289 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: technologically advanced domestic and international system
domestic: equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
international: country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers |
Broadcast media:
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public service broadcaster BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations as well as satellite radio services are available (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 206, FM 696, shortwave 3 (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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304,361 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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90,084 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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20,899,454 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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940 (2008) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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66,701 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.uk |
Internet hosts:
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7.03 million (2010) |
Internet users:
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51.444 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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821 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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