Italy Communications 2009, CIA World Factbook




Italy Communications 2009 http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/italy/italy_communications.html SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Telephones - main lines in use:
26.89 million (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
78.571 million (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern, well developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services
domestic: high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks
international: country code - 39; a series of submarine cables provide links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat

Radio broadcast stations:
AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)

Television - broadcast stations:
358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)

Internet country code:
.it

Internet hosts:
17.702 million (2008)

Internet users:
32 million (2007)

NOTE: The information regarding Italy on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Italy Communications 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Italy Communications 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.

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