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/* WFB Large Rectangle */ google_ad_slot = "8137512903"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <br> Page last updated on February 23, <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#telephones_main_lines_in_use">Telephones - main lines in use:</a></b><br> 1.702 million (2010) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 62 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/communications/telephones_main_lines_in_use_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Telephones - main lines in use country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#telephones_mobile_cellular">Telephones - mobile cellular:</a></b><br> 5.525 million (2010) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 99 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/communications/telephones_mobile_cellular_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#telephone_system">Telephone system:</a></b><br> <i>general assessment:</i> modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe <br><i>domestic:</i> Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems <br><i>international:</i> country code - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) (1999) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#broadcast_media">Broadcast media:</a></b><br> state-owned public radio-TV broadcaster operates 3 nationwide television stations, 3 nationwide radio stations, and 16 regional radio stations; roughly a dozen privately-owned television stations broadcast nationally and roughly another 25 local TV stations are available; nearly 75% of households have access to multi-channel cable or satellite TV systems; 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