Oman Communications 2009, CIA World Factbook




Oman Communications 2009 http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/oman/oman_communications.html SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Telephones - main lines in use:
268,100 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.5 million (2007)

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable
domestic: fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems; fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership both increasing; open-wire, microwave, radiotelephone communications, and a domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations
international: country code - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)

Television - broadcast stations:
13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999)

Internet country code:
.om

Internet hosts:
4,785 (2008)

Internet users:
340,000 (2007)

NOTE: The information regarding Oman 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 Oman Communications 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Oman Communications 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.

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