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Qatar Communications 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Page last updated on February 5, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
306,700 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.302 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system centered in Doha
domestic: combined fixed and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 130 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 974; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and the US; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and the UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat

Broadcast media:
TV and radio broadcast media are state controlled; home of the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera, which was originally owned and financed by the Qatari Government; Al-Jazeera claims editorial independence in broadcasting; transmissions of several international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Doha (2007)

Internet country code:
.qa

Internet hosts:
897 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
563,800 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 117
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]


NOTE: The information regarding Qatar on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Qatar Communications 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Qatar Communications 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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