Hong Kong Communications 2008

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

Telephones - mobile cellular:
9.356 million (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services
domestic: microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic network
international: country code - 852; multiple international submarine cables provide connections to Asia, US, Australia, the Middle East, and Western Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2004)

Television broadcast stations:
55 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2006)

Internet country code:
.hk

Internet hosts:
812,137 (2007)