Italy Communications 2008, CIA World Factbook




Italy Communications 2008 https://allcountries.org/wfb2008/italy/italy_communications.html SOURCE: 2008 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Telephones - main lines in use:
25.049 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
71.5 million (2005)

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:
4.117 million (2007)

Internet users:
28.855 million (2006)

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