Oman Communications 2008, CIA World Factbook




Oman Communications 2008 https://allcountries.org/wfb2008/oman/oman_communications.html SOURCE: 2008 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Telephones - main lines in use:
278,300 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.818 million (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable
domestic: 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

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

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

Internet country code:
.om

Internet hosts:
3,763 (2007)

Internet users:
319,200 (2006)

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