Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 4.43 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 62 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 36
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 17.4 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 244 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 60
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 (2012)
Broadcast media:
2 commercial terrestrial TV networks each with multiple stations; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; 3 radio networks, one of which is government funded, operate about 15 radio stations (2012)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 6, FM 10, shortwave 0 (2009)
Television - broadcast stations:
2 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2009)
Internet hosts:
870,041 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
Internet users:
total: 5.6 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 79.2% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 61