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Hong Kong Communications 2016
https://allcountries.org/world_fact_book_2016/hong_kong/hong_kong_communications.html
SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES











Hong Kong Communications 2016
SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES


Page last updated on February 11, 2016

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 country code:
.hk

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


NOTE: The information regarding Hong Kong on this page is re-published from the 2016 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hong Kong Communications 2016 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hong Kong Communications 2016 should be addressed to the CIA.




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