Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 29.64 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 11
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 319 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 126 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 4
Telephone system:
general assessment: domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good
domestic: coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly
international: country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2011)
Broadcast media:
mixture of about a dozen national TV networks - 2 public broadcasters, the remainder private broadcasters - each with multiple transmitters; more than 100 local TV stations; widespread use of satellite and cable TV systems; public radio broadcaster operates 6 national networks, as well as regional and local stations; overall, more than 700 radio stations with more than 650 privately operated (2008)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 (1998)
Television - broadcast stations:
54 local TV stations (11 national TV networks; each with its group of local transmitters) (2006)
Internet hosts:
1.344 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
Internet users:
total: 42.4 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 16.7% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 14