Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 2.02 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 57

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 4.9 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 101 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 119

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay
domestic: system privatized but dominated by former state monopoly operator; increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas
international: country code - 353; landing point for the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, and UK; satellite earth stations - 81 (2014)

Broadcast media:
publicly owned broadcaster Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE) operates 2 TV stations; commercial TV stations are available; about 75% of households utilize multi-channel satellite and TV services that provide access to a wide range of stations; RTE operates 4 national radio stations and has launched digital audio broadcasts on several stations; a number of commercial broadcast stations operate at the national, regional, and local levels (2014)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 (1998)

Television - broadcast stations:
4 (many repeaters) (2008)

Internet country code:
.ie

Internet hosts:
1.387 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 3.9 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 81.6% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 79