Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 20.57 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 15

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 94.2 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 153 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 18

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern, well-developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services
domestic: high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks
international: country code - 39; a series of submarine cables provide links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat (2011)

Broadcast media:
two Italian media giants dominate - the publicly owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite TV network; RAI operates 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; some 1,300 commercial radio stations (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)

Television - broadcast stations:
358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)

Internet country code:
.it

Internet hosts:
25.662 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 4
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 37 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 59.9% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 18