Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 29.48 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 60 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 12

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 57.2 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 117 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 27

Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies
domestic: fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available with a combined telephone subscribership of roughly 170 per 100 persons; rapid assimilation of a full range of telecommunications technologies leading to a boom in e-commerce
international: country code - 82; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 66 (2011)

Broadcast media:
multiple national TV networks with 2 of the 3 largest networks publicly operated; the largest privately owned network, Seoul Broadcasting Service (SBS), has ties with other commercial TV networks; cable and satellite TV subscription services available; publicly operated radio broadcast networks and many privately owned radio broadcasting networks, each with multiple affiliates, and independent local stations (2010)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 96, FM 322, shortwave 1 (2008)

Television - broadcast stations:
57 (plus 103 cable operators and 119 relay cable operators) (2008)

Internet country code:
.kr

Internet hosts:
315,697 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 62
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 44.9 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 91.5% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 13