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Netherlands Communications 2016
https://allcountries.org/world_fact_book_2016/netherlands/netherlands_communications.html
SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES











Netherlands Communications 2016
SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES


Page last updated on February 11, 2016

Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 7.13 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: 25

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 19.6 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 116 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 58

Telephone system:
general assessment: highly developed and well maintained
domestic: extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
international: country code - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (2011)

Broadcast media:
more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and many commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage (2008)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 4, FM 567, shortwave 1 (2009)

Television - broadcast stations:
342 (2009)

Internet country code:
.nl

Internet hosts:
13.699 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 16.2 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 96.1% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 34


NOTE: The information regarding Netherlands 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 Netherlands Communications 2016 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Netherlands Communications 2016 should be addressed to the CIA.




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