Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1.16 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 72

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 5.9 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 115 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 111

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe
domestic: Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems
international: country code - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) (2011)

Broadcast media:
state-owned public radio-TV broadcaster operates 3 nationwide TV stations, 3 nationwide radio stations, and 16 regional radio stations; roughly a dozen privately owned television stations broadcast nationally and roughly another 25 local TV stations broadcasting; nearly 75% of households have access to multi-channel cable or satellite TV; 2 privately owned radio stations broadcast nationwide and another 240 stations operate locally (2008)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 5, FM 160, shortwave 1 (2008)

Television - broadcast stations:
69 (2008)

Internet country code:
.no

Internet hosts:
3.588 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 4.9 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 96.2% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 70