Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 380,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 108

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 6.2 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 192 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 109

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable; domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations
domestic: fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership both increasing with fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems
international: country code - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2008)

Broadcast media:
1 state-run TV broadcaster; TV stations transmitting from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Yemen available via satellite TV; state-run radio operates multiple stations; first private radio station began operating in 2007 and 2 additional stations now operating (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)

Television - broadcast stations:
13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999)

Internet country code:
.om

Internet hosts:
14,531 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 127
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 2.1 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 65.8% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 96