Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1.96 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 58

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 8.7 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 157 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 92

Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent service
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
international: country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2011)

Broadcast media:
state controls broadcast media; 8 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV service available; a total of 18 domestic radio stations broadcasting with MediaCorp operating more than a dozen and another 4 stations are closely linked to the ruling party or controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association; many Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 19, shortwave 1 (2008)

Television - broadcast stations:
1 (broadcasting on 8 channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2008)

Internet country code:
.sg

Internet hosts:
1.96 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 4.5 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 80.7% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 73