Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 4.37 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 54 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 38
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 11.5 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 142 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 79
Telephone system:
general assessment: highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services
domestic: ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 125 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks
international: country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean) (2011)
Broadcast media:
the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage (2009)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 106 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 3 (2008)
Television - broadcast stations:
106 (2007)
Internet hosts:
5.301 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 20
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
Internet users:
total: 7.1 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 88.0% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 54