Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1,374,408
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 67

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 7,660,068
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 117 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 101

Telephone system:
general assessment: Libya's civil war has disrupted its telecommunications sector, but much of its infrastructure remains superior to that in most other African countries
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular service generally adequate, but pressure to rebuild damaged infrastructure growing
international: country code - 218; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, NA Arabsat, and NA Intersputnik; submarine cable to France and Italy; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel (2015)

Broadcast media:
state-funded and private TV stations; some provinces operate local TV stations; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-funded radio (2012)

Internet country code:
.ly

Internet users:
total: 1,326,194
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 20.3% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 127