Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 13,770,996
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 59 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 17

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 29.681 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 127 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 44

Telephone system:
general assessment: provides telecommunications service for every business and private need
domestic: thoroughly modern; completely digitalized
international: country code - 886; roughly 15 submarine fiber cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2016)

Broadcast media:
5 nationwide television networks operating roughly 75 TV stations; about 60% of households utilize multi-channel cable TV; national and regional radio networks with about 170 radio stations (2016)

Internet country code:
.tw

Internet users:
total: 20.601 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 88% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 33