Lebanon: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 970,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 4.4 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 71 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: repair of the telecommunications system, severely damaged during the civil war, now complete domestic: two mobile-cellular networks provide good service; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership almost 90 per 100 persons international: country code - 961; submarine cable links to Cyprus, Egypt, and Syria; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean); coaxial cable to Syria (2015) |
Broadcast media | 7 TV stations, 1 of which is state owned; more than 30 radio stations, 1 of which is state owned; satellite and cable TV services available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible through partner stations (2007) |
Internet country code | .lb |
Internet users | total: 4.577 million percent of population: 74% (July 2015 est.) |