Telephones -
main lines in use | area under government control: 420,000 (2005); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 86,228 (2002) |
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Telephones -
mobile cellular | area under government control: 718,800 (2005); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 143,178 (2002) |
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| Telephone system | general assessment: excellent in both area under government control and area administered by Turkish Cypriots
domestic: open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay
international: country code - 357 (area administered by Turkish Cypriots uses the country code of Turkey - 90); tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat |
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| Radio broadcast stations | area under government control: AM 5, FM 76, shortwave 0
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: AM 1, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2004) |
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Television broadcast
stations | area under government control: 8
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004) |
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| Internet country code | .cy |
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| Internet users | 298,000 (2005) |
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