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Telephones -
main lines in use | 2.903 million (2005) | | Telephones -
mobile cellular | 3.128 million (2005) | | | Telephone system | general assessment: fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology
domestic: coaxial cable and microwave radio relay network
international: country code - 963; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 1 submarine cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel | | | Radio broadcast stations | AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998) | | Television broadcast
stations | 44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995) | | | Internet country code | .sy | | | Internet users | 1.1 million (2005) | |
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