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Communications in Lebanon

Lebanese Communications

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Telephones - main lines in use: 681,400 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 1.26 million (2007)

Telephone system: general assessment: repair of the telecommunications system, severely damaged during the civil war, now complete domestic: two wireless networks provide good service; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership 50 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 (2007)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 20, FM 32 (plus about a dozen unlicensed stations operating), shortwave 4 (2007)

Television broadcast stations: 15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)

Internet country code: .lb

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

Internet users: 950,000 (2006)