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SyriaCommunications
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Syria: Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use: |
2,099,300 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
400,000 (2002) |
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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 |
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Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios: |
4.15 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations: |
44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995) |
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Televisions: |
1.05 million (1997) |
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Internet country code: |
.sy |
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Internet hosts: |
11 (2004) |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
1 (2000) |
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Internet users: |
220,000 (2002) |
More about Syria:
The World Factbook 2005, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
