Syria
- Communications
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Telephone
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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
Telephones - main lines in use: 3,633,000
(2009)
Rank:
41
Telephones - mobile cellular: 9697000
(2009)
Rank:
66
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Internet
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Internet country code: .sy
Internet hosts: 8114
(2010)
Rank:
133
Internet users: 4469000
(2009)
Rank: 52
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TV
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Television broadcast stations: 44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995)
Television sets: 1.05 million (1997)
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Radio
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Radio broadcast stations: AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radio sets: 4.15 million (1997)
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