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Egypt Communications:
Telephones — main lines in use:
9.6 million (2005 est.)
Telephones — mobile cellular:
8,583,940 (2005 est.)
Telephone system:
general assessment:
large system; underwent extensive upgrading during 1990s and is reasonably modern; Internet access and cellular service are available
domestic:
principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and microwave radio relay
international:
country code - 20; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat; 5 coaxial submarine cables; tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14 , shortwave 3 (1999 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
98 (September 1995 est.)
Internet country code:
.eg
Internet hosts:
3,401 (2004 est.)
Internet users:
4.2 million (2005 est.)
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