Hong Kong Communications:
Telephones — main lines in use:
3,801,300 (2003 est.)
Telephones — mobile cellular:
7,241,400 (2003 est.)
Telephone system:
general assessment:
modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services
domestic:
microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic network
international:
country code - 852; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China; access to 5 international submarine cables providing connections to ASEAN member nations, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Middle East, and Western Europe
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 5 , FM 9 , shortwave 0 (2004 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
4 (2004 est.)
Internet country code:
.hk
Internet hosts:
591,993 (2003 est.)
Internet users:
3,212,800 (2003 est.)
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