Saudi Arabia Communications:
Telephones — main lines in use:
3,502,600 (2003 est.)
Telephones — mobile cellular:
7,238,200 (2003 est.)
Telephone system:
general assessment:
modern system
domestic:
extensive microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and fiber-optic cable systems
international:
country code - 966; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; submarine cable to Djibouti, Egypt and Bahrain; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 43 , FM 31 , shortwave 2 (1998 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
117 (1997 est.)
Internet country code:
.sa
Internet hosts:
15,931 (2004 est.)
Internet users:
1.5 million (2003 est.)
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