United Kingdom Communications:
Telephones — main lines in use:
34.9 million (2002 est.)
Telephones — mobile cellular:
49.68 million (2002 est.)
Telephone system:
general assessment:
technologically advanced domestic and international system
domestic:
equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
international:
country code - 44; 40 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 219 , FM 431 , shortwave 3 (1998 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995 est.)
Internet country code:
.uk
Internet hosts:
3,398,708 (2004 est.)
Internet users:
25 million (2002 est.)
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