Short facts about communications in Cyprus
| Telephones -
main lines in use: |
Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998);
Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998) |
| Telephones -
mobile cellular: |
Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998);
Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999) |
| Telephone
system: |
general
assessment: excellent in both the Greek Cypriot and
Turkish Cypriot areas
domestic: open wire, fiber-optic cable, and
microwave radio relay
international: tropospheric scatter; 3
coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3
Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and
1 Arabsat |
| Radio
broadcast stations: |
Greek Cypriot area: AM 7, FM 60,
shortwave 1 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1
(1998) |
| Radios: |
Greek Cypriot area: 310,000 (1997);
Turkish Cypriot area: 56,450 (1994) |
| Television
broadcast stations: |
Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225
low-power repeaters) (September 1995); Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5
repeaters) (September 1995) |
| Televisions: |
Greek Cypriot area: 248,000 (1997);
Turkish Cypriot area: 52,300 (1994) |
| Internet
country code: |
.cy |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): |
6
(2000) |
| Internet
users: |
80,000 (2000) | Source: World Factbook |
