Short facts about communications in France

Telephones - main lines in use:

34.86 million (yearend 1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

11.078 million (yearend 1998)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  highly developed domestic:  extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system international:  satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios:

55.3 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

34.8 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.fr

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

62 (2000)

Internet users:

9 million (2000)

Source: World Factbook