Short facts about communications in Hong Kong

Telephones - main lines in use:

3.839 million (1999)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

3.7 million (December 1999)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services domestic:  microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic network international:  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 7, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:

4.45 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

1.84 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.hk

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

17 (2000)

Internet users:

1.85 million (2000)

Source: World Factbook