Short facts about communications in Iraq

Telephones - main lines in use:

675,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

NA; service available in northern Iraq (2001)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  reconstitution of damaged telecommunication facilities began after the Gulf war; most damaged facilities have been rebuilt domestic:  the network consists of coaxial cables and microwave radio relay links international:  satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Arabsat (inoperative); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; Kuwait line is probably nonoperational

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 19 (5 are inactive), FM 51, shortwave 4 (1998)

Radios:

4.85 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

13 (1997)

Televisions:

1.75 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.iq

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

NA

Source: World Factbook