Short facts about communications in Ireland

Telephones - main lines in use:

1.59 million (2001)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2 million (2001)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay domestic:  microwave radio relay international:  satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:

2.55 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001)

Televisions:

1.82 million (2001)

Internet country code:

.ie

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

22 (2000)

Internet users:

1 million (2001)

Source: World Factbook