Short facts about communications in Italy

Telephones - main lines in use:

25 million (1999)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

20.5 million (1999)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  modern, well developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services domestic:  high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks international:  satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat; 21 submarine cables

Radio broadcast stations:

AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)

Radios:

50.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

30.3 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.it

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

93 (Italy and Holy See) (2000)

Internet users:

11.6 million (2000)

Source: World Factbook