Short facts about communications in Luxembourg

Telephones - main lines in use:

314,700 (1999)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

215,741 (2000)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables domestic:  nationwide cellular telephone system; buried cable international:  3 channels leased on TAT-6 coaxial submarine cable (Europe to North America)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)

Radios:

285,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

5 (1999)

Televisions:

285,000 (1998 est.)

Internet country code:

.lu

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

8 (2000)

Internet users:

86,000 (1999)

Source: World Factbook