Short facts about communications in Oman

Telephones - main lines in use:

201,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

59,822 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  modern system consisting of open wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable domestic:  open wire, microwave, radiotelephone communications, and a domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations international:  satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)

Radios:

1.4 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999)

Televisions:

1.6 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.om

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

50,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook