Short facts about communications in Philippines

Telephones - main lines in use:

1.9 million (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

1.959 million (1998)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate domestic:  domestic satellite system with 11 earth stations international:  9 international gateways; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 366, FM 290, shortwave 3 (1999)

Radios:

11.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

31 (1997)

Televisions:

3.7 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.ph

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

33 (2000)

Internet users:

500,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook