Short facts about communications in Qatar

Telephones - main lines in use:

142,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

43,476 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  modern system centered in Doha domestic:  NA international:  tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and UAE; submarine cable to Bahrain and UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:

256,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

2 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

230,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.qa

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

45,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook