Short facts about communications in Singapore

Telephones - main lines in use:

1.928 million (November 2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2.333 million (November 2000)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  major consideration given to serving business interests; excellent international service domestic:  excellent domestic facilities international:  submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 0, FM 16, shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios:

2.6 million (2000)

Television broadcast stations:

6 (2000)

Televisions:

1.33 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.sg

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

9 (2000)

Internet users:

1.74 million (2000)

Source: World Factbook