Short facts about communications in United Kingdom

Telephones - main lines in use:

34.878 million (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

13 million (yearend 1998)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  technologically advanced domestic and international system domestic:  equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems international:  40 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios:

84.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

30.5 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.uk

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

245 (2000)

Internet users:

19.47 million (2000)

Source: World Factbook