Short facts about communications in United States
| Telephones -
main lines in use: |
194 million
(1997) |
| Telephones -
mobile cellular: |
69.209 million
(1998) |
| Telephone
system: |
general
assessment: a very large, technologically advanced,
multipurpose communications system
domestic: a large system of
fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites
carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system
carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the
country
international: 24 ocean cable systems in use; satellite
earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5
Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
regions) (2000) |
| Radio
broadcast stations: |
AM 4,762, FM 5,542, shortwave 18
(1998) |
| Radios: |
575 million
(1997) |
| Television
broadcast stations: |
more than 1,500 (including nearly 1,000
stations affiliated with the five major networks - NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and PBS;
in addition, there are about 9,000 cable TV systems)
(1997) |
| Televisions: |
219 million
(1997) |
| Internet
country code: |
.us |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): |
7,800 (2000
est.) |
| Internet
users: |
148 million (2000) | Source: World Factbook |
