Communications in Austria
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Telephones - main lines in use: 4 million (consisting of 3,600,000 analog main lines plus 400,000 Integrated Services Digital Network connections); in addition, there are 300,000 Asymmetric Digital Services lines (01/2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 6.415 million (2002)
Telephone system:
gerneral assessment:
highly developed and efficient
domestic:
there are 48 main lines for every 100 persons; the fiber optic net is very extensive; all telephone applications and Internet services are available
international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Eutelsat; in addition, there are about 600 VSAT (very small aperture terminals) (2002)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 160 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2001)
Radios: 6.08 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 45 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)
Televisions: 4.25 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 37 (2000) Internet users: 3.7 million (2002)
Country code: AT
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2002.
- See also : Austria