Communications in France
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Telephones - main lines in use: 33.91 million (year end 2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 41.68 million (year end 2003)
Telephone system: highly developed
domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries
Radio broadcast stations: AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
Radios: 55.3 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
Televisions: 34.8 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 62 (2000)
Internet hosts: 2,396,761 (2004)
Internet users: 21.9 million (2003)
See also
External links
- Communications in France - at Discover France (English) (http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_communications.shtml)
- Phone, Fax and Minitel Services in France (English) (http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_communications2.shtml)
- E-mail and the Internet in France (English) (http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_communications3.shtml)
- Print and Broadcast Media in France (English) (http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_communications4.shtml)fr:Communications in France