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Tv tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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 Telephones
Main lines in use:
4.171 million (2009)
Country comparison to the world: 37
Telephones - mobile cellular:
44.864 million (2009)
Country comparison to the world: 27
Telephone system:
General assessment: modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables
Domestic:
mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
International:
country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) (2008)
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Broadcast media:
Broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)
Internet:
Internet country code:
.sa
Internet hosts:
488,598 (2010)
Country comparison to the world: 51
Internet users:
9.774 million (2009)
Country comparison to the world: 30 |
