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Tabular Data - Communications in France
| Telephones - Main Lines In Use : |
33,905,400 (2003) |
| Telephones - Cellular : |
41,683,100 (2003) |
| Telephone System : |
general assessment: highly developed
domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system
international: country code - 33; 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 Stations : |
AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998) |
| Radios : |
55,300,000 (1997) |
| Television Stations : |
584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995) |
| Televisions : |
34.8 million (1997) |
| Internet Country Code : |
.fr |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) : |
62 (2000) |
| Internet Users : |
21.9 million (2003) |
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