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Tabular Data - Communications in United Kingdom
| Telephones - Main Lines In Use : |
34.898 million (2002) |
| Telephones - Cellular : |
49.677 million (2002) |
| Telephone System : |
general assessment: technologically advanced domestic and international system
domestic: equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
international: country code - 44; 40 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers |
| Radio Stations : |
AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998) |
| Radios : |
84,500,000 (1997) |
| Television Stations : |
228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995) |
| Televisions : |
30.5 million (1997) |
| Internet Country Code : |
.uk |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) : |
more than 400 (2000) |
| Internet Users : |
25 million (2002) |
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