Communications of Cyprus
Telephones - main lines in use: | area under government control: 408,300 (2006); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 86,228 (2002) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: | area under government control: 718,800 (2005); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 143,178 (2002) |
Telephone system: | general assessment: excellent in both area under government control and area administered by Turkish Cypriots domestic: open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay international: country code - 357 (area administered by Turkish Cypriots uses the country code of Turkey - 90); tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat |
Radio broadcast stations: | area under government control: AM 5, FM 76, shortwave 0 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: AM 1, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2004) |
Radios: | Greek Cypriot area: 310,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 56,450 (1994) |
Television broadcast stations: | area under government control: 8 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004) |
Televisions: | Greek Cypriot area: 248,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 52,300 (1994) |
Internet country code: | .cy |
Internet hosts: | 67,589 (2006) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 6 (2000) |
Internet users: | 298,000 (2005) |