Communications of Italy
| Telephones - main lines in use: | 25.049 million (2005) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: | 72.2 million (2005) |
| Telephone system: | general assessment: modern, well developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services domestic: high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks international: country code - 39; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat; 21 submarine cables |
| Radio broadcast stations: | AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998) |
| Radios: | 50.5 million (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations: | 358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995) |
| Televisions: | 30.3 million (1997) |
| Internet country code: | .it |
| Internet hosts: | 1.731 million (2006) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 93 (Italy and Holy See) (2000) |
| Internet users: | 28.87 million (2005) |