Communications of Korea South
Telephones - main lines in use: | 26.866 million (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: | 38.342 million (2005) |
Telephone system: | general assessment: excellent domestic and international services domestic: NA international: country code - 82; fiber-optic submarine cables - 1 Korea-Russia-Japan, 1 Korea-Japan-Hong Kong, 3 Korea-Japan-China, 1 Korea-Japan-China-Europe, 1 Korea-Japan-China-US-Taiwan, 1 Korea-Japan-China, 1 Korea-Japan-Hong Kong-Taiwan, 1 Korea-Japan; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 3 Inmarsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) |
Radio broadcast stations: | AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2 (2005) |
Radios: | 47.5 million (2000) |
Television broadcast stations: | 43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (2005) |
Televisions: | 15.9 million (1997) |
Internet country code: | .kr |
Internet hosts: | 5.434 million (2005) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 11 (2000) |
Internet users: | 33.9 million (2005) |