Communications of Morocco
Telephones - main lines in use: | 1.266 million (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: | 16.005 million (2006) |
Telephone system: | general assessment: modern system with all important capabilities; however, density is low with only 4 main lines available for each 100 persons domestic: good system composed of open-wire lines, cables, and microwave radio relay links; Internet available but expensive; principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat; national network nearly 100% digital using fiber-optic links; improved rural service employs microwave radio relay international: country code - 212; 7 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Gibraltar, Spain, and Western Sahara; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria; participant in Medarabtel; fiber-optic cable link from Agadir to Algeria and Tunisia (1998) |
Radio broadcast stations: | AM 27, FM 25, shortwave 6 (1998) |
Radios: | 6.64 million (1997) |
Television broadcast stations: | 35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995) |
Televisions: | 3.1 million (1997) |
Internet country code: | .ma |
Internet hosts: | 3,218 (2006) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 8 (2000) |
Internet users: | 4.6 million (2005) |