Communications of Saudi Arabia
Telephones - main lines in use: | 4.5 million (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: | 13.3 million (2005) |
Telephone system: | general assessment: modern system domestic: extensive microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and fiber-optic cable systems international: country code - 966; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; submarine cable to Djibouti, Egypt and Bahrain; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) |
Radio broadcast stations: | AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998) |
Radios: | 6.25 million (1997) |
Television broadcast stations: | 117 (1997) |
Televisions: | 5.1 million (1997) |
Internet country code: | .sa |
Internet hosts: | 10,931 (2006) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 22 (2003) |
Internet users: | 3.2 million (2006) |