Communications of United States
| Telephones - main lines in use: | 172 million (2006) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: | 219.4 million (2005) |
| Telephone system: | general assessment: a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system domestic: a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country international: country code - 1; 24 ocean cable systems in use; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2000) |
| Radio broadcast stations: | AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 (2006) |
| Radios: | 575 million (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations: | 2,218 (2006) |
| Televisions: | 219 million (1997) |
| Internet country code: | .us |
| Internet hosts: | 195.139 million (2005) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 7,000 (2002 est.) |
| Internet users: | 205.327 million (2005) |