| Telephones - main lines in use: |
3,971,500 (December 1998)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
380,000 (1999)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
large system; underwent extensive upgrading during 1990s and is reasonably modern; Internet access and cellular service are available
domestic:
principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and microwave radio relay
international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat; 5 coaxial submarine cables; tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel and a signatory to Project Oxygen (a global submarine fiber-optic cable system)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 (1999)
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| Radios: |
20.5 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
98 (September 1995)
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| Televisions: |
7.7 million (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.eg
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
50 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
300,000 (2000)
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