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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
1.391 million (1998)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
116,645 (1998)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
modern system with all important capabilities; however density is low with only 4.6 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:
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)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 27, FM 25, shortwave 6 (1998)
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| Radios: |
6.64 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)
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| Televisions: |
3.1 million (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.ma
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
8 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
120,000 (1999)
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