| Telephones - main lines in use: |
654,000 (1997)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
50,000 (1998)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; Internet access available
domestic:
trunk facilities consist of open-wire lines, coaxial cable, and microwave radio relay
international:
5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; two international gateway digital switches
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 7, FM 20, shortwave 2 (1998)
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| Radios: |
2.06 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995)
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| Televisions: |
920,000 (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.tn
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
1 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
110,000 (2000)
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