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South Korea Communications
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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
24 million (1999)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
27 million (June 2000)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
excellent domestic and international services
domestic:
NA
international:
fiber-optic submarine cable to China; the Russia-Korea-Japan submarine cable; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 106, FM 97, shortwave 6 (1999)
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| Radios: |
47.5 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
121 (plus 850 repeater stations and the eight-channel American Forces Korea Network) (1999)
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| Televisions: |
15.9 million (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.kr
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
11 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
15.3 million (2000)
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