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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
2.735 million (1998)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
2,080,408 (1998)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe
domestic:
Norway has a domestic satellite system; moreover the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of cellular mobile systems instead of fixed wire systems
international:
2 buried coaxial cable systems; 4 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) (1999)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1 (1998)
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| Radios: |
4.03 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995)
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| Televisions: |
2.03 million (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.no
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
13 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
2.36 million (October 2000)
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