| Telephones - main lines in use: |
915,223 (1998)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
1 million (1999)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
modern system consisting of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai
domestic:
microwave radio relay and coaxial cable
international:
satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; submarine cables to Qatar, Bahrain, India, and Pakistan; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 13, FM 7, shortwave 2 (1998)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
15 (1997)
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| Televisions: |
310,000 (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.ae
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
1 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
400,000 (2000)
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