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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
9.58 million (1998)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
6.4 million (1998)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
excellent domestic and international service
domestic:
domestic satellite system; much use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile cellular telephones
international:
submarine cables to New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean), 2 Inmarsat (Indian and Pacific Ocean regions) (1998)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)
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| Radios: |
25.5 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
104 (1997)
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| Televisions: |
10.15 million (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.au
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
264 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
7.77 million (2000)
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