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Telephones - main lines in use: 25.049 million (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 71.5 million (2005)
Telephone System:
general assessment: modern, well developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services
domestic: high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks
international: country code - 39; a series of submarine cables provide
links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and US; satellite earth
stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2
for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat
Radio Broadcast Stations: AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)
Television Broadcast stations: 358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)
Internet country Code: .it
Internet Hosts: 4.117 million (2007)
Internet Users: 28.855 million (2006)
This information comes from the CIA
World Factbook January 2008.
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