Iraq Communications 1996

Telephone system:

632,000 telephones; reconstitution of damaged telecommunication facilities began after the Gulf war; most damaged facilities have been rebuilt

local:

intercity:

the network consists of coaxial cables and microwave radio relay links

international:

2 INTELSAT (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 GORIZONT (Atlantic Ocean) in the Intersputnik system, and 1 ARABSAT earth station; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; Kuwait line is probably non-operational

Radio:

broadcast stations:

AM 16, FM 1, shortwave 0

radios:

Television:

broadcast stations:

televisions:

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