France Communications - 2006

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SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Telephones - main lines in use:
33,870,200 (2004)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
44,551,800 (2004)

Telephone system:
general assessment: highly developed
domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system
international: country code - 33; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)

Television broadcast stations:
584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)

Internet country code:
.fr

Internet hosts:
2,922,040 (2005)

Internet users:
26,214,174 (2005)

NOTE: The information regarding France on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of France Communications 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about France Communications 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.