Korea, South Communications - 2006

Telephones - main lines in use:
26,595,100 (2004)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
36,586,100 (2004)

Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent domestic and international services
domestic: NA
international: country code - 82; 10 fiber-optic submarine cables - 1 Korea-Russia-Japan, 1 Korea-Japan-Hong Kong, 3 Korea-Japan-China, 1 Korea-Japan-China-Europe, 1 Korea-Japan-China-US-Taiwan, 1 Korea-Japan-China, 1 Korea-Japan-Hong Kong-Taiwan, 1 Korea-Japan; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 3 Inmarsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2 (2005)

Television broadcast stations:
terrestrial stations 43; cable operators 59; relay cable operators 190 (2005)

Internet country code:
.kr

Internet hosts:
5,433,591 (2004)