Telephones - main lines in use:
238,400 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 123
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.578 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system
domestic: modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones
international: country code - 973; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; tropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth station - 1 (2007)

Broadcast media:
state-run broadcast media; Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) operates 5 terrestrial TV networks; satellite TV systems provide access to international broadcasts; state-run BRTC broadcasts over several radio stations; 1 private FM station directs broadcasts to Indian listeners; radio and TV broadcasts from countries in the region are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.bh

Internet hosts:
53,944 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
419,500 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]