Telephones - main lines in use:
about 2,000 (1999 est.)
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media:
0 (1999)
country comparison to the world: 222
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment: sparse and limited system
domestic:
NA
international:
country code - 212; tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco
Morocco's state-owned broadcaster, Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM), operates a radio service from Laayoune and relays TV service; a Polisario-backed radio station also broadcasts (2008)