Telephones - main lines in use:
997,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 79
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
8.313 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: since unification in 1990, efforts have been made to create a national telecommunications network
domestic: the national network consists of microwave radio relay, cable, tropospheric scatter, GSM and CDMA mobile-cellular telephone systems; fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity remains low by regional standards
international: country code - 967; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 2 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and Djibouti

Broadcast media:
state-run TV with 2 stations; state-run radio with 2 national radio stations and 5 local stations; stations from Oman and Saudi Arabia can be accessed (2007)

Internet country code:
.ye

Internet hosts:
255 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 189
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
2.349 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 71
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]