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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 970,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (July 2015 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 77

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 4.4 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 71 (July 2015 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 125

Telephone system:
general assessment: repair of the telecommunications system, severely damaged during the civil war, now complete
domestic: two mobile-cellular networks provide good service; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership almost 90 per 100 persons
international: country code - 961; submarine cable links to Cyprus, Egypt, and Syria; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean); coaxial cable to Syria (2015)

Broadcast media:
7 TV stations, 1 of which is state owned; more than 30 radio stations, 1 of which is state owned; satellite and cable TV services available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible through partner stations (2007)

Internet country code:
.lb

Internet users:
total: 4.577 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 74% (July 2015 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 76