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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 285,318 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 117

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 2,364,477 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 168 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 147

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system; well developed LTE networks,  5G trials tested and deployment in near future; mobile penetration is high compared to the region; development of it own National Broadband Network (NBN); competion is good and telecos are regulated (2017)
domestic: modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones;  20 per 100 fixed-line, 168 per 100 mobile-cellular; (2017)
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 (2016)

Broadcast media:
state-run Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) operates 5 terrestrial TV networks and several radio stations; satellite TV systems provide access to international broadcasts; 1 private FM station directs broadcasts to Indian listeners; radio and TV broadcasts from countries in the region are available (2009)

Internet country code:
.bh

Internet users:
total: 1,351,326 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 98% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 124

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 213,633 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2017 est.)
[see also: Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 106