Page last updated on February 08, 2019

Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1,816,262 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 60

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 4,890,534 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 79 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 122

Telephone system:
general assessment: new landlines and fibre-optic networks installed along with faster DSL in 2017; two mobile-cellular networks provide good service,with 4G LTE services; preparing for 5G service; future improvements to fibre-optic infrastructure for total nation coverage in 2020 (2017)
domestic: fixed-line 17 per 100 and 79 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2017)
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 (2016)

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: 4,747,542 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 76.1% (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 79

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 1.3 million (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 65