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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 2,320,837 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 56

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 19,826,224 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 326 (2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 58

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2016)
domestic: microwave radio relay, fiber-optic and coaxial cable (2016)
international: country code - 971; linked to the international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian) (2016)

Broadcast media:
except for the many organizations now operating in media free zones in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, most TV and radio stations remain government-owned; widespread use of satellite dishes provides access to pan-Arab and other international broadcasts; restrictions since June 2017 on some satellite channels and websites originating from or otherwise linked to Qatar (2018)

Internet country code:
.ae

Internet users:
total: 5,370,299 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 90.6% (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 73

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 1,297,585 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 66