Telephones - mobile cellular: 17.7 million (1998)
Telephone system:
modern, well-developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services
domestic:
high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks
international:
satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat; 21 submarine cables
Radio broadcast stations: AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)
Radios: 50.5 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 6,317 (of which only 117 have 2 kW or more of transmitter power) (1997)
Televisions: 30.3 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 219 (1999)
Country code (Top-level domain): IT
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