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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
152,000 (1997)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
58,543 (1997)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
modern system
domestic:
modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile cellular telephones
international:
tropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; submarine cable to Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat (1997)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
4 (1997)
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| Televisions: |
275,000 (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.bh
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
1 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
37,500 (2000)
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