Telephones - main lines in use: |
Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998)
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999)
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Telephone system: |
general assessment:
excellent in both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot areas
domestic:
open wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay
international:
tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat
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Radio broadcast stations: |
Greek Cypriot area: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Radios: |
Greek Cypriot area: 310,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 56,450 (1994)
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Television broadcast stations: |
Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995); Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995)
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Televisions: |
Greek Cypriot area: 248,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 52,300 (1994)
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Internet country code: |
.cy
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
6 (2000)
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Internet users: |
80,000 (2000)
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