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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
700,000 (1999)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
580,000 (1999)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
telecommunications system severely damaged by civil war; rebuilding well underway
domestic:
primarily microwave radio relay and cable
international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean) (erratic operations); coaxial cable to Syria; microwave radio relay to Syria but inoperable beyond Syria to Jordan; 3 submarine coaxial cables
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4 (1998)
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| Radios: |
2.85 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)
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| Televisions: |
1.18 million (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.lb
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
22 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
227,500 (2000)
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