Telephones - main lines in use: |
194 million (1997)
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
69.209 million (1998)
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Telephone system: |
general assessment:
a very large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
domestic:
a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
international:
24 ocean cable systems in use; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2000)
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Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 4,762, FM 5,542, shortwave 18 (1998)
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Radios: |
575 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations: |
more than 1,500 (including nearly 1,000 stations affiliated with the five major networks - NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and PBS; in addition, there are about 9,000 cable TV systems) (1997)
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Televisions: |
219 million (1997)
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Internet country code: |
.us
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
7,800 (2000 est.)
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Internet users: |
148 million (2000)
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