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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 69
1.29 million (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 64
11.114 million (2009)
Telephone system
General assessment
Above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; telephone network is completely digitized; Internet access available throughout the country Domestic In an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government has awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between the two mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a strong surge in subscribership; a third mobile, fixed, and ISP operator was licensed in 2009 and will begin offering services in 2010; expansion of mobile-cellular services to include multimedia messaging and e-mail and Internet to mobile phone services also leading to a surge in subscribership; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has reached about 120 telephones per 100 persons International Country code - 216; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches Broadcast media
Broadcast media is mainly government-controlled; the state-run Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment (ERTT) operates 2 national TV networks, several national radio networks, and a number of regional radio stations; 1 TV and 3 radio stations are privately-owned and report domestic news stories directly from the official Tunisian news agency; the state retains control of broadcast facilities and transmitters through L'Office National de la Telediffusion; Tunisians also have access to Egyptian, pan-Arab, and European satellite TV channels (2007) Internet country code
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Internet hosts World Ranking: 178
575 (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 60
3.5 million (2009)
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Tunisia (Tunis):
GPS points from Tunisia (Tunis)
Toujane Qabis
Sidi Ali Bou Medjed Gouvernorat De Sfax
Dechret Zerdoud Gouvernorat De Kairouan
Oued Es Sekkoun Gouvernorat De Siliana
Koudiat Ech Chair Gouvernorat De Sousse
Daour Haoussene Banzart
Washtatah Tunisia (general)
Chott El Behaim Gouvernorat De Kairouan |