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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 12
21.06 million (2011)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 11
92.3 million (2011)
Telephone system
General assessment
Modern, well developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services Domestic High-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks International Country code - 39; a series of submarine cables provide links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat Broadcast media
Two Italian media giants dominate - the publicly-owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately-owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite TV network; RAI operates 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; some 1,300 commercial radio stations (2007) Internet country code
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Internet hosts World Ranking: 3
25.456 million (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 13
29.235 million (2009)
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