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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 118
283,900 (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 105
4.606 million (2009)
Telephone system
General assessment
Modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable; domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations Domestic Fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership both increasing with fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems International Country code - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2008) Broadcast media
1 state-run TV broadcaster; TV stations transmitting from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Yemen available via satellite TV; state-run radio operates multiple stations; first private radio station began operating in 2007 and 2 additional stations now operating (2007) Internet country code
.om
Internet hosts World Ranking: 129
13,488 (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 83
1.465 million (2009)
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