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Communications in Qatar
Telephones - main lines in use:
146,980 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 18,469 (1995)
Telephone system:
modern system centered in Doha
domestic:
NA
international:
tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and UAE; submarine cable to Bahrain and UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat
Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios: 256,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 2 (plus three repeaters) (1997)
Televisions: 230,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): Q-Tel : http://www.qatar.net.qa (a telcommunications monopoly)
Country code (Top level domain): QA
- See also : Qatar
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