Telephones - main lines in use:
3,317,500 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
5.008 million (2002)
note:
In 2004, the Saudi Telecom Comapny (STC) monopolization was broken by authorizing another company to compete in mobile communication.
Telephone system:
modern system
domestic:
extensive microwave radio relay and coaxial and fiber-optic cable systems
international:
microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; submarine cable to Djibouti, Egypt and Bahrain; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998)
Radios:
6.25 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
117 (1997)
Televisions:
5.1 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
6 (1999)
Country code (Top level domain): SA
- See also : Saudi Arabia
