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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1,163,800 (2003)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1,899,900 (2003)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; Internet access available
domestic: trunk facilities consist of open-wire lines, coaxial cable, and microwave radio relay
international: country code - 216; 5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; two international gateway digital switches
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Radios:
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2.06 million (1997)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 7, FM 20, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Televisions:
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920,000 (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995)
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Internet country code:
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.tn
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Internet hosts:
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281 (2004)
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Internet users:
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630,000 (2003)
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000)
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