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Telephones - main lines in use: 33.897 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 51.662 million (2006)
Telephone system: general assessment: highly developed
domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive
introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system
international: country code - 33; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat
(with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA
Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications
with more than 20 countries
Radio broadcast stations: AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an
approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
Television broadcast stations: 584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
Televisions: 34.8 million (1997)
Internet country code: .fr
Internet hosts: 12,555,000 (2007)
Internet users: 30.838 million (2007)
This information comes from the CIA
World Factbook August 2008.
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