Belgium

Belgium Communications

Telephones - main lines in use
5,120,400 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular
8,135,500 (2002)

Telephone system
general assessment: highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities
domestic: nationwide cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network
international: country code - 32; 5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Eutelsat

Radio broadcast stations
FM 79, AM 7, shortwave 1 (1998)

Television broadcast stations
25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)

Internet country code
.be

Internet hosts
166,799 (2004)

Internet users
3.4 million (2002)



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