France

France Communications

Telephones - main lines in use
33,905,400 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular
41,683,100 (2003)

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)

Internet country code
.fr

Internet hosts
2,396,761 (2004)

Internet users
21.9 million (2003)



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