Italy: Communications

Telephones - main lines in use

27.142 million (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular

53.003 million (2002)

Telephone system

general assessment: modern, well developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services
domestic: high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks
international: country code - 39; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat; 21 submarine cables

Radio broadcast stations

AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)

Radios

50.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations

358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions

30.3 million (1997)

Internet country code

.it

Internet hosts

672,638 (2002)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

93 (Italy and Holy See) (2000)

Internet users

19.9 million (2002)