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Telephones - main lines in use:
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10.808 million (2006)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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18.001 million (2006)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: large system; underwent extensive upgrading during 1990s and is reasonably modern; Telecom Egypt, the landline monopoly, has been increasing service availability and in 2006 fixed-line density stood at 14 per 100 persons; as of 2007 there were three mobile-cellular networks and service is expanding rapidly
domestic: principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and microwave radio relay
international: country code - 20; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 AND SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks; linked to the international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat; tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 (1999)
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Television broadcast stations:
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98 (September 1995)
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Internet country code:
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.eg
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Internet hosts:
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5,363 (2007)
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Internet users:
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6 million (2006)
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