| Communications |
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| Telephones - main lines in use: |
1.547 million (2005)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
14.021 million (2007) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: the 2003 liberation of Iraq severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq including international connections; widespread government efforts to rebuild domestic and international communications through fiber optic links are in progress; the mobile cellular market has expanded rapidly with an estimated 14 million current users in 2007
domestic: repairs to switches and lines destroyed during 2003 continue; additional switching capacity is improving access; cellular service is available and centered on 3 GSM networks which are being expanded beyond their regional roots, improving country-wide connectivity; wireless local loop licenses have been issued with the hope of overcoming the lack of fixed-line infrastructure
international: country code - 964; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region, and 1 Arabsat (inoperative)); local microwave radio relay connects border regions to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; planned international fiber-optic connections to Iran (terrestrial) with a link to the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine fiber-optic cable l |
| Radio broadcast stations: |
52 (2008)
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| Radios: |
4.85 million (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations: |
47 (2008)
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| Televisions: |
1.75 million (1997) |
| Internet country code: |
.iq |
| Approximate number of web sites: |
90 |
| Internet country code: |
.iq |
| Internet hosts: |
3 (2008) |
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| Internet users: |
500 |
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