Telephones - main lines in use: 34.898 million (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 49.677 million (2002)

Telephone system: general assessment: technologically advanced domestic and international system domestic: equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems international: country code - 44; 40 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers

Radio broadcast stations: AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998)

Television broadcast stations: 228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)

Internet country code: .uk

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) :

Internet users: 25 million (2002)

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