Communications in IraqTelephones - main lines in use:
675,000 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
NA
<p>Telephone system:
reconstitution of damaged telecommunication facilities began after the Gulf war; most damaged facilities have been rebuilt
domestic:
the network consists of coaxial cables and microwave radio relay links
international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) and 1 Arabsat (inoperative); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; Kuwait line is probably nonoperational
<p>Radio broadcast stations:
AM 19 (5 are inactive), FM 51, shortwave 4 (1998)
<p>Radios:
4.85 million (1997)
<p>Television broadcast stations:
13 (1997)
<p>Televisions:
1.75 million (1997)
<p>Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (1999)
<p>Country code (Top-level domain): IQ
<p>Postal Services: A contract for $55 million for a study of the postal system has been awarded as part of the social and economic infrastructure reconstruction program.(2003)
- See also : Iraq
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