Saudi Arabia: Communication#
| Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 3,746,906 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (July 2015 est.) |
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| Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 52.796 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 190 (July 2015 est.) |
| Telephone system | general assessment: modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables domestic: mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly international: country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave r (2015) |
| Broadcast media | broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available (2007) |
| Internet country code | .sa |
| Internet users | total: 19.32 million percent of population: 69.6% (July 2015 est.) |