| Telephones
- main lines in use: |
7.43 million (2002) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular: |
4,494,700 (2002) |
| Telephone
system: |
general assessment: large system;
underwent extensive upgrading during 1990s and is reasonably modern;
Internet access and cellular service are available
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; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat; 5 coaxial
submarine cables; tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay
to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel and a signatory to Project
Oxygen (a global submarine fiber-optic cable system) |
| Radio
broadcast stations: |
purchasing power parity - $3,900 (2003
est.) |
| Television
broadcast stations: |
150 |
| Internet
country code: |
.eg |
| Internet
hosts: |
3,061 |
| Internet
users: |
3 million |
|
Egypt Communications