Telephones - main lines in use: |
190,900 (2004) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: |
490,300 (2004) |
Telephone system: |
general assessment: modern system centered in Doha
domestic: NA
international: country code - 974; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and UAE; submarine cable to Bahrain and UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat |
Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998) |
Television broadcast stations: |
1 (plus three repeaters) (2001) |
Internet country code: |
.qa |
Internet hosts: |
204 (2005) |
Internet users: |
165,000 (2005) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
Q-Tel: http://www.qtel.com.qa (a telcommunications monopoly) |
