Telephones 8.7 million (1987 est.)

Telephone system excellent domestic and international service
domestic: domestic satellite system
international: submarine cables to New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean), 2 Inmarsat (Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions)

Radio broadcast stations AM 258, FM 67, shortwave 0

Radios NA

Television broadcast stations 134 (1987 est.)

Televisions 9.2 million (1992 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Australia on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Australia Communications 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Australia Communications 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.