Telephones 150,000 (1990 est.)

Telephone system telecommunications system severely damaged by civil war; rebuilding well underway
domestic: primarily microwave radio relay and cable
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean) (erratic operations); coaxial cable to Syria; microwave radio relay to Syria but inoperable beyond Syria to Jordan; 3 submarine coaxial cables

Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 1
note: government is licensing a limited number of the more than 100 AM and FM stations operated sporadically by various factions that sprang up during the civil war

Radios 2.37 million (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations 13
note: government is licensing a limited number of TV stations operated by various factions

Televisions 1.1 million (1993 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Lebanon 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 Lebanon Communications 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lebanon Communications 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.