Telephones 5.24 million (including 663 million car-mobile phones) (1996 est.)

Telephone system excellent domestic and international services
domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations AM 7, FM 50 (state-owned 10, private 40, shortwave 1 (1997)

Radios 2.8 million (1996)

Television broadcast stations 15 of which state-owned 5, private 10 (repeaters 1,322) (1997)

Televisions 2.647 million licenses (1996)

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