Telephones 677,793 (1993 est.)

Telephone system modern system consisting of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai
domestic: microwave radio relay and coaxial cable
international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; submarine cables to Qatar, Bahrain, India, and Pakistan; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia

Radio broadcast stations AM 8, FM 3, shortwave 0

Radios 545,000 (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations 12

Televisions 170,000 (1993 est.)

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