Telephones - main lines in use 34.878 million (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular 13 million (yearend 1998)

Telephone system
general assessment: technologically advanced domestic and international system
domestic: equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
international: 40 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers

Radio broadcast stations AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios 84.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations 228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions 30.5 million (1997)

Internet country code .uk

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 245 (2000)

Internet users 33 million (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding United Kingdom on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of United Kingdom Communications 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about United Kingdom Communications 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.