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TELEPHONE AND INTERNET As of 2004, Austria possesses around four million main telephone lines, of which 3.6 million are analogue main lines, with a further 400 thousand Integrated Services Digital Network connections. Additionally, there are 300 thousand Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line s. In terms of mobile telecom, in 2005, there were 8,153,900 Mobile Telephone s in use. There are 37 Internet Service Provider s in Austria, serving 3.7 million internet users. The telephone system is well developed and efficient and domestically, there are 48 main lines to every 100 people. Fibre-optic coverage is extensive and a full range of telephone and internet services are available via the network. In terms of international communications, Austria has 2 Intelsat Satellite Earth Station s (one Atlantic Ocean and one Indian Ocean), and one Eutelsat satellite earth station. Additionally, there are around 600 very small aperture terminals, as of 2002. RADIO AND TELEVISION There are 2 AM , 160 FM and 1 Shortwave radio broadcast stations, with several hundred FM repeaters. In 1997, there were 6.08 million radios in Austria. In terms of television, there are 45 broadcast stations, with in excess of 1000 repeaters. These serve the 4.25 million televisions in the country (by 1997 figures). SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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