Communications in Hong Kong
Telephones - main lines in use:
3.708 million (1998)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.4 million (July 1998)
Telephone system:
modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services
domestic:
microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic network
international:
satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China; access to 5 international submarine cables providing connections to ASEAN member nations, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Middle East, and Western Europe
Major fixed-line operators: Pacific Century Cyber Works
Major cellular operators: Orange, SmarTone, Sunday, Peoples, New World, CSL
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 7, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios:
4.45 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:
1.84 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
49 (1999)
Country code (Top-level domain): HK
See also:
Referenced By
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