Communications in Taiwan
Telephones - main lines in use: 12 million (October 1999)Telephones - mobile cellular: 10.2 million (October 1999)
Telephone system:
domestic:
provides modern telecommunications service for every business and private need; completely digitalized
international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean); submarine cables to Japan (Okinawa), Philippines, Guam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Australia, Middle East, and Western Europe (1999)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 218, FM 333, shortwave 50 (1999)
Radios: 16 million (1994)
Television broadcast stations: 29 (plus two repeaters) (1997)
Televisions: 8.8 million (1998)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 15 (1999)
Country code (Top level domain): TW
Compare to: Communications in Mainland China
See also : Taiwan, Republic of China
