Telephones - main lines in use:
285,300 (2009)
Country comparison to the world: 116
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.472 million (2009)
Country comparison to the world: 122
General assessment:
modern system centered in Doha
Domestic:
Combined fixed and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 300 telephones per 100 persons
International:
country code - 974; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and the US; Tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and the UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat (2009)
Broadcast media:
Television and radio broadcast media are state controlled; home of the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera, which was originally owned and financed by the Qatari Government; Al-Jazeera claims editorial independence in broadcasting; transmissions of several international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Doha (2007)
Internet country code:
QA
Internet hosts:
822 (2010)
Country comparison to the world:
Internet users:
563,800 (2009)
Country comparison to the world: 117 |
