Telephones - main lines in use: Definition Field Listing Rank Order
517,000 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
2.774 million (2007)
Telephone system: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
general assessment: the quality of service is excellent
domestic: new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is well supplied with pay telephones
international: country code - 965; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 Arabsat)
Radio broadcast stations: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
Television broadcast stations: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997)
Internet country code: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
.kw
Internet hosts: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
3,289 (2008)
Internet users: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
900,000 (2007)


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