Telephones - main lines in use 50.9 million (March 2001)

Telephones - mobile cellular 55.3 million (June 2001)

Telephone system
general assessment: Germany has one of the world's most technologically advanced telecommunications systems; as a result of intensive capital expenditures since reunification, the formerly backward system of the eastern part of the country, dating back to World War II, has been modernized and integrated with that of the western part
domestic: Germany is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system; cellular telephone service is widely available, expanding rapidly, and includes roaming service to many foreign countries
international: Germany's international service is excellent worldwide, consisting of extensive land and undersea cable facilities as well as earth stations in the INMARSAT, INTELSAT, EUTELSAT, and INTERSPUTNIK satellite systems (2001)

Radio broadcast stations AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 (1998)

Radios 77.8 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations 373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions 51.4 million (1998)

Internet country code .de

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 200 (2001)

Internet users 28.64 million (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Germany on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Germany Communications 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Germany Communications 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.