Telephones 29.5 million (1987 est.)

Telephone system technologically advanced domestic and international system
domestic: equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems
international: 40 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers

Radio broadcast stations AM 225, FM 525 (mostly repeaters), shortwave 0

Radios 70 million

Television broadcast stations 207 (repeaters 3,210)

Televisions 20 million

NOTE: The information regarding United Kingdom on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of United Kingdom Communications 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about United Kingdom Communications 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.