Telephones - main lines in use 4 million (consisting of 3,600,000 analog main lines plus 400,000 Integrated Services Digital Network connections); in addition, there are 100,000 Asymmetric Digital Services lines (2001)

Telephones - mobile cellular 6 million (2001)

Telephone system
general assessment: highly developed and efficient
domestic: there are 48 main lines for every 100 persons; the fiber optic net is very extensive; all telephone applications and Internet services are available
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Eutelsat; in addition, there are about 600 VSAT (very small aperture terminals) (2002)

Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 160 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2001)

Radios 6.08 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations 45 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)

Televisions 4.25 million (1997)

Internet country code .at

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 37 (2000)

Internet users 3 million (2000)

NOTE: The information regarding Austria 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 Austria Communications 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Austria Communications 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.