Telephones - main lines in use 915,223 (1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular 1 million (1999)

Telephone system
general assessment: modern system of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai
domestic: microwave radio relay and coaxial cable
international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; submarine cables to Qatar, Bahrain, India, and Pakistan; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia

Radio broadcast stations AM 13, FM 7, shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios 820,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations 15 (1997)

Televisions 310,000 (1997)

Internet country code .ae

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000)

Internet users 735,000 (2001)

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