Communications in Algeria
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Telephony
Telephones - main lines in use: 3.068 million (2007)country comparison to the world: 48
Telephones - mobile cellular: 27.563 million (2007)
country comparison to the world: 31
Telephone system: domestic: good service in north but sparse in south; domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations (20 additional domestic earth stations are planned)
international: 5 submarine cables; microwave radio relay to Italy
Italy
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, France
France
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, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, and Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat
Intelsat
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(1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat
Mass media
Radio broadcast stations: AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)Radios: 7.1 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)
Televisions: 3.1 million (1997)
Internet
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 30 (2005)Internet Hosts: 477 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 161
Internet Users: 3.5 million (2007)
country comparison to the world: 51
Country codes: .dz
.dz
.dz is the country code top-level domain for Algeria. It is administered by Network Internet Center. DZ, a subdivision of CERIST . To apply for a .dz domain name, one must be an organization with a permanent presence in Algeria, and choose a name of three or more letters...