Telephones - main lines in use:
7.324 million (2008)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
19.927 million (2008)

Telephone system:
general assessment: highly developed and well maintained
domestic: extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services
international: country code - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 4, FM 567, shortwave 1 (2008)

Television broadcast stations:
342 (2008)

Internet country code:
.nl

Internet hosts:
12.388 million (2009)

Internet users:
14.273 million (2008)