Telephones - main lines in use:
274,200 (2008)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
3.219 million (2008)

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable
domestic: fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems; fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership both increasing; open-wire, microwave, radiotelephone communications, and a domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations
international: country code - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)

Television broadcast stations:
13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999)

Internet country code:
.om

Internet hosts:
6,346 (2009)

Internet users:
465,000 (2008)