Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
4.8 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 31
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
53 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 26
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment: modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables
domestic:
mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly
international:
country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) (2011)
broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)
145,941 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 79
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
9.774 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 30
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]
Saudi Arabia Communications 2014
SOURCE: 2014 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
