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Telephones - main lines in use: 4.321 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 41
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
11.643 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 71
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet and broadband penetration
domestic: coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels
international: country code - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Sweden shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway) (2011)

Broadcast media:
publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently (2008)

Internet country code:
.se

Internet hosts:
5.978 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 19
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
8.398 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]