Communication in Syria
Telephone System
General Assesment
Fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology
Domestic
The number of fixed-line connections has increased markedly since 2000; mobile-cellular service growing rapidly and teledensity has reached 25 wireless telephones per 100 persons; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay network.
International
Submarine cable connection to Cyprus; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel.
International Dialing Code
963
Radio Broadcast Stations
AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
Television Broadcast Stations
44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995)
Internet Top Level Domain
.sy
Internet Users
1,500,000
Broadband Internet Users
Unknown