Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
306,700 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
2.302 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment: modern system centered in Doha
domestic:
combined fixed and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 130 telephones per 100 persons
international:
country code - 974; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and the US; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and the UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat
TV and radio broadcast media are state controlled; home of the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera, which was originally owned and financed by the Qatari Government; Al-Jazeera claims editorial independence in broadcasting; transmissions of several international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Doha (2007)
897 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
563,800 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 117
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]
Qatar Communications 2013
SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
