Tunisia Communications 1997

Telephones 560,000 (1996 est.)

Telephone system the system is above the African average; key centers are Sfax, Sousse,Bizerte, and Tunis
domestic : trunk facilities consist of open-wire lines, coaxial cable, and microwaveradio relay
international: 5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (AtlanticOcean) and 1 Arabsat with back-up control station; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel

Radio broadcast stations AM 7, FM 8, shortwave 0

Radios 1,693,527 (1991 est.)

Television broadcast stations 19

Televisions 670,000 (1992 est.)

Communications - note Internet access is permitted but is licensed through a government agency

NOTE: The information regarding Tunisia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tunisia Communications 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tunisia Communications 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.