Iceland Communications 1997

Telephones 143,600 (1993 est.)

Telephone system adequate domestic service
domestic: the trunk network consists of coaxial and fiber-optic cables and microwaveradio relay links
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlanticand Indian Ocean Regions); note - Iceland shares the Inmarsat earth stationwith the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden)

Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 147 (transmitters and repeaters), shortwave 0

Radios 91,500 licensed (1993 est.)

Television broadcast stations 202 (transmitters and repeaters)

Televisions 96,100 licensed (1993 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Iceland 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 Iceland Communications 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Iceland Communications 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.