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Telephones - main lines in use:
4.631 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
12.88 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 67
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities
domestic: nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network
international: country code - 32; landing point for a number of submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3) (2007)

Broadcast media:
a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network co-existing with private broadcasters (2007)

Internet country code:
.be

Internet hosts:
5.192 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
8.113 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]