Telephones - main lines in use: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system:
Broadcast media: Internet hosts: Internet users:
4.382 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]
10.46 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 77
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]
general assessment:
highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services
domestic:
ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 125 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks
international:
country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean) (2011)
the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage (2009)
5.301 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 20
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
6.152 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]