Communications in Qatar

Telephones - main lines in use:205,400 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:1,000,000 (2007)

Telephone system:modern system centered in Doha
"domestic:"NA
"international:"tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and UAE; submarine cable to Bahrain and UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat

Radio broadcast stations:AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:256,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:230,000 (1997)

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Q-Tel : http://www.qtel.com.qa (a telcommunications monopoly)

Internet users:75,000 (2001)

Country code (Top level domain): QA

ADSL launched 2002 in Qatar provided by Qtel with 25000 ADSL users [http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=11415&email=html Ref]

Speeds:
*ADSL 512 kbit/s $55/Month
*ADSL 1 Mbit/s $83/Month
*ADSL 2 Mbit/s $111/Month

Links:
* [http://www.qtel.com.qa Qtel Site]
* [http://www.qatar.net.qa Qatar Internet Site]

:"See also :" Qatar


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