Communications in Luxembourg
- Communications in Luxembourg
Telephones - main lines in use:314,700 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular:215,741 (2000)
Telephone system:highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables
"domestic:"nationwide cellular telephone system; buried cable
"international:"3 channels leased on TAT-6 coaxial submarine cable (Europe to North America)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
Radios:285,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:5 (1999)
Televisions:285,000 (1998 est.)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):8 (2000)
Note: Work has started in 2006 on a city wide WiFi project called Hotcity [ [http://www.hotcity.lu/ Bienvenue sur Hotcity ] ] .
Internet users:100,000 (2001)
Luxembourg is the home of the world's biggest satellite company, SES-Astra, located in Betzdorf (49° 41'36 N; 6° 19'45 E)
Country code (Top-level domain): LU
References
ee also
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