Telephones - main lines in use:
3,310,900 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
15.201 million (2002)
Telephone system:
general assessment: good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and inter-island service adequate
domestic: domestic satellite system with 11 earth stations
international: country code - 63; 9 international gateways; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 369, FM 583, shortwave 5
note: each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience (2004)
Radios:
11.5 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)
Televisions:
3.7 million (1997)
Internet country code:
.ph
Internet hosts:
38,440 (2002)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
33 (2000)
Internet users:
3.5 million (2002)
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