Cyprus Communications
Cyprus Communications: A summary of information about Cyprus Communications, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Cyprus: Communications
Telephones - main lines in use
Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 70,845 (1996)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999)
Telephone system
excellent in both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot areas domestic: open wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay international: tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat
Radio broadcast stations
Greek Cypriot area: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios
Greek Cypriot area: 310,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 56,450 (1994)
Television broadcast stations
Greek Cypriot area: 4 plus 225 low-power repeaters; Turkish Cypriot area: 4 plus 5 repeaters (September 1995)
Televisions
Greek Cypriot area: 248,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 52,300 (1994)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
5 (1999)
