Communications in Jordan

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Contents 1 Telephone 2 Radio 3 Television 4 Internet 5 References 6 See also

Telephone

• Telephones - main lines in use: 622,600 (as of 2003)

• Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,325,300 (as of 2003)

• Telephone system: The service has improved recently with the increased use of digital switching equipment, but better access to the telephone system is needed in some rural areas and easier access to pay telephones is needed by the urban public.

domestic: Microwave radio relay transmission and coaxial and fiber-optic cable are employed on trunk lines; considerable use is made of mobile cellular systems; Internet service is available.

international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals; fiber-optic cable to Saudi Arabia and microwave radio relay link with Egypt and Syria; connection to international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); participant in MEDARABTEL; international links total about 4,000.

Radio

• Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (as of 1999)

• Radios: 1.66 million (as of 1997)

Now in Jordan more than 13(by Government & Public) FM stations (Arabic, English,French),Broadcasting Music & Songs &News Like [BBC Arabic] &[Fann(Art)FM Music &News & Songs] [Radio Jordan English] , [Radio Jordan French] , [Mazaj (Mood) FM] ,[ Amman Fm].

Television

• Television broadcast stations: 20 (plus 96 repeaters) (as of 1995)

• Televisions: 500,000 (as of 1997)

Internet

• Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3,160 (as of 2004)

• Internet users:: 457,000 (as of 2003)

• Country code top-level domain (ccTLD): .JO

References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

See also

• Jordan