Telephones - mobile cellular: NA
Telephone system:
reconstitution of damaged telecommunication facilities began after the Gulf war; most damaged facilities have been rebuilt
domestic:
the network consists of coaxial cables and microwave radio relay links
international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) and 1 Arabsat (inoperative); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; Kuwait line is probably nonoperational
Radio broadcast stations: AM 19 (5 are inactive), FM 51, shortwave 4 (1998)
Radios: 4.85 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 13 (1997)
Televisions: 1.75 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (1999)
Country code (Top-level domain): IQ
Postal Services: A contract for $55 million for a study of the postal system has been awarded as part of the social and economic infrastructure reconstruction program.(2003)