Telephones - mobile cellular: Syriatel http://www.syriatel.net Spacetel http://www.spacetelsyria.com
Telephone system:
fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology
domestic:
coaxial cable and microwave radio relay network
international:
satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 1 submarine cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel
Radio broadcast stations: AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios: 4.15 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 54 (of which 36 are low-power and repeater stations) (1997)
Televisions: 1.05 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): Syrian Computer Society Network: " class="external">http://www.scs-net.org Country code (Top level domain): SY