| Telephones - main lines in use: |
1.547 million (2005) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
8.7 million (2006) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: the aftermath of the liberation of Iraq in 2003 severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq including international connections; USAID repaired switching capabilities and constructed a mobile and satellite communication facility; landlines now exceed pre-war levels
domestic: repairs to switches and lines destroyed during 2003 have been completed, but sabotage remains a problem; additional switching capacity is improving access; cellular service is widely available in major cities and centered on 3 regional GSM networks, improving country-wide connectivity; there are currently 8.7 million users of cellular services
international: country code - 964; 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; despite a new satellite gateway, international calls outside of Baghdad are sometimes problematic (2006) |
| Radio broadcast stations: |
after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq (2004) |
| Radios: |
4.85 million (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations: |
21 (2004) |
| Televisions: |
1.75 million (1997) |
| Internet country code: |
.iq |
| Internet hosts: |
5 (2006) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
1 (2000) |
| Internet users: |
36,000 (2005) |
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