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Tabular Data - Communications in Japan
| Telephones - Main Lines In Use : |
71.149 million (2002) |
| Telephones - Cellular : |
86,658,600 (2003) |
| Telephone System : |
general assessment: excellent domestic and international service
domestic: high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
international: country code - 81; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions); submarine cables to China, Philippines, Russia, and US (via Guam) (1999) |
| Radio Stations : |
AM 215 plus 370 repeaters, FM 89 plus 485 repeaters, shortwave 21 (2001) |
| Radios : |
120,500,000 (1997) |
| Television Stations : |
211 plus 7,341 repeaters
note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999) |
| Televisions : |
86.5 million (1997) |
| Internet Country Code : |
.jp |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) : |
73 (2000) |
| Internet Users : |
57.2 million (2002) |
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