Telephones - main lines in use:
3.839 million (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
3.7 million (December 1999)
Telephone system:
general assessment: modern facilities provide excellent domestic
and international services
domestic: microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic
network
international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific
Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China; access
to 5 international submarine cables providing connections to ASEAN
member nations, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Middle East, and Western
Europe
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 7, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios:
4.45 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:
1.84 million (1997)
Internet country code:
.hk
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
17 (2000)
Internet users:
4.35 million (2002)