Telephones - mobile cellular: 44,551,800 (2004)
Telephone system: general assessment: highly developed domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay;
extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system international: country code - 33; satellite earth
stations - 2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat
(Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries
Radio broadcast stations: AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters),
shortwave 2 (1998)
Television broadcast stations: 584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
Internet country code: .fr
Internet hosts: 2,922,040 (2005)
Internet users: 26,214,174 (2005)
Telephones - main lines in use: 33,870,200 (2004)