Telephones - main lines in use: 25.957 million (2004)
Telephones - Mobile cellular: 62.75 million (2004)
Telephone system: general assessment: modern, well developed, fast; fully automated telephone telex, and data
services domestic: high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks international: country code - 39; satellite
earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat
(Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat; 21 submarine cables
Radio broadcast stations: AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)
Television broadcast stations: 358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)
Internet country code: .it
Internet hosts: 1,246,253 (2005)
Internet users: 28.87 million (2005)