Telephones:
44 million
Telephone system:
Germany has one of the world's most technologically advanced
telecommunications systems; as a result of intensive capital expenditures
since reunification, the formerly backward system of the eastern part of
the country has been modernized and integrated with that of the western
part
domestic:
the region which was formerly West Germany is served by an extensive system
of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of
fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic
satellite system; cellular telephone service is widely available and
includes roaming service to many foreign countries; since the reunification
of Germany, the telephone system of the eastern region has been upgraded
and enjoys all of the advantages of the national system
international:
satellite earth stations14 Intelsat (12 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian
Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), 2 Intersputnik (1
Atlantic Ocean region and 1 Indian Ocean region); 7 submarine cable
connections; 2 HF radiotelephone communication centers; tropospheric
scatter links
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 77, FM 1,621, shortwave 37, digital audio broadcasting 130
Radios:
47.1 million (1998 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
9,513 (including repeaters)
Televisions:
51.4 million (1998 est.)