Telephones - main lines in use:

4.719 million (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

9.66 million (2006)

Telephone system:

general assessment: highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities
domestic: nationwide cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network
international: country code - 32; landing point for a number of submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3) (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)

Television broadcast stations:

25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)

Internet country code:

.be

Internet hosts:

3.195 million (2007)

Internet users:

4.8 million (2005)