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Communications In JapanTelephones - main lines in use: 60.3 million (1997) Telephones - mobile cellular: 88.1 million (July 2004) Telephone system: excellent domestic and international service according to CIA World Factbook - domestic: All major city to city lines are now fiber-optic and replacing copper wires to the home has started. Several IP phone companies have also begun their services providing low or fixed price phone services.
- international: satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions); submerged cables to Mainland China, Philippines, Russia, and US (via Guam)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 190, FM 88, shortwave 24 (1999) Radios: 120.5 million (1997) Television broadcast stations: 7,108 (plus 441 repeaters; note - in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services) (1999) Televisions: 86.5 million (1997) - Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 357 (1999)
- Internet Service Providers via Cable Network: 334 (June 2004)
- Number of Portable Phone Users with the Internet Access: 71,044,000 (June 2004)
Number of Broadband Users by Access (June 2004) - Number of the xDSL Users: 12,068,718 lines
- Number of the FTTH Users: 1,417,483 lines
- Number of the CATV Service Users: 2,702,000 lines
- Number of the Dial-up Users: 17,730,000 lines
Number of Broadband Users by Access (June 2002) - Number of the xDSL Users: 3,300,926 lines
- Number of the FTTH Users: 84,903 lines
- Number of the CATV Service Users: 1852000 lines
- Number of the Dial-up Users: 20,390,000 lines
Country code (Top-level domain): JP - See also : Japan
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