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Economic Indicator: Telephone Statistics: Number of Fixed Lines, Mobile Phone Penetration Rate
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: United Kingdom Pound (Sterling)
Currency Symbol: GBP
Telephone System: general assessment: technologically advanced domestic and international system ; domestic: equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems ; international: country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers (2011)
Population: 63,742,977 (July 2014 est.)
Telephones - Main Lines In Use: 33.01 million (2012)
Telephones - Mobile Cellular: 82.109 million (2012)