Communications in Lebanon

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Contents 1 Telephones in Lebanon 2 Broadcasting in Lebanon 2.1 Radio broadcast stations: 2.2 Major radio stations 2.3 Radios: 2.4 Television broadcast stations: 2.5 Lebanese television standard 2.6 Major television networks 2.7 Televisions: 3 Internet 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Telephones in Lebanon

Telephones - main lines in use: 700,000 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 600,000 (2003)

Telephone system: telecommunications system severely damaged by civil war; rebuilding well underway
domestic: primarily microwave radio relay and cable
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean) (erratic operations); coaxial cable to Syria; microwave radio relay to Syria but inoperable beyond Syria to Jordan; 3 submarine coaxial cables

[edit] Broadcasting in Lebanon

[edit] Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 32, shortwave 0 (2004)

[edit] Major radio stations

As of 2005, there are 28 privately owned FM radio stations. One FM station, which shifts between French, English, and Armenian, and the sole AM radio station, which broadcasts solely in Arabic, are owned by the state-owned Radio Lebanon, which is responsible to the Ministry of Information. Radio Lebanon also relays Radio France International at 13:00 (UTC) daily. Among private broadcasters are the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation(LBCI), National Broadcasting Network, Radio One, and the Voice of Tomorrow. Source: World Radio Television Handbook (WRTH), 2005

[edit] Radios:

2.85 million (1997)

[edit] Television broadcast stations:

28 (1997) The application of the Audiovisual law has caused the closure of an important number of Tv stations

[edit] Lebanese television standard

Lebanon uses the PAL television standard.

[edit] Major television networks

Except for the stated-owned Télé-Liban, most broadcasters run commercials and are privately owned. Some of the most important television networks are Cyprus-based Middle East Television, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, Future Television, Murr Television, and New Tv. Some of the television networks have definite political connections. Future Television, for instance, is pro-Hariri, while Al-Manar TV is pro-Hezbollah and NBN is pro-Berri. Source: World Radio Television Handbook (WRTH), 2005

[edit] Televisions:

1.18 million (1997)

[edit] Internet

Country code (Top-level domain): LB

[edit] See also

• Lebanon

[edit] External links

• Ogero
• Ministry Of Telecommunications