Communications in Jordan

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Contents 1 Telephone 2 Radio 3 Television 4 Internet 5 References 6 See also

[edit] Telephone

• Telephones - main lines in use: 622,600 (as of 2003)

• Telephones - mobile cellular: 4,100,000 (Approx, June - 2006)

• Telephone system: The service has improved recently with the increased use of digital switching equipment, but better access to the telephone system is needed in some rural areas and easier access to pay telephones is needed by the urban public.

domestic: Microwave radio relay transmission and coaxial and fiber-optic cable are employed on trunk lines; considerable use is made of mobile cellular systems; Internet service is available.

international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals; fiber-optic cable to Saudi Arabia and microwave radio relay link with Egypt and Syria; connection to international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); participant in MEDARABTEL; international links total about 4,000.

[edit] Radio

• Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (as of 1999)

• Radios: 1.66 million (as of 1997)

Now in Jordan more than 13(by Government & Public) FM stations (Arabic, English,French),Broadcasting Music & Songs & News Like: [BBC Arabic] ,[Fann(Art)FM Music &News & Songs], [Mazaj FM], [Radio Jordan FM] broadcasting in English , [Radio Jordan French] , [Mood FM (Best of 70's, 80's, 90's and Today) www.mood.fm , [Beat FM [www.mybeat.fm] ,[ Amman Fm], [ Play 99.6], Watan FM, Yarmouk FM [powered by Yarmouk University in Irbid], [Sawt Ma'an] [ powered by Al-Hussein University, Ma'an - southern Jordan ], [Melody FM], [Radio Rotana], [Ahlen FM 97.1 All Hits No Talk www.ahlenfm.com], [Radio Panorama], [Radio Monte Carlo] [by RFi], [Radio Sawa] [by VOA] , [Ammannet radio station, Social and Cultural radio station - ammannet.net].

[Ahlen FM 97.1] www.ahlenfm.com AHLEN FM – Broadcasts uninterrupted 24hr English and European Hits. Ahlen FM has exclusive partnerships with International Firms, allowing it to play hit songs at the time of their “Promotional Radio Releases” around the World.

[edit] Television

• Television broadcast stations: 20 (plus 96 repeaters) (as of 1995)

• Televisions: 500,000 (as of 1997)

[edit] Internet

• Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3,160 (as of 2004)

• Internet users:: 457,000 (as of 2003)

• Country code top-level domain (ccTLD): .JO

[edit] References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

[edit] See also

• Jordan
• Fastlink
• Mobile Com
• X-Press
• Umniah