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Telephones - main lines in use:
2.623 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 53
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.905 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 90
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent telephone and telegraph services
domestic: buried and submarine cables and microwave radio relay form trunk network, multiple cellular mobile communications systems
international: country code - 45; a series of fiber-optic submarine cables link Denmark with Canada, Faroe Islands, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and UK; satellite earth stations - 18 (6 Intelsat, 10 Eutelsat, 1 Orion, 1 Inmarsat (Blaavand-Atlantic-East)); note - the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) share the Danish earth station and the Eik, Norway, station for worldwide Inmarsat access (2008)

Broadcast media:
strong public-sector television presence with state-owned Danmarks Radio (DR) operating 4 channels and publicly-owned TV2 operating roughly a half dozen channels; broadcasts of privately-owned stations are available via satellite and cable feed; DR operates 4 nationwide FM radio stations, 15 digital audio broadcasting stations, and about 15 web-based radio stations; approximately 250 commercial and community radio stations are operational (2007)

Internet country code:
.dk

Internet hosts:
4.285 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
4.75 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]