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Telephones - main lines in use:
1.87 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
5.02 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 101
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent domestic and international systems
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 150 per 100 persons
international: country code - 64; the Southern Cross submarine cable system provides links to Australia, Fiji, and the US; satellite earth stations - 8 (1 Inmarsat - Pacific Ocean, 7 other)

Broadcast media:
state-owned Television New Zealand operates multiple television networks while state-owned Radio New Zealand operates 3 radio networks and an external shortwave radio service to the South Pacific region; a small number of national commercial television and radio stations and a large number of regional commercial television and radio stations are available; cable and satellite TV systems are accessible (2008)

Internet country code:
.nz

Internet hosts:
3.028 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
3.4 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 62
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]