Telecommunications
Telecommunications
Telephones - main lines in use
11,172,021 (2017)
Telephones - mobile cellular
173.3 million (2017)
Telephone system
general assessment: domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good
domestic: coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly
international: country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015).
Broadcast media
mixture of about a dozen national TV networks - 2 public broadcasters, the remainder private broadcasters - each with multiple transmitters; more than 100 local TV stations; widespread use of satellite and cable TV systems; public radio broadcaster operates 6 national networks as well as regional and local stations; overall, more than 700 radio stations with more than 650 privately-operated (2008)
Radio broadcast stations
AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 (1998)
Television broadcast stations
54 local TV stations (11 national TV networks; each with its group of local transmitters) (2006)
Internet country code
.id
Internet hosts
1.344 million (2012)
Internet users
143.260.000 (2017)
