Introduction
How is the communication system in Lebanon? Here, Broadcast media include 7 TV stations, 1 of which is state owned; more than 30 radio stations, 1 of which is state owned; satellite and cable TV services available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible through partner stations (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Lebanon
| Internet country code | .lb |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 432,070 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 6 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 4.872 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 87% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Lebanon’s economic crisis has had a dire effect on the country’s telecom services; although some progress has been made with developing 5G, the poor economic conditions have contributed to an erratic electricity supply and a lack of fuel to maintain generators; this has meant that internet services to areas of the country are not available on a regular basis, frustrating all those who depend on stable connectivity, and stalling business growth; adding to the difficulties is the political crisis; the cabinet went into caretaker status after the National Assembly election in May 2022 meaning it can only engage in routine decision making; there is little confidence on the ground that sectarian-based political horse-trading will give way to responsible governing to improve the lot of the stressed populace (2023) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line is 16 per 100 and 77 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2021) |
| International | Country code - 961; landing points for the IMEWE, BERYTAR AND CADMOS submarine cable links to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 875,000 (2021 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 16 (2021 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 4.288 million (2021 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 77 (2021 est.) |
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