| Telephone
system: |
general assessment:
reconstitution of damaged telecommunication facilities began after the
Gulf war; most damaged facilities have been rebuilt
domestic: the network consists of coaxial cables and
microwave radio relay links
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1
Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean
region), and 1 Arabsat (inoperative); coaxial cable and microwave radio
relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; Kuwait line is probably
nonoperational |
