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The Syrian Ministry of Communications retains governmental authority over the internet in Syria.〔http://www.moct.gov.sy/moct/?q=ar〕 Prior to the Syrian civil war, telecommunications in Syria were slowly moving towards liberalization, with a number of licenses awarded and services launched in the Internet service provision market. The initiative reflected the government's change in attitude towards liberalization, following its promise to the European Union to liberalize markets by 2010. All other forms of fixed-line communications are provided by the state owned operator, Syrian Telecom (STE).〔 == Telecommunications system == International dialing code: +963〔("BBC Syria country profile" ), ''BBC News'', 7 August 2012〕 Landline telephones in use in 2009: 4,069,000.〔("CIA World Factbook: Syria" ), U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 24 August 2012〕 Mobile phones in use in 2009: 11,696,000.〔 The mobile operators are Syriatel (http://www.syriatel.sy) and MTN (http://www.mtn.com.sy). There is mobile phone coverage in most parts of Syria providing access to 96% of the population. Call quality ranges from acceptable to poor. Many international calls fail or are less clear over the mobile network compared to the landline network. Radio: 14 AM, 11 FM, and 1 shortwave stations in 1998. The radio operators are the state owned Syrian Arab Republic Radio and Al-Madina FM, the first private radio station, launched in March 2005.〔 Private radio stations cannot transmit news or political content. Television: There are two television operators: the state owned Syrian Television which operates two domestic networks and a satellite channel, broadcasting in Arabic, English, and French and the private Addounia TV. There are no restrictions on the use of satellite receivers and many viewers watch pan-Arab TV stations.〔 Roughly two-thirds of Syrian homes have a satellite dish providing access to foreign TV broadcasts.〔 Opposition satellite stations broadcast from abroad; they include London-based Barada TV and Orient TV, which operates from the UAE.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Telecommunications in Syria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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