Philippines Telecommunications Profile 2013

Telephones - main lines in use

3.556 million (2011)

Telephones - mobile cellular

94.19 million (2011)

Telephone system

general assessment: good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate
domestic: telecommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed line, mobile cellular, cable TV, over-the-air TV, radio and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), fiber optic cable, and satellite; mobile-cellular communications now dominate the industry
international: country code - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to Asia, US, the Middle East, and Europe; multiple international gateways

Broadcast media

multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; five national or major TV networks; three government-owned networks; five major cable TV networks and a government-operated national TV and radio network; about 300 analog TV stations; more than 1,000 radio stations (2010)

Radio broadcast stations

AM 383, FM 659, shortwave 4 (2008)

Television broadcast stations

297 (plus 873 CATV networks) (2008)

Internet country code

.ph

Internet hosts

425,812 (2012)

Internet users

8.278 million (2009)