Introduction
How is the communication system in Iran? Here, Broadcast media include state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates more than 60 television channels, more than 50 radio stations, and dozens of newspapers and websites; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use is subjectively tolerated, authorities confiscate satellite dishes from time to time; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2023). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Iran
| Internet country code | .ir |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 9,564,195 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 11 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 69.52 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 79% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Iran’s telecom infrastructure has suffered from sanctions in recent years, which prevented the import of equipment and devices and encouraged widespread smuggling, with a consequent loss of tax revenue; to address this, the government introduced a device registration scheme, and bolstered the capacity for domestically manufactured mobile phones; companies have invested in broadening the reach of their LTE networks, which has increased network capacity and improved the quality of mobile broadband services; the country is also looking to 5G; the sector is still limited by low frequency bands; the government is addressing this with plans to reallocate the 3.5GHz band for 5G use; Iran is keen to grow its digital economy; Iran offers significant opportunities for growth in the telecoms sector; the country has one of the largest populations in the Middle East, and there is a high proportion of youthful, tech savvy users having considerable demand for both fixed and mobile telecom services; companies are offering national roaming to improve services in rural areas (2022) |
| Domestic | Approximately 33 per 100 for fixed-line and 155 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2021) |
| International | Country code - 98; landing points for Kuwait-Iran, GBICS & MENA, FALCON, OMRAN/3PEG Cable System, POI and UAE-Iran submarine fiber-optic cable to the Middle East, Africa and India; (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and Azerbaijan; HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Kuwait, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; satellite earth stations - 13 (9 Intelsat and 4 Inmarsat) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 29.342 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 33 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 145.668 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 165 (2022 est.) |
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