Introduction
How is the communication system in Libya? Here, Broadcast media include state-funded and private TV stations; some provinces operate local TV stations; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-funded radio (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Libya
| Internet country code | .ly |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 332,000 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 5 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 3,095,400 (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 46.2% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Political and security instability in Libya has disrupted its telecom sector; much of its infrastructure remains superior to that in most other African countries; rival operators fight for control; investment in fiber backbone and upgrades to international cables; limited LTE and 5G service; some satellite broadband; in 2021 Libya signed deals and projects with US firms to upgrade portions of its infrastructure, increasing the diversity of its telecommunications networks (2022) |
| Domestic | Nearly 23 per 100 fixed-line and over 43 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions; service generally adequate (2021) |
| International | Country code - 218; landing points for LFON, EIG, Italy-Libya, Silphium and Tobrok-Emasaed submarine cable system connecting Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, Arabsat, and Intersputnik; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 1.218 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 18 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 13.94 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 205 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Libya
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