Introduction
How is the communication system in Syria? Here, Broadcast media include state-run TV and radio broadcast networks; state operates 2 TV networks and 5 satellite channels; roughly two-thirds of Syrian homes have a satellite dish providing access to foreign TV broadcasts; 3 state-run radio channels; first private radio station launched in 2005; private radio broadcasters prohibited from transmitting news or political content (2018). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Syria
Internet country code .sy
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 1,549,356 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 9 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 8,492,468 (2022 est.)
Percent of population 46.6% (2022 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment The years of civil war and destruction to infrastructure continue to have a toll on the telecoms sector in Syria; although over the years the major mobile service providers have endeavored to restore and rebuild damaged networks, the operating environment has been difficult; following disputed demands for back taxes, MTN Group in August 2021 exited the country, after its majority stake had been transferred to judicial guardianship; this effectively meant that the mobile market became a monopoly; in February 2022 the regulator awarded a third mobile license following a process which had been ongoing for many years; telecommunication services in Syria are highly regulated; although urban areas can make use of the network built and maintained by the government-owned incumbent, many under served remote areas in the countryside are obliged to rely on satellite communications; the domestic and international fixed-line markets in Syria remain the monopoly of the STE, despite several initiatives over the years aimed at liberalizing the market; mobile broadband penetration in Syria is still quite low, despite quite a high population coverage of 3G networks and some deployment of LTE infrastructure; this may provide potential opportunities for growth once infrastructure and economic reconstruction efforts make headway, and civil issues subside (2022)
Domestic The number of fixed-line connections is 13 per 100; mobile-cellular service is 80 per 100 persons (2021)
International Country code - 963; landing points for the Aletar, BERYTAR and UGART submarine cable connections to Egypt, Lebanon, and Cyprus; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel (2019)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 2.821 million (2021 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 13 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 16.991 million (2021 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 80 (2021 est.)
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Syria is found in Western Asia