Editing Telecommunications in Tunisia (section)

==Telephones==
{{See also |Telephone numbers in Tunisia}}

*International calling code: 216 (for calls from outside of Tunisia)<ref name=BBC-Tunisia-Facts>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14107553 "Tunisia profile: Facts"], ''BBC News'', 14 December 2011</ref>
*International call prefix: 00 (for international calls from within Tunisia)
*Fixed lines: 1.2 million (2011),<ref name=CIAWFB-Tkunisia-5Feb2013>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tunisia/ "Tunisia profile"], ''World Factbook'', U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 5 February 2013</ref> 1.3 million (2009),<ref name=CIAWFB-Tunisia-18Oct2011>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tunisia/ "Tunisia profile"], ''World Factbook'', U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 18 October 2011</ref> 1.2 million (2005); 654,000 (1997)
*Mobile cellular: 12.4 million (2011),<ref name=CIAWFB-Tkunisia-5Feb2013/> 9.8 million (2009),<ref name=CIAWFB-Tunisia-18Oct2011/> 7.2 million (2007); 1.9 million (2003); 50,000 (1998)
*Teledensity: ~100 telephones per 100 persons (fixed-line and mobile-cellular combined)<ref name=CIAWFB-Tunisia-18Oct2011/>
*System: Above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; telephone network is completely digitized<ref name=CIAWFB-Tunisia-18Oct2011/>
**domestic: trunk facilities consist of open-wire lines, coaxial cable, and microwave radio relay
**international: 5 submarine cables; 2 satellite earth stations - Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches