Television

Twelve Television Stations run by the Government.

Radio

The three Radio Stations are run by the Government.

Printed Media

There are four daily newspapers, all controlled and monitored by the government owned Press company "General Press Corporation".

• Al-Shames Daily Newspaper
• AlJamahirya Daily Newspaper
• Al-Fajr Aljadeed Daily Newspaper
• Azzahf Alakhder Daily Newspaper

There is also a number of weekly newspapers.

Cellular and GSM

There are two GSM Operators both owned by the government:

• Al Madar
• Libyana

Internet

Internet and Telecommunications are mainly run by the government through a Semi-Private Telecommunication company LTT(Libya Telecom & Technology), the company moderates and controls the use of Internet in Libya. Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ...

The Four ISP's in Libya

• AlFalak
• Bayt Al Shams (BsISP)
• Libya Telecom & Technolocy (LTT)
• Modern World Telecom

Statistics

Telephones - main lines in use: 750,000 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 127,000 (2003)

Telephone system: telecommunications system is being modernized; mobile cellular telephone system became operational in 1996
domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, cellular, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations
international: satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, NA Arabsat, and NA Intersputnik; submarine cables to France and Italy; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel (1999)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2002)

Radios: 1.35 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)

Televisions: 730,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 4 (2005) An Internet service provider (ISP, also called Internet access provider or IAP) is a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ...

Internet users: 205,000 (2005)

Country code (Top-level domain): LY

See also : Libya