Communications inTaiwan comprise the following communication media, deployed on Taiwan and the outlying islands regulated by the Republic of China (ROC) Ministry of Transportation and Communications: The Executive Yuan (行政院; literally executive court) is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China. ...

Telephones - main lines in use: 13.03 million (October 2002) The telephone or phone (Greek: tele = far away and phone = voice) is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly voice and speech) across distance. ...

Telephones - mobile cellular: 22.43 million (Jun 2002)

Telephone system:
domestic: provides modern telecommunications service for every business and private need; completely digitalized
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean); submarine cables to Japan (Okinawa), Philippines, Guam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Australia, Middle East, and Western Europe (1999) A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Radio broadcast stations: AM 218, FM 333, shortwave 50 (1999) Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity broadcast radio sound. ... This article is about an album. ...

Radios: 16 million (1994) 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Television broadcast stations: 29 (plus two repeaters) (1997) 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Televisions: 8.8 million (1998) 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 15 (1999) An Internet service provider (ISP, also called Internet access provider) is a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ...

Country code (Top level domain): TW

Compare to: communications in mainland China // Telephone Telephones - main lines in use: 263 million (2003 est. ...

See also

• list of Chinese language television channels

This is a list of television channels that broadcast in the Chinese language. ...

External links

• Ministry Of Transportation And Communications