| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 12,971,902 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 55.07 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 29,049,784 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 123.21 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: dynamic telecommunications industry defined by excellent infrastructure and competitive mobile market; solid availability of fixed and mobile broadband networks; investors attracted to regulatory certainty, market maturity, an educated workforce, and ICT sector at the heart of economic development; 4G LTE service with fiber is the most popular platform; 5G to 80% of subscribers; government funds development of 5G and IoT market; concerns include China’s efforts to influence media and ICT policy (2021) (2020)domestic: fixed-line 55 per 100 and mobile-cellular 123 per 100 (2019) international: country code - 886; landing points for the EAC-C2C, APCN-2, FASTER, SJC2, TSE-1, TPE, APG, SeaMeWe-3, FLAG North Asia Loop/REACH North Asia Loop, HKA, NCP, and PLCN submarine fiber cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2019) note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments |
| Broadcast media | 5 nationwide television networks operating roughly 22 TV stations; more than 300 satellite TV channels are available; about 60% of households utilize multi-channel cable TV; 99.9% of households subscribe to digital cable TV; national and regional radio networks with about 171 radio stations (2019) |
| Internet country code | .tw |
| Internet users | total: 21,845,944 percent of population: 92.78% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 5,831,467 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 24.76 (2019 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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