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Telecommunications in Syria

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Syria has banned websites for political reasons and arrested people accessing them. In addition to filtering a wide range of Web content, the Syrian government monitors Internet use very closely and has detained citizens "for expressing their opinions or reporting information online." Vague and
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Enemy-of-the-Internet list since 2006 when the list was established. In 2009, the Committee to Protect Journalists named Syria number three in a list of the ten worst countries in which to be a blogger, given the arrests, harassment, and restrictions which online writers in Syria have faced.
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has been available since 2003. However, ADSL is not available in all locations and, where available, the local telco may not have enough ports for immediate activation. Through 2009 broadband Internet access had reached less than 0.2% of the Syrian population.
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were slowly moving towards liberalization, with a number of licenses awarded and services launched in the Internet service provision market. The initiative reflected the government's change in attitude towards liberalization, following its promise to the
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In 2012, it was reported that all Internet connectivity between Syria and the outside world appeared to have ceased, as of 29 November 2012. This coincided with reported intense rebel activity inside Syria.
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There were 8,500,000 Internet users in Syria as of March 2021 for a 46.5% Internet penetration rate. Syria ranks 13th out of 14 countries in the Middle East region, just behind
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broadly worded laws invite government abuse and have prompted Internet users to engage in self-censoring and self-monitoring to avoid the state's ambiguous grounds for arrest.
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With a measured download speed that averages 4.60 Mbit/s in May 2024, the speed of the Internet in Syria is relatively slow as it ranks 179 out of 181 in terms of speed.
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Internet filtering in Syria was found to be pervasive in the political and Internet tools areas, and selective in the social and conflict/security areas by the
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wireless Internet is available through mobile network operators, SyriaTel and MTN. Wireless Internet is accessed using a
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The internet first appeared around 1998. 35 organs of the Syrian government by July 1998 were connected to the internet.
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14 AM, 11 FM, and 1 shortwave stations in 1998. The radio operators are the state owned Syrian Arab Republic Radio and
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to liberalize markets by 2010. All other forms of fixed-line communications are provided by the state-owned operator,
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were connecting Syria to the internet prior to the event. However, according to an August 2014 interview with
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wireless Internet is available in all major cities as well as cities with significant tourism.
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There were 420 Syrian Internet hosts in 2010, placing Syria 187th out of 231 in the world.
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Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
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Opposition satellite stations broadcast from abroad; they include London-based
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for use on mobile phones may be purchased with a data plan. However, only
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phones support data at the moment. SyriaTel and MTN provide 4G cover.
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Access denied: the practice and policy of global Internet filtering
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in use: 16.991 million (2021 est.). The mobile operators are
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There are three television operators: the state owned
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Institute for War and Peace Reporting (3 June 2008).
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purchased from the mobile operators. In addition, 3G
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retains governmental authority over the internet in
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Syria has been on 25: 1073:Bamford, James (14 August 2014). 887:, OpenNet Initiative, August 2009 391:Internet service providers (ISPs) 177:and the private TV Stations like 29:Syrian Ministry of Communications 3670: 3660: 3651: 3650: 3639: 3260:Free-space optical communication 2578: 2569: 2568: 1502: 775:"Syria - Speedtest Global Index" 445: 743:"Net Arrives in Syria (Slowly)" 112:List of radio stations in Syria 2536:British Indian Ocean Territory 1021:(Abu Dhabi), 30 September 2008 751:. 10 July 1998. 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Communications in Syria
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European Union
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International dialing code
Telephone numbers in Syria
Landline telephones
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Syriatel
MTN Syria
Wafa
List of radio stations in Syria
Radio
Al-Madina FM
Television in Syria
Television
ORTAS
Syria TV
Syrian News Channel
Syrian Drama TV
Syrian Education TV
Noor Al-Sham
Arabic
English
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Sama TV
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