Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Luxemburg ), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small la ...
is known for opening local television and radio stations in other countries.
RTL Group
RTL Group (for "Radio Television Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate centre in Cologne, Germany. The company operates 68 television channels and 31 radio stations in Germany, France and ...
is operated in many countries. Luxembourg is the home of the world's biggest satellite company,
SES, located in Betzdorf.
Statistics
* Telephones - main lines in use: 314,700 (1999)
* Telephones - mobile cellular: 215,741 (2000)
* Telephone system: highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables
** ''domestic:'' nationwide cellular telephone system; buried cable
** ''international:'' 3 channels leased on TAT-6 coaxial submarine cable (Europe to North America)
* Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
* Radios: 285,000 (1997)
* Television broadcast stations: 5 (1999)
* Televisions: 285,000 (1998 est.)
* Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 8 (2000) Note: Work has started in 2006 on a citywide
WiFi project called
Hotcity.
Bienvenue sur Hotcity
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* Internet users: 100,000 (2001)
* Country code (Top-level domain): .lu
.lu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Luxembourg. .lu domains are administered by RESTENA. Since 1 February 2010, the administrative contact no longer needs to be based in Luxembourg.
History
For many years, the applic ...
References
(49° 41'36 N; 6° 19'45 E)
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
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